I've been awake for two weeks straight now, yet it still feels like I'm in a dream. The past few weeks have been a blur, and now I find myself surrounded by a slew of people constantly checking up on me. Even the man surnamed Su from Jangman Hall, who sold us the house, was here. I couldn't quite comprehend why everyone was so concerned about me until I learned the truth: I had been unconscious for the past six months, and the same doctor who now sat by my bedside, looking at me as if I was his next love interest, had declared me a lost cause.

The old man spoke to me in a voice that seemed to have traveled through time. He wore traditional Chinese clothing that matched his super-long beard. "Young man, your body has been through a great trauma. I need to check your condition."

I shot daggers at the man, for he was the same doctor who had condemned me to a life of vegetarianism, but I didn't stop him. He placed his hand on my forehead, and a jolt of energy surged through my body. It was an experience unlike any other. He closed his eyes and muttered something under his breath while using his Qi to check my condition.

When he opened his eyes, I could see that he knew more than what he was letting on. "You've been in a coma for the past six months. Your body has been healing, but it will take some time for you to fully recover. You're lucky to be alive."

I nodded, trying my best to process everything. As I looked around the room, I saw the worried faces of my friends and family, who had been by my side for days, watching over me.

"Thank you," I managed to say, my voice hoarse from not speaking for so long.

The old man nodded and began to walk out of the room, his long beard trailing behind him. As he left, I couldn't help but wonder if should I curse him or bless him. But for now, all I could do was focus on getting better.

After some time Chen Long came in and informed me about the expenditure of the mansion which was basically food, my medical expense and the salary of the new servant hired under Chen Long's own prerogative which was fine by me since the total expenditure didn't eve cross three thousand low-grade spirit stone and not to mention costliest thing among the expenditure was the doctor visits which were fine and dandy with me.

"Then I shall take my leave Young master, You should rest well and recuperate early" Chen Long got up and bowed deeply before leaving me alone.

Finally, I found myself all alone. As soon as the solitude set in, the shakes hit me like a ton of bricks. It was an old tic that I thought I had left behind in a previous life - every time I finished a job, told a lie, or killed someone, I would shake uncontrollably for a week or so. It was how my mother always knew that I had gotten myself into trouble. I missed her terribly, and my dad too. I missed their love and being a carefree kid with them. I hadn't thought about them in a long time, but today, after almost dying, it hit me like a ton of bricks.

I thought back to that fateful moment when I uttered the word "knowledge," and suddenly, my brain became a repository of immense knowledge gained over a life span of a million years. Everything it knew, everything it had learned, was all in there. The knowledge was so vast that if it had been released, I would have lost my mind and soul.

But thanks to the kind and generous being who had given me that boon, the immense knowledge had been enveloped into a pocket library. Instead of flooding my brain and crushing my soul, it was tucked away neatly in the corner of my mind. If I ever needed to know something, I could simply ask, and the pocket library would search its vast knowledge and provide me with the answer.

Damn it, what was I thinking?

Knowledge?

Seriously, Fucking Knowledge?

Of all the things I could ask I asked that?

Really, Really how stupid could I get?

I let out a deep sigh and sank into the bed. I couldn't help but feel grateful for the way things had turned out. If even one thing had gone wrong, I would have never gained the boon, and that immense knowledge would have killed me. I was both blessed and cursed by it. The knowledge was like a double-edged sword; it could be a tool to my advantage, but at the same time, it was a ticking time bomb ready to explode and consume everything that I held dear. It was a burden that I would have to carry for the rest of my life.

As I lay there, I couldn't help but wonder what else was lurking in the depths of my mind, waiting to be discovered. It was both exciting and terrifying at the same time. But for now, I needed to focus on regaining my strength and getting my life back on track. I needed to find a way to use that immense knowledge without it consuming me entirely. It was a delicate balance that I would need to maintain.

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I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, letting the air fill my lungs. I needed to clear my mind and focus on the present. There was no use dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. I needed to take things one step at a time and trust that everything would fall into place. And maybe, just maybe, I would find a way to use that immense knowledge without killing myself in the process.

