Several weeks pass, and arc has continued to follow the same schedule
Go to library complete duties, read cultivation books when off duty , Head home temper body
After doing this for weeks he began to develop a reputation within the sect, as his neighbors complained of his frequent screaming until one day it randomly stopped
They just assumed he switched body tempering arts, they could not be further that the truth
He just tortured himself everyday until that level of pain wouldn't cause him to make a sound
'Im already Body tempering level 8, the people who started the same time as me are at most level 4, the advantage of this technique are finally revealing themselves'
Arc thought to him self, his face was emotionless, but his veins clearly popping out showed the amount of pain he was in
This expression remained on his face for 30 mins before he finally stopped for the night
Before he opened up the book that he "wrote"
' I apologize to the novelist from earth, who wrote this novel, but plagiarism makes money'
Yes plagiarized a novel in the hopes of making money off of it
Undergoing Reincarnation strengthened his soul significantly, and with the constant body tempering he's been undergoing, his mind, and his body reached a state that was impossible in his previous life
He can remember most things that he's seen or read in his life to a high degree of accuracy
Allowing him to take advantage of the endless streams of information he absorbed during his life
He wasn't necessarily a scholar in his past life , he was a welder and fabricator, who dabbled in other trades depending on the available work, or any projects he wanted completed
Due to this profession, he has a very good understanding on how things work , or how to put most things together to some degree
While He couldn't build a car from scratch , he would be able to fix a problem with it given the tools and equipment
He had several ideas and things that he could do but considering the profession he chose to work in the sect is not a very profitable one he has to do these measures and attempt to raise funds for his research
When Finishing the book though, he made sure to put the correct author's name, and marked himself as the translator,
which is not completely inaccurate as he did translate it to the language of a different world
And with the immortal world being so outrageously large , there is an unknown number of languages, so to the natives of this world this is a completely common thing to see
Taking "his newly" written book, he left the sect, heading towards the nearby city
Right next to the sect, there was a city for cultivators, a place for both rogue cultivators and sect cultivators, to trade, sell and exchange items
Arc wandered for a bit before finding his target, the white cat bookstore, since cultivators live longer lives than normal people, they do tend to have a variety of hobbies, reading, being an extremely common one
"Hello sir, how may i help you today?"
The shop attendant, noticing is clothes were of the black mountain sect spoke respectfully
"Yes i would be interested in selling a book i wrote in this store"
"Yes sir allow me to ask my supervisor regarding this"
The shop attendant spoke quickly before heading to the back
A few moments later the attendant returned with a older woman
"I heard you wish to sell a book, allow me to take a look please"
She spoke
"Yes of course"
Arc handed her the book
She placed the book within a box, that then glowed green, confirming they didn't have a copy of this at any of their locations
" yes, this is a new book, We can have it, copied and put on sale immediately if you wish, of course, remember that we retain 40% of the profits"
"Yes that will great please do so as soon as possible"
Arc spoke with a smile
The white cat bookstore had over 100,000 active locations and it was backed by Nascent soul cultivator
These factors are what led arc to choose this bookstore, even though they take such a large cut
After sorting everything in the bookstore, are prepared to head back up to the sect, he would come check in to the bookstore in a few weeks
After leaving the bookstore the lady opened his book up and began reading it out of curiosity, as anyone who works at a bookstore, would enjoy to read.
And she was instantly captivated by the book, it was like a different world come to life, sounds she has never heard, weapons she has never seen, foods she has never tasted, she found herself finishing the book the same night.
"Oh this will sell nicely, i may buy a copy for myself"
she then looked around and realized she had lost track of time and was locked in the store as the store attendant closed it….
