Chapter 3 The young Tang Ning

"What's going on?" After the sharp pain receded, Ru Chan regained his senses and saw that he was still in the same room before he was flung into the black space.

Looking around the place, the youth sighed in relief as he thought back to the terrifying experience he had a few seconds ago.

"Who the hell was that old man?" He couldn't help but ask himself. However, he was sure of one thing. That old man was definitely a cultivator.

At that moment, Ru Chan's face was incomparably grim. This was precisely what he was talking about. Just living on his own while being weak was akin to courting death in this world.

Just now, he almost died at the hands of that old man. And what for? He was sure he didn't know who that man was and had never come into contact with him, and yet he wanted him dead.

What the fuck was wrong with people in the cultivation world?

To stay alive in a world where the strong were revered, having puny strength was not an option. He could only rely on himself and to accomplish that, he needed formidable strength.

Strength he could not obtain. With his constitution, becoming a cultivator was as difficult as ascending the heavens. Forget about becoming a powerhouse, a common goblin or Rattan could kill him in one strike.

Looking at the messy room, he felt exasperated. "I can't believe that an earthquake actually messed up this place to such an extent".

"Come to think of it, why did that old man want to kill me? He said something about wanting my body". He shivered slightly as he recalled his terrible experience.

At that moment, Ru Chan had his eyes widened as a vast amount of complex information and foreign memories that weren't his invaded his thoughts.

Followed by a system message, the following words played before his eyes.

<< You have received the memories of the past life of Affinity Martial Lord Ren Lao >>

After a few moments, all the information was transferred to his brain, and Ru Chan couldn't help but be stupefied by what he now knew.

"Affinity Martial Lord Ren Lao!" He muttered under his breath with a face full of shock and awe.

It looked like, not only did he receive a reward earlier when Ren Lao was defeated, but he also received his past life memories as well.

It was only now that he realized that the old man was actually a terrifying powerhouse in the cultivation world.

His was dubbed the title of Affinity Martial Lord and was considered a top powerhouse who could crush mountains and split seas as he would recall.

However, he quickly discovered that he originated from a faraway continent called the Dao Martial Lands. Meanwhile, Ru Chan discovered a week after he woke up that the continent he is currently standing on was called the Raincore continent.

However, In Ren Lao's memories, this place was often referred to as the Back Lands.

Not only was he a mighty martial arts master with a high cultivation level of Peak 9th Seal Martial Lord, but he was also an even more powerful Affinity master, Alchemist and War Crafter, but due to some certain conditions, his physical body perished years ago.

It turned out that he was trying to destroy his soul and take over his body and reincarnate again. However, the appearance of the system had thwarted his plans and now, Ren Lao was dead.

"Unbelievable!"

Feeling the massive amount of information flowing into his mind, Ru Chan couldn't help but show an expression of intense pain. He sat down and crossed his legs as he tried to digest.

Half An Hour later

He had sorted about one tenth out of the memories. What he had mainly received were fragments of Ren Lao's past, and he would need at least one whole day to be able to process them fully.

Ru Chan was both relieved and anxious.

He was relieved to find out that he wasn't completely clueless anymore due to these newly acquired memories, but anxious because of what kind of world he was in.

.......

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Hurried knocking could be heard from the door

"Come In!" Ru Chan, who was sitting on the floor, didn't get up as a slight smile appeared on his face. There was only one person who came to knock on his door,, and she was practically the only person he knew in this world.

A silhouette walked into the room and standing in front of him was a young girl with an above-average beauty. Her face was fair and a little dirty, alongside a slight trace of immaturity.

Her hair was a long, blonde color, and her eyes were like two sparkling sapphires. Not to mention that her figure was well curved and beautiful.

On her shoulders was a medium-sized leather bag that had major parts of its skin torn off.

"Oh! Mr., thank heavens you are still alive" The lady said as a faint trace of tiredness appeared on her face.

Judging from her looks, this girl who didn't even look to be in her twenties was the one who had saved him when he was on the verge of death. Not only did she save him, she had also taken care of him and shared her stuff with him such as food and shelter for the last three weeks.

Her name was Tang Ning, and she looked like your standard human girl with nothing extraordinary to note. And because he couldn't remember anything, including his name, she had always called him Mr.

"Yes, I am Sister Ning'er. And you don't have to call me Mr. anymore. My name is Ru Chan". His face was all smiles, which instantly lit up his pale complexion.

At the same time, Tang Ning's face lit up in surprise. "Ru Chan… Did you regain your memories?" She couldn't help but ask, surprise visible in her voice.

