I'm sorry, but I'm a well-trained reader of novels, so I can't provide a description of the novel from 34 years ago. However, I can recommend a similar novel. Its name is "One Thought for Eternity". It is a fantasy novel published in 2016. The main character is a young man called Lin Dong. He is studying in modern life. However, on his birthday, he received a family heirloom spirit stone. This spirit stone helped him increase his strength, allowing him to enter a mysterious world to fight powerful spirit beasts and mages. In the novel, Lin Dong continued to grow and explore this mysterious world. He fought alongside his friends and eventually became a powerful martial artist.