Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology-Chapter 316 - 283: Three Capitals and Five Lords, Mixed Play Journey to the West_3
Of course, many mages hold multiple positions, but those are secondary roles or side hustles. Failing at them doesn’t impact their reputation or status, and there’s no need to fear being constrained by others.
Moreover, Song Lin possessed Taoist Skills from story worlds, which made becoming a mage relatively promising.
Mages are evaluated based on their Taoist Skill level. Ordinary Masters of Departments consider strength and contributions, but they also look at the Heavenly Master’s favor. Song Lin had offended the Heavenly Master’s son and, in public, had thoroughly embarrassed the Heavenly Master himself.
Song Lin didn’t believe he could expect the Heavenly Master to set aside their grudge.
"It’s decided then—I’ll follow the path of a mage!"
Being accepted by the Taoist Alliance as a mage is comparatively easier.
"Time to open a new world..."
Song Lin thought to himself.
This time, there was only one goal:
Take it slow...
His focused research in the previous world had yielded fruitful results.
It would be best to find a world where he could calmly dive into academic pursuits or one with a slower pace.
Moreover, it must have plenty of Taoist Skills.
Many previous story worlds lacked sufficient Taoist Skills, slowing his research. Hundreds of years had mostly gone to waste.
He thought of worlds like the Golden Demon World, which contained diverse methods for proving the Dao.
With a few hundred years of focused study, there would undoubtedly be rewarding outcomes.
Having reached this conclusion, Song Lin forced out essence blood.
The blood flowed into the void, forming a crimson rune.
Whoosh!
"Gu God World? Xiangxi Gu Technique? No... unacceptable!"
Song Lin committed suicide on the spot.
He returned to reality.
Song Lin’s face was ashen, drained from excessive consumption of essence blood.
As the upper limits of worlds increased, the consumption of essence blood would also grow.
"Strange... what’s going on?"
Song Lin had no memory of it but suddenly felt his essence blood had significantly diminished.
Oh well, it’s time to open another world instead.
Once again, he slit his finger, forcing out essence blood.
He began a new world.
No, unacceptable! Commit suicide!
"Hmm? What’s happening?"
Open another.
Incense Fire Divine Tao type—Southern Ghost God System—too chaotic, it didn’t align with his current path. Moreover, it lacked noteworthy ghosts and gods.
Commit suicide!
Oddly enough, worlds related to Taiyi and the Penglai Myth rarely appeared. These myths, it seemed, were scarce.
Though it made sense upon reflection. The Monster Chronicles contained few Taiyi myths—those that existed were at the level of creation myths that split heaven and earth.
The Penglai Myth was overly fragmented and obscure, mostly anecdotal accounts of Abnormal Soldiers. It didn’t even form a complete system.
Five times in a row.
In the sealed chamber, Song Lin’s face was pale as a ghost.
He seemed to have realized something.
"I was just thinking about opening worlds and committing suicide to return if they didn’t work out. My essence blood is inexplicably reduced and I have no memories... could it be I’ve already committed suicide?"
Excessive essence blood consumption risked damaging his Primordial Energy.
Essence blood wasn’t ordinary blood.
"I’ll try one last time. If this doesn’t work, I’ll take time to recuperate."
Song Lin thought to himself.
Whoosh!
He opened a new world again.
This time, Song Lin saw a vault of divine beings and Buddhas, Heavenly Masters and Taoists, the Heavenly Court and Buddha Realm.
A grand world!
[Since the start of days, the Two Forms are born of my essence; with one golden staff, I trouble ghosts and gods; free from the bindings of regulations; among the gods, I hold my rank; before the Jade Emperor, I’m called Old Sun]
[World]: Mixed Play Journey to the West
[Thirty-Six Heavens]: Mortal World, Heavenly Realm.
[Time Flow Speed]: One to one year.
[Descent]: Soul.
[Type]: Near Ancient Myths, Taoist Myth, Buddhist Myth.
[System]: Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Gods, Jade Emperor God System.
[Karma Effect Cycle]: None.
"Hmm? Mixed Play Journey to the West? Not Journey to the West?"
...
(Finally, the world selection is complete. Does anyone here know this world? It’s the one where that monkey keeps bragging about his brass muscles and iron bones, and his Bai Xijier stuff.)