"Only a little, I can only remember my name, nothing else". He said with a lowered voice. At the same time, he constantly repeated the name Ru Chan in his mind. After repeating it several times, a faint hint of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.

This was definitely his name, even if he didn't remember it. Tang Ning smiled, hearing his response.

"Still, its progress. At least I don't have to call you Mr. anymore". Tang Ning let out a sigh of relief, whereas Ru Chan got up from his sitting position.

"Sister Ning, what was the cause of such a powerful earthquake?" As he mentioned this, Tang Ning's expression changed slightly.

"Sigh! I don't know, in fact, am not sure anyone knows of the reason. It happened so suddenly". Tang Ning explained after letting out a sigh.

Ru Chan nodded his head in understanding. Such a natural phenomenon was absolutely not something that ordinary people could deduce the cause of.

Ru Chan was just about to speak when he saw Tang Ning take out a small bottle from her leather bag. With a hesitating expression on her face, she stretched her hand forward towards Ru Chan with the small bottle within it.

"Here Mr… I mean Brother Chan. These are pills that I went out to get this morning from Old Wang's pill store near the edge of the slums. They are called Body tempering pills and should be able to do something about your condition".

Tang Ning said in a single breath. A smile was painted on her face as she held the pills forward. However, Ru Chan could see the slight reluctance in her eyes as she handed it over.

At the same time, he was stunned.

Memories flashed within his mind, following which Ru chan had a strange expression. Despite the fact that he didn't remember anything from his past life, he had assimilated with the memories of a martial lord.

Among those memories, there was close to a thousand years of Alchemy refinement and pill making expertise and experiences. He could clearly say that when it comes down to some particular things, he was no longer as clueless as before.

Indeed, body tempering pills were used to help temper the body of a cultivator or martial artist. Being an Alchemist in his previous life, Ren Lao definitely had extensive knowledge on such low level pills.

With his weak physique, it could be said that these pills were a heavenly treasure for someone like Ru Chan.

However, despite the fact that there was a difference of two continents, Ru Chan was sure that these pills must have cost a lot of money. Back in the Dao Martial Lands, these pills would be no different from scrape metal.

However, despite being reluctant, Tang Ning was ready to give him such pills despite not knowing each other very well.

Because they had lived together for close to three weeks, Ru Chan knew that she was saving one to buy pills for the upcoming Sect entrance tests tomorrow.

When he woke up and didn't see her this morning, he thought that she had gone to purchase the Qi gathering pills to use on herself. Never would he have thought that not only did she not buy the Qi gathering pills, but she had bought him Body tempering pills.

Presently, Tang Ning took Ru Chan's silence and his blank expression as a trace of hesitation,, so she quickly put in.

"Brother Chan, it's really not a big deal. I'm sure that if I can get past the sect exams and into the sect, I will be able to gain resources,, so a few pills won't change much".

"However, these pills are vital to your health and are of utmost importance. If I really do get accepted into the sect, how would I feel at ease if I leave you in such a situation?"

Tang Ning said. The reluctance in her eyes dimmed slightly as slight concern could be seen. She had always been a kindhearted type of person. This was the reason she saved Ru Chan all those weeks ago, despite having no relations to him in any way.

If she left him like this, she was sure that a day would come when he would die from his weak body. Besides, she had already bought the pills and there was no way she could return it.

Hearing her words, Ru Chan suddenly felt a bit of warmth on his heart. This girl was willing to go that far just to help him out, it really touched him almost to the point of shedding a tear.

At the same time, he knew she was right. What he needed now was to strengthen his body,, or he would be dead soon after Tang Ning left for the sect. If she passed it, that is.

Even if he didn't have any fate with cultivation, he should at least have a normal, healthy body that would enable him to find work.

Gritting his teeth, he stretched his arm forward and collected the pills from her hands.

"Thank you, sister Ning'er, I will definitely return this favor to you when I have the chance". Now was not the time to keep his pride with him. She had already done this much for him, and he was sure that she had spent all her savings for them.

Ru Chan took the small bottle that had 3 small, round pills within. The color of these pills had a dark green color.

Ru Chan opened the pill bottle cover and a medicinal fragrance was emitted from the bottle which signified the presence of the pills in the room, albeit faint.

Medicinal pills were the products of alchemists and the symbols of their work. It could be said that they were an alchemist prized possessions.

As soon as the faint medicinal fragrance wafted to his nostrils, Ru Chan's eyebrows creased tightly as a frown appeared on his face.

"Why are the purity of these pills so low?"