After returning home and finishing dinner, Su Ci began reviewing the day's events as she always did.
First, she reviewed the knowledge of spirit flora she had looked over today. Making sure she remembered everything, she then began recalling the stories told by the storyteller and her conversation with Auntie Lin.
As the town's well-informed gossip, Auntie Lin had never even heard of immortal cultivation or cultivators. In her conversations with others during this time, she had found no legends of cultivation either.
Coupled with that *Compendium of Spirit Flora*, none of its entries—whether common or precious—appeared in the original owner's memories, not even anything similar. This indicated that the world simply did not possess these spirit flora.
All signs pointed to the high probability that this world was not an immortal cultivation world.
She, Su Ci, following her death and rebirth, had once again transmigrated to the wrong world.
She had not been reborn into an immortal cultivation world, but into a martial arts world.
The story of Li Xiangyi upholding justice and chivalry told by the storyteller must have happened recently. It was a pity she hadn't heard the beginning of the story; otherwise, she could have better verified the identity of this Li Xiangyi.
However, the name Li Xiangyi sounded somewhat familiar, and Su Ci was certain that the original owner's memories did not contain this name. Therefore, it was very likely a name she knew from her past life.
Li Xiangyi might well be a character from some novel or television drama.
Judging by Li Xiangyi's character setting, he was either expendable cannon fodder and a major villain, or an important male supporting character.
As for the male protagonist? Which male protagonist was so insanely OP right from the start?
Of course, she couldn't rule out the trope of a proud favorite of the heavens falling into the mortal dust, only to endure humiliation and exact revenge before returning to the peak.
At this moment, Su Ci still did not know that her final wild guess had hit the beginning on the mark, but missed the ending entirely.
Su Ci decided to go take a look around the town's martial arts school tomorrow to see if it was as much of a scam as the training academies of her past life.
Since she had figured out that she was reborn into a martial arts world and couldn't cultivate immortality to become a deity, she had to find a way to learn some martial arts anyway.
After all, who didn't have a martial arts dream in their childhood? Who didn't want to learn lightness skills to soar through the heights and leave no trace upon the snow? Who didn't want to roam the world with a sword, dispensing justice with absolute freedom?
Only, since she had now been reborn into a martial arts world, the book *Compendium of Spirit Flora* had become useless. She wondered if the system could exchange it for a different reward.
Su Ci frowned, thinking with some uncertainty.
Immediately afterward, Su Ci remembered that the system upgrade was complete, so she could check and ask if the system could swap the reward. At the very least, she could see if there were any martial arts manuals for sale in the system mall.
No sooner thought than done, Su Ci immediately opened the system and checked.
The upgraded system not only allowed access to the system mall and added an automatic check-in function, but system tasks were also fully activated, eliminating the need for trial and error on her own.
Su Ci opened the system's information panel and asked the system, full of expectation: "System, you promised to send me to be reborn in an immortal cultivation world, but what I've been reborn into is a martial arts world. This *Compendium of Spirit Flora* isn't applicable to this world, can you help me change the reward?"
After the message was sent, the system remained completely quiet. Su Ci couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed, assuming the system could only receive information one-way and couldn't send anything out.
Just as Su Ci was about to close the information panel to check out the system mall, she received a reply from the system: "Based on the feedback provided by the host, this system has reported the matter to the main system."
"Verified by the main system, the host encountered a spatial-temporal turbulence during time-travel, resulting in transmigrating into the *Mysterious Lotus Casebook* world."
"This world is a middle-tier martial arts world with a relatively high risk rate. To ensure the host can live better in the new world, the system reward will be re-issued. Please check and claim your reward, Host."
The system's reply made Su Ci jump for joy.
She immediately opened the system rewards to view the new prize.
The two gift boxes had vanished, replaced by a handsome man with flowing long hair.
His attire was understated yet luxurious, dominated by black with purple silk piping at the edges, secured at the waist by an exquisite belt, with a jade pendant hanging on the left side and silver bracers on his arms.
Looking at him, one would instantly understand the meaning of "a refined gentleman, as cut and as filed, as carved and as polished."
After fan-girling for a moment over this somewhat familiar handsome man, Su Ci looked at his profile description.
At this single glance, Su Ci screamed out in excitement.
The man's profile read: Pei Yuan of Wanhua Valley, chief disciple of the Medicine King Sun Simiao, known as the "Healer Who Saves No Lives".
As a former player of JX3 and a player from the Medicine King lineage of Wanhua Valley, how could she not recognize Senior Brother Pei Yuan?
If he were to become her teacher, Su Ci believed she would surely thrive and make a great name for herself in this world.
She hadn't expected the system to be so generous.
Su Ci gently stroked her chest, taking several deep breaths to calm herself down.
She eagerly asked Pei Yuan, "Senior Brother, will you be my teacher from now on and teach me medicine?"
The man smiled and nodded.
Su Ci cheered aloud, "That's wonderful! That's wonderful! Thank you, Senior Brother! Thank you, Senior Brother!"
Pei Yuan quietly watched Su Ci, waiting until she calmed down before speaking: "Learning medicine is very hard work. If you follow me to study medicine, I will have strict requirements for you. You are not allowed to give up halfway, and above all, you must achieve great benevolence and sincerity in medicine."
Su Ci said with absolute conviction, "Senior Brother, don't worry, I will study hard and never slack off. I will certainly not disgrace you or ruin the reputation of Wanhua Valley."
Pei Yuan said gently, "In that case, I take you as my disciple. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you both medical arts and martial arts."
Su Ci solemnly bowed to Pei Yuan and said with a serious expression, "Yes, Master. This disciple will work hard."
Originally, Su Ci had planned to check the system mall for martial arts manuals and purchase suitable ones if available.
But now that the system had so generously arranged for Pei Yuan to be her master, she wouldn't need to spend any extra money on martial arts manuals at all.
Although Wanhua Valley was famous for its medical arts and mechanism arts, its martial arts were by no means inferior.
The sect practiced two sets of mental cultivation methods: "Lijing Yidao" and "Huajian You".
"Huajian You" was the foundation of Wanhua's acupoint-striking techniques. Mastering it allowed one to understand the human body's meridians, acupoints, and vital spots. On one hand, it could seal meridians and intercept qi to overcome enemies and achieve victory; on the other hand, it could help unblock meridians for others to dispel illness and eliminate malevolent forces.
"Lijing Yidao" was the foundation of Wanhua's medical science. Mastering it led to proficiency in the arts of Bian Que and Zhang Zhongjing, capable of curing diseases, strengthening the physique, as well as neutralizing all poisons and saving the world with a hanging gourd.
With these two mental methods—one focusing on offense and the other capable of healing—they perfectly matched Su Ci's desire to become a violent healer.
After completing the apprenticeship, Su Ci opened the system mall.
Dazzling arrays of goods were displayed across the screen, and a tap would open a detailed description of any item.
Heavenly treasures, miraculous elixirs, martial arts manuals, exotic beasts, weapons and magical treasures, and much more were all available.
The sheer variety of goods far exceeded Su Ci's imagination.
Accompanying this variety were those beautiful price tags.
The string of zeros trailing behind every single item made Su Ci acutely aware that she was currently a penniless ghost who couldn't afford a damn thing.
Su Ci reluctantly dragged her gaze away from the merchandise.
After selecting the "Currently Affordable" option on the filter interface, the variety of goods plummeted, leaving only a pitiful handful hanging on the screen.
The corners of Su Ci's mouth twitched, and after muttering "Good thing I can't afford *not even a single thing*", she resignedly began browsing.
Among these goods were ordinary weapons like swords and sabers, medical tools like silver needles, and daily necessities like rice and cooking oil.
Su Ci picked and chose among these items, purchasing some rice and seasonings.
The rice she was eating now was not the polished white rice of her past life, but brown rice—rice that still retained some of its outer layers after hulling.
When she first started eating this rice, Su Ci wasn't used to it at all; not only was the texture coarse, but it was also a bit throat-scratching.
As for the seasonings, not only were the varieties not as rich as modern ones, but the crucial point was that she couldn't afford them. Things like pepper and cumin had shockingly high prices, far beyond what common folk could afford.
Therefore, seeing these food supplies in the mall, Su Ci bought them without hesitation.
Finally, Su Ci checked her remaining points and cash, and with a pang of heartache, spent 1,000 copper coins on toilet paper before finally closing the system in satisfaction.