But Xiao Ning had always been reminiscing