Lu Shin looked at the person in front of him. He looked around, and saw that he was in a white room that he couldn't see the end of. He looked at the man in front of him. A handsome man, more handsome than anyone he had seen back on earth. He seemed to be around his 40's, with long black hair tied back in a ponytail.
"Hello? And who might you be, Mister….?"
"Wang, you may call me Mister Wang, child. As for who I am, I'm the projection of the Universe, I suppose you could call me the will of it."
"Alright, Mister Wang, and what have I done to deserve to talk to the will of the universe? Also, why am I so calm? I was quite the calm person back on earth, but I don't think anyone would be this calm if they were talking to the will of the universe."
"To answer the first question, absolutely nothing, other than being most likely the luckiest person in the universe. To put it into perspective, in your world, the chance of winning the "mega-millions" is 1 in 302,575,350. Now the chance of you being here right now is around the same as you winning the mega-millions every day for around 7 years."
"Huh…..?" Lu Shin thought as his eyes widened. Even with how calm he was acting before, he was unable to remain calm when he heard what Mister Wang said.
"Yep. On to your other question, I'm simply making you calm. It's something that anyone of my level of power can do, especially for someone as weak as you. However, just know when you learned the odds of your chance to be here right now, you were so surprised that even my powers didn't erase it and simply suppressed how surprised you were. That doesn't mean I'm weak or you're strong, but suppressing someone's emotions is a very, very difficult thing to do, which is why you have to be around my level of power to do it. Even in the whole universe very few people can do it.
He didn't even wait for Lu Shin's response before continuing.
"Also, if you're wondering if I'm legit, I can give you some proof.
Let's see…. well your name is Lu Shin, and you grew up in Tokyo, Japan. You were homeless until you were 9, when a kind couple took you in. You thought of them as your real parents, and they meant the world to you. That's why you were devastated when they died in a car accident 3 years later.
You were then taken to an orphanage, where you lived a decent life. There was still a hole in your heart though, and you were never able to get rid of it. Because of it you became distant, though you still had some friends. When you were 14, you even got a girlfriend. You ended up breaking up with her a few months later though, because you "didn't think she was good enough for you"
Considering she was kind and quite the beauty, at least in your planet's standards, that does seem quite narcissistic, but I'm not one to judge"
As he said that, Lu Shin blushed slightly, but Mister Wang continued right after.
"Let's see… After that you got into wuxia, xianxia, and xuanhuan. It distracted you from the pain in your heart, and that pain in your heart even started to heal. Reading webnovels was one of your favorite things to do, and you even created a list of things to do if you get reincarnated, even sharing it with the world on that webnovel site. Shall I read it? Yes I shall.
Here we are…"
"Number 1. Don't have a harem.
Reasons include, stupid young masters will use it as a reason to send assassins after you. One girl should be enough. There may still be stupid young masters sending assassins after you, though the chances are much slimmer. Another reason is in-fighting between the harem members, as they will be jealous of others if they spend more time with you. This could lead to dangerous fights, and one of them could even kill another.
Finally, one of them probably has a crazy background, such as being the heiress, or heir, if you're into that type of stuff of some giant clan in a higher realm. They most likely ran away from home because they were either going to be married to an above mentioned stupid young master, or used as a cultivation furnace by one of their parents. There is still a chance of that happening with one girl, but it most likely won't.
(A/N: this will not be a harem, and the mc is straight and will remain straight. As for if anything mentioned above is a flag, guess you'll have to read to find out. SPOILER: FL is not, in the realm he meets her in she has a pretty good background, but mc knows of it and I one tries to stop them from being together. Another spoiler: he meets her in the realm he starts in)
Number 2. Don't needlessly offend people.
Self-explanatory, even if they're weaker than you, you shouldn't offend people for no reason. That doesn't mean you shouldn't fight back if they offend you for no reason, but there's no reason to offend anyone if they don't offend you. They may have a giant background, with hundreds of cultivators all stronger than you. This could not only endanger you, but also your SINGLE wife/girlfriend and all of your family.