I forced down a wave of nausea and focused on breathing evenly, Yeah I had given into a fucking greed and now I had a bomb planted in my brain but there was nothing I could do bout, fucking hell I even asked the packet if I could do something about it and that thing a had told I had three option that would rid me of that bomb option one expand my mind sea and merge that knowledge with it that would give birth to a sort of clone of that being living in my mind sea second option split my soul and detonate one part with the packet in it destroying my path to cultivation or the third option which was my favorite remove the boon and allow the knowledge to flood my mind taking my chances with it, thank you so much for so helping full Mr.knowledge packet, yeah you have a great help, the options it had presented were all dangerous and came with their own risks. In the end, I had no choice but to thank the packet for its help and accept my fate.

I sat up and looked around with my divine sense Chen Hua was playing with the staff Chen long had gone back to his room and activated a fog formation that hid him from me so I had no idea what he was doing Wang Cheng was dual cultivating with his Daoist partner,

Right, you are a cultivator with awesome mystical powers and abilities, not a horny thief who couldn't get laid now dude So, stop watching another couple have sex, I scolded myself, reminding myself that I wasn't just some horny thief who couldn't get laid. I had bigger things to focus on, like finding a way to use my newfound body, given to me by myself from the future.

this whole thing was bonkers

I gazed intently at my palm as I focused on my thoughts and will. Suddenly, a white mist rose from it, and within seconds, ice formed on my palm. It was as if the elements were responding to my every command. Encouraged by this newfound power, I closed my eyes and concentrated harder, trying to feel the energy flowing through my body. As I did, the ice on my palm began to move and swirl, transforming into water at my command. It flowed around me as if it were alive and obedient to my every whim. I changed the water back into ice, and then back into water again, experimenting with its form and structure.

As time passed, I grew more and more confident in my abilities, changing the water and ice into various shapes and sizes with ease. After almost half an hour of practice, I finally decided to end the session, dispersing the water into the air. The realization of my powers sent shivers down my spine. This was proof that my encounter with my future self had really happened, and that he had transformed my body into something beyond my wildest dreams. I had examined myself, and to my delight t the time, I had discovered that I now possessed the Ice and Water Attribute Spiritual Root instead of just a water attribute spiritual root, and my new spiritual root was a perfect match for my new spirit body called true ice body, and it would undoubtedly speed up my cultivation process even more.

The discovery made me ecstatic, but now it also troubled me cause of what my future self had told me, I mean why the hell would I not listen to my own advice which FYI came from the future, that was the part that bothered me the most, what would compel me a cautious meticulous person ignore the warning coming from future, my future self had lamented on the fact that he had told me these things, even though he knew I would not cause he did not listen, So, the question remained: what had changed for me to finally listen and heed these warnings If did do so in past? Cause this time around I was determined to listen now, but it was disconcerting to think about what might have caused me to ignore the warnings in the first place.

As I pondered over the information my future self had given me, a gnawing question that lingered in my mind was the identity of the individuals who had prevented my future self from giving me more information.

Who were they, and why did they stop him from sharing further details with me? He had said that they would find me if I knew too much. What did this mean, I wanted to learn more as these questions were weighing heavily on my mind, but I somehow knew that finding answers would be impossible without some other source of help since I had nowhere to turn to for assistance.

So, for now for now, I need to increase my own cultivation base and build a damn army of Daoists for according to me I would need them in about ten year's time.

It was not only because I needed to protect myself, but also for the safety of my people, and according to my library the only army I could raise in ten years' time without slowing down my own cultivation would consist of spirit beasts and or spirit plants, So I had to get on with that not mention In addition, I needed to impart better scriptures and laws to my trusted companions, Chen Long, Chen Hua, Wang Cheng, and Li Yichen since they are people closets to me, and when the time comes I would need them especially since I needed to save Wang Cheng from something, not sure what but it must be something big.

Now as for that matter of my own cultivation and martial arts, for me I had already taken out info information from the knowledge packet library that would definitely make me overpowered, and being overpowered in this world was the best thing that could and would ensure my safety and place in this damned world. Couldn't I have transmigrated to a better world like those heroes in books and movies, with harems and systems?

Why did it have to be this one?

With inhuman conditions, cultivation, death, and fucking time travel?