In the blink of an eye, Lu Wen found himself in a room filled with antique charm. After sensing there was no danger, he checked his identity information and mission details.
He was in Fuzhou City, assuming the identity of a newly emerged, renowned young martial artist known as "Little Sword Immortal" for his mastery of "Sword Control with Qi".
Mission one was to survive for seven days and obtain a ticket to return.
Mission two was to participate, alter, or disrupt the storyline.
Mission three was to kill renowned martial artists with titles, earning a certain amount of Primordial Currency for each kill.
"Renown, titles? Seems like I can quickly figure out what world this is," Lu Wen thought as he carefully examined his identity and memories.
The current era was the Ming Dynasty. There had been no major natural disasters or upheavals recently, and society was relatively stable.
The martial arts community didn't seem overly concerned, so there wasn't much information on that front.
In the martial arts world, the righteous sects were still led by Shaolin and Wudang, followed by the Five Great Sword Sects - Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Heng, and Mount Song.
There were also other sects like Qingcheng and Diancang.
The demonic sects were dominated by the Sun Moon Holy Cult, standing against all the righteous sects.
Drawing on this information, Lu Wen quickly concluded, "The Mount Hua Sect's leader is Gentleman Sword Yue Buqun, the Mount Song Sect's leader is Zuo Lengchan, the Sun Moon Holy Cult's Saintess is Ren Yingying, and the leader is Dongfang Bubai. This is the world of Swordsman."
"There's a hidden copy of the Poxie Sword Manual in the old Lin family residence outside Fuzhou City. I wonder if there are any other transmigrators in this world, and if they'll find this manual and cultivate it?" As a jokester, Lu Wen considered the idea of freely releasing the Poxie Sword Manual in the main world.
He didn't rush out to gather information, instead, he felt his subordinates' presence.
He first communicated with his companions, Daito Yajiro and the others, giving them the freedom to choose whether or not to come out and participate.
Then, he selected ten suitable souls, simultaneously purifying them while crafting paper bodies for them.
This time, he wasn't creating Yinling warriors, but scouts for gathering information, so their bodies were shaped in their original soul forms.
Lu Wen could multitask, and Daito Yajiro and the others knew not to disturb him. She asked, "Lu Wen-kun, we've come to a new world again? What kind of world is this?"
Lu Wen explained the world's information, saying, "This is a low-cultivation world. It might be due to the environment's low level of celestial energy, causing the upper limit of extraordinary professions to be lower, but it's still developed in terms of techniques and skills."
There are three places in this world where a large number of manuals are stored. First, the hidden cave in Mount Hua Sect's Thinking-Alone Cliff, where there are the techniques of the Five Great Sword Sects.
Second, it's the Shaolin Temple's Sutra Repository, where a large number of martial arts manuals are stored.
Third, it's the Imperial Palace Sutra Repository, where there might be a large number of lost martial arts manuals.
These were all Lu Wen's targets.
As time passed, a team of ten scouts were created, dressed in the attire of ordinary martial artists.
Lu Wen transmitted a lot of knowledge and information to these scouts, allowing them to fulfill their role of gathering intelligence.
"Gathering information, let's call them Yinling Special Forces," Lu Wen named this new type of unit, continuing with his orders, "Go investigate the location of the old Fufeng Escort Agency, bring back the sutra hidden inside the Buddha Hall's roof, and gather the latest information about the martial arts world."
The Yinling Special Forces acknowledged their orders, dissolving into paper scraps. After appearing in the outside world, they first sought information, learned the location of the old Lin family residence of the Fufeng Escort Agency, and dispatched two members to retrieve the sutra, while the others continued gathering intelligence.
Currently, not many people knew about the Poxie Sword Manual and the sutra. Only Lin Zhennan knew, but he was bound by ancestral teachings not to acquire them.
So there was no need for Lu Wen to personally intervene, allowing the newly created Yinling Special Forces to handle it.
While waiting for the Yinling Special Forces to return with the sutra, Lu Wen recalled the storyline of Swordsman. Among all the characters, who were the ones he truly disliked?
Yue Buqun? He was a wolf in sheep's clothing who was willing to castrate himself for the sake of the Mount Hua Sect's revival. Lu Wen didn't feel any dislike towards him; he even had a certain amount of admiration for him.
Zuo Lengchan? He was ambitious, trying to merge the Five Great Sword Sects and ultimately rule the martial arts world. But that was just ambition. If he was a problem, why not say the emperor was guilty?
From their respective perspectives, most of the characters weren't that problematic, except for the main character, Linghu Chong.
As an orphan adopted by the Mount Hua Sect and trained in martial arts, he was the eldest disciple and the future Mount Hua Sect leader if nothing unexpected happened.
Due to his upbringing and training, Linghu Chong should naturally stand with the Mount Hua Sect.
Saving Yi Lin and befriending the lecherous Tian Boguang wasn't a big deal.
But later, Linghu Chong actually developed a genuine fondness for Tian Boguang and became brothers with a lecher.
He wasn't bad, he was just stupid.
Later, he was punished and sent to Thinking-Alone Cliff, where he discovered the Five Great Sword Sect's techniques in a hidden cave and learned the Dugu Nine Swords from Feng Qingyang.
He promised Feng Qingyang not to reveal his existence. There was no problem with keeping his promise, but he remained silent about the Five Great Sword Sect's techniques in the cave.
That's where he was both stupid and bad.
His subsequent expulsion from the Mount Hua Sect would not be evaluated. Just these two incidents alone made Linghu Chong irredeemable.
Of course, whether it was admiration or disgust, for Lu Wen, as long as they were enemies, he wouldn't hesitate to strike them down, be it Yue Buqun or Linghu Chong.
Before Lu Wen had to wait long, two Yinling Special Forces members returned with the sutra.
They didn't hide it, directly opening the sutra in front of Daito Yajiro and the others.
With Lu Wen's help, the girls could also read and write the characters of the Divine Zhou.
The sutra's name was at the top: Poxie Sword Manual. The first sentence was, "Those who wish to cultivate this skill must first castrate themselves."
The girls, initially full of interest, were stunned and looked at Lu Wen in shock.
Yuriko stepped forward, hugging Lu Wen's arm and asking, "Lu Wen-kun, you wouldn't castrate yourself to cultivate this manual, would you?"
Lu Wen was both amused and speechless, "Why would I ever sacrifice so much to cultivate this technique?"
The girls were relieved. They realized they had been shaken and confused, or else how could they have thought that Lu Wen would willingly castrate himself?
Lu Wen and the girls quickly skimmed through the Poxie Sword Manual, understanding the effects and abilities of this technique.
It destroys the balance of the body's Yin and Yang energies, allowing for a rapid increase in strength.
If a man cultivates the Poxie Sword Manual, his Yang energy becomes hot like fire. If he cannot subdue it, he will fall into desire and go insane.
If a woman cultivates it, her Yang energy becomes excessive, causing changes in her appearance, such as muscle growth, beard growth, a deepening of the voice, and in severe cases, it can threaten her life.
"So, as long as one can maintain a stable and calm mind, one can cultivate the Poxie Sword Manual without castration. I have the ability of mechanical intelligence, so I'm completely unafraid of the strong Yang fire and going insane," Lu Wen thought.
After discussing it with the girls, Lu Wen activated his mechanical intelligence and tried to cultivate the Poxie Sword Manual.