Arc then began to walk around the city, to get to know of where each store is, he then noticed something, a formation store called 'starry array'
He walked in hoping he could commission the formation he requires for his plan
"Hello how may i help you sir"
The store attendant spoke, without removing his attention from the formation disc he was working on
"I was just wondering if you have a ki condensation formation"
" that would be 40 spirit stones"
'That's nearly all my saving, umm i should still get it, the book should make some more money fairly soon'
"Yes i'll take it"
Arc spoke as he handed over the spirit stones
After getting the formation disc, arc was finally ready to return to the sect
By the time he made it home it was very late so he went straight to bed, after a quick training session
The next morning he headed to the library as usual, and after completing his duties, he started to look at the combate manuals
Different from the training manuals, these are mortal combate martial arts that use ki
Arc's plan require incredible precision in ki manipulation, so he has spent a period of time researching these techniques to train his energy control
He ended up picking the book names eagle claw, by focusing ki unto his hands he can make them increasingly sharp and hard
Capable to cut through stone
The reason he chose this technique is purely because he felt it was cool, and it seemed better to him to choose a technique which he would enjoy practicing,
Because if every training session was just straight back to back torture, he would subconsciously find ways to avoid training
No one enjoys pain, and suffering, he is only now putting up with it so that he can avoid pain in the future
After leaving the library he went straight home and began practicing the eagle claw technique
It was not difficult, it was one of the simplest techniques, but overall it achieves it purpose, at the more delicate your control over your ki is, the shaper or harder the hand, and the less energy wasted
Arc's goal in using this technique was to reach a near zero energy lost when attacking
'if I can maintain this technique with no energy loss for more than 22 hours, my energy control will be comparable to a late qi condensation cultivator'
' not an easy thing to achieve, but this would be the only way to go through with my plan'
Arc thought to himself before continuing to practice, he wasn't just practicing he was applying ki manipulation techniques he has read across all the books in the library, in hopes of finding some suitable for him
He is trying to make the technique more suitable for himself ,an undertaking that be extremely difficult, another reason why he decided to take such a basic technique
Several weeks pass, and arc has reached body tempering level 10
His body tempering ,has slowed down significantly as the further you reach the slower it gets
Another reason why most people don't go past 10, it barely makes a difference in power and requires exponentially more time
But even though his body tempering has slowed down,he has not ceased putting in hard work
He could maintain Eagle claw with no energy loss for nearly three hours
' I think it's time I should go check on the book'
Arc thought to himself before preparing to head out
So he left the sect and started heading towards the bookstore, only to see a massive line waiting to get inside
With nothing much to do all he could do is wait in line , after nearly an hour wait he finally arrived to the front
"Hello sir, oh its you, its great news your book has been selling very well"
The shop attendant recognizing him spoke cheerfully
"Thats great how much have we made?"
Arc spoke with a smile
"10,000 spirit stones"
"wow I made 6000 spirit stones"
Arc then became extremely excited
"no, no you misunderstand, your cut is 10,000"
Arc turn as he heard the voice of someone else
He was the woman who was in charge of the bookstore
" your book was very nice, even I bought a copy of it"
She spoke with a smile
" that's great. I'm glad you enjoyed the book"
Arc spoke quickly
'10,000 that's more than enough to complete my plan'
After leaving the bookstore, arc realized, it is almost time for his assisted library work to end
As each sect job does not last longer than a few months, he could always re-renew, and take the same job, which is what he has been doing lately, but he is now considering taking a forge job
Researching such a trade and, how to make objects, could be useful, it would allow him to take full advantage of the knowledge he gained on earth
So arc decided to pay the libraran a visit to discuss this with him
Arc made his way up the mountain and finally arrived at the library,
"Hey old man, i wanted to ask you something"
"Watch your tone brat, what do you want"
After having his conversation with the librarian ,arc realized he was overthinking things
The librarian had seen that this would happen sooner or later, considering he has read most books available to him in the library,
The librarian knows that arc never stops moving forward to achieve his goal,
So he let him leave with no hassle, and told him to come visit at one point
After leaving the library, he headed towards the administration of the sect
He found that the entire place was full,it seems many people were here to renew their jobs or pick new ones
After waiting a while for his turn he reached the front
"What can i do for ya kid"
An old man with a large white beard spoke
"Yes i was to change my sect duty"
"Of course no problem, whats your name and where do you want to be assigned ?"
"Archean, and i would like to be assigned to the forge"
"Very well"
The man then grabbed a a piece of jade, these are used to contain energy, but if a message is written with energy it can store information or images
He was changing the information,from library work, to forge work for Archean
After being assigned his new position as a aid in the forge, arc headed there to see what his job would entail
' i see this isn't a bad job, all i have to do is help the people who come here to forge objects , and when i gain more experience and skill, people can directly commission me to make them things for some money'
Do to his change of work his schedule now has changed
2 months pass and He spends most of his day in the Forge, practicing the craft when ever he is not help others who come to forge items
Then he tempering body tempering, and eagle claw
Lately he has been try to maintain the state of eagle claw in his hands for an entire work day
He has finally reached stage 15, and his ki control is soon approaching his goal
Now he just has to get the finish details done to achieve his foundation plan