Number 3. If you're talented, don't needlessly hide your talent, but also keep some trump cards.
Another self-explanatory one, 99% of the time protagonists hide there power and talent for no reason, even if they will get more benefits, protection and resources if they show their talent. It also removes the need for face slapping clueless young masters. However that doesn't mean you shouldn't keep a trump card or two, as they are always needed."
"After writing that list of rules for protaganists, you died at the tender age of 16, being struck down by a truck. Quite anti-climactic if you ask me"
"You lived an interesting life, at least in your planets standards. As for you rule list, I didn't feel like going over all of them, so I only spoke of the first 3. I will say you were right about what you said, as in the time it took to bring your soul here I read some of the novels on your planet, and things would've gone smoother if they followed the rules you set up. I do hope you follow those rules too, as it'll make your life a whole lot easier."
Lu Shin was slightly surprised, as even though considering he was in a fully white space that seemed boundless, he wasn't 100% sure that this wasn't a sick joke by some rich businessman. But he was almost 100% sure now, as even though If someone paid enough money they could see all his actions, it's not reasonable, and it would still be quite difficult. Also, the man was right, he was hit by a truck, and considering how much he was bleeding he didn't think anybody would be able to save him.
"Hoh, so you still don't fully believe me? I suppose I'll say something that you, and only you know. You…
Don't wear anything when you sleep. Not even underwear. And yes, I did read your thoughts"
Lu Shin's eyes widened at that, now he was 100% sure this man in front of him wasn't lying! Not only did he know a secret he had never told anyone, but he also had read his thoughts! Only someone with supernatural powers could do that.
"Indeed, only people with supernatural powers can read minds. I suppose now I'll tell you what you're here for."
Lu Shin listened closely. That was what he had been wondering.
"Well, you'll finally be able to put your rule list to work, as I'm going to reincarnate you into the world of cultivation! As for the reason, I'm simply bored, and yeah, even the will of a universe like me can get bored."
Lu Shin had suddenly become very happy. In fact, if his emotions weren't being suppressed he would most likely be jumping up and down! He thought of himself as a calm person, but what avid wuxia reader wouldn't be delighted to hear they were going to be reincarnated!
"Before I reincarnate you, I'll give you a quick breakdown on the world. In the world you will be reincarnated into cultivation will be a very normal thing. I will give you a system, credit to one of the novels I read while bringing your soul here, which will help you. It'll also give you a breakdown the cultivation stages"
"I have to hurry up, as even a being with my level of power can't keep you here for that long. I will reincarnate you into the spirit realm, as that's the highest realm I'm able to reincarnate you into without you losing your memories. Above the spirit realm is the heavenly realm, above the heavenly realm is the immortal realm, and finally, the realm that I live in is the divine realm.
There are multiple immortal realms, with each one having hundreds of heavenly realms and millions of spirit realms. A cluster of all of those is referred to as a universe. The divine realm is a realm above even universes, where universal wills, gods, and other divine beings live. Even I, a universal will, am only slightly above average there.
However there are other universal wills that are many times more powerful than me, and many that are weaker. There are also gods that live there, some weaker than me, some stronger. They are not like us universal wills who are born as powerful as we are now and cannot get stronger, as they started out weak and progressively got stronger.
In this universe however, I'm the strongest, and no one that wasn't born here, even the god emperor, is unable to enter. That is because of the laws of the divine realm, though that's a story for another time. Seems I'm out of time, so all I can say is good luck! As for what you're reincarnated as, another thing that revolves around luck!"
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(A/N: okay, I know that this was kinda cliche but I'll keep it to a minimum, and will do my best with world building. Do keep in mind I am a beginner author. Also, Mc will start out with a semi anti hero mindset. He won't needlessly help people, unless there is no disadvantages to doing so. As the story progresses and he goes through things, he will probably stop helping people unless he gets benefits. He won't ever be completely evil though, as in killing someone's nine generations because they glared it him. He will also kill enemy's, as from being a wuxia reader he knows if he doesn't they will come back. That's all, enjoy!