"System, do you know of a way to fix this?"
[DING]
[NO, HOST. THERE IS NO WAY ON THIS WORLD TO GIVE YOU FIRE SPIRIT ROOTS]
Lin Feng was disappointed at the response but perked up again when the system continued.
[ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WAY TO GET A FIRE ROOT, THE HOST CAN USE A COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING ATTRIBUTE AND FORMATION TO PERFORM ALCHEMY]
He was stunned at the words.
"How is that possible?"
"System, didn't I get the alchemist legend memories and knowledge? How come it's not there?"
[HOST FORGETS THAT ALTHOUGH THE HOST OBTAINED THE INHERITANCE, IT IS ONLY A PARTIAL ONE UP TO THE FOURTH GRADE, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS THE MIDDLE-LEVEL ALCHEMIST, AND THIS AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE REQUIRES AT LEAST THE LEVEL OF A GENIUS SEVENTH LEVEL OR ORDINARY EIGHTH LEVEL, SO IT IS NATURAL THE USER IS NOT AWARE]
"Ohh."
Lin Feng nodded in realization after the explanation.
"So when can I get the remaining inheritance?" he asked, more in hope than expectation.
[THE SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR IF THE USER WILL GET IT OR EVER GET IT]
[THE SIGN-IN REWARDS ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT CONTROL AND CANNOT CONTROL IT]
"Ehn, even you cannot control it?"
He asked, a bit surprised by the outcome. Then he also remembered a question he had been wanting to ask.
"By the way, system, how are the rewards gotten? Do you take them from somebody else, or do you create them yourself?"
[DING. THE HOST'S STRENGTH IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THIS INQUIRY]
[THE SYSTEM ENCOURAGES THE HOST TO SPEND MORE TIME ON HIS CULTIVATION RATHER THAN ON THESE USELESS QUESTIONS]
[WHEN THE USER'S STRENGTH IS SUFFICIENT, THE HOST WILL NATURALLY KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS]
Hearing the system's cold reply to the question, Lin Feng also realized that he was worried about nonsense. After all, whether it came from a good or bad source, it was useless for him to know, as he had no ability to resist either of them if the consequences came.
He took a deep breath to clear his mind of distraction and delved back into the sea of memories for a pill to solve his particular situation, and after a while, he found it.
"I found it, the meridian correction solution. Good, it is not a pill but a medical," he said, grateful it wasn't a pill since he had no way to make alchemy now.
"It is used to solve any deficiency in the martial veins, including those born with irregular meridians."
"Although not the same condition, but similar, so if I modify it using purple mist fruit instead of red lily roots, it should work," he nodded while muttering as though the knowledge came as muscle memory. Then he paused as he stumbled upon another problem.
"How am I supposed to get the money to buy the ingredients?" he asked out loud, as he could not find a solution. After all, even if he is the young master of the clan, it was just an empty title, so he could not get any kind of resource, even if the Lin house had less, so now that the clan was broke and struggling to provide its members with basic needs.
"Heyya, it is truly money stumps when the mightiest of heroes," he shook his head, smiling bitterly.
He turned to the corner of the room to the table, and on top was the item his father left for him, which he had yet to open, having a fluke mentality that it contained the cash he desperately needed.
He got up and walked up to the small wooden table and sat on the simple wood chair in front of it and began examining the rusted and beat-up box nervously, then opened it—or at least attempted to—but failed miserably, as no matter how he tried or turned, he just couldn't pry it open.
"HUFF… Huff…"
"What the hell is going on? Why can't I open a stupid box?"
"I don't believe I cannot open you today!" he panted and said frustratedly.
Then he proceeded outside the back of the courtyard to the martial arts training yard, which contained the standard body training equipment, including several bodybuilding weights of different difficulties, a stationary human-shaped punching dummy made of igneous rock—a very hard material used in testing one's punch force, which can withstand even the punch of a 9th layer peak martial warrior—so it is common and favoured by most practitioners and the younger generation for testing punch power. The yard also had a martial techniques testing wall, which also contained igneous rock but several layers thicker, which is used to test the penetration power of a technique. It is said to mimic the defensive capabilities of a 6th level peak martial master, which is very impressive. It also makes it very expensive as well, but after all, the Lin family used to be an overlord-level force in Qinghe City with many industries, so they could afford to put all these tools in the courtyard of every member of the family.
As he reached the training ground, he dropped the box on the floor and picked up a 400kg weight shaped like a dumbbell with great effort, as he only had the strength of 350kg. Then he swung it down at the box with all the strength he could muster, but—
"Bounce!"
"Bang!" "Ouch!"
Unfortunately, as he swung down, a yellow circular shape without pattern lit up, and he felt as though he hit cotton. Then the hammer bounced back at him with the same amount of power and caught him squarely on his forehead, making him fall on his ass on the floor, rubbing his head in pain.
He rolled all over, wincing in pain, the feeling akin to being punched full power by a fourth-level martial warrior without putting up any defenses.
"What the hell is going on? It is trying to kill me!"
Once he recovered, he sat up, looking at the box with resentment. He then remembered the system.
"System, what is going on with the box? What method do I use to open it?"
[DING. THE SYSTEM ADVISES THE HOST TO GIVE UP ON OPENING THE BOX NOW]
Lin Feng was confused at the words.
"Why should I forget about it? This is the last thing my father left for me. I can't just forget it. It may contain clues to where he went."
[IT IS JUST THE SYSTEM ADVICE. ANYWAY, IT IS USELESS NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY]
"How come?" he said, frustratedly.
[BECAUSE THE BOX CONTAINS A FORMATION AND IS SEALED WITH THE HOST'S GENES AND WILL NOT OPEN WITHOUT A SPECIFIC CULTIVATION REALM]
"And what realm is that?" Lin Feng asked, having a bad feeling about the answer.
[IT REQUIRES STRENGTH OF THE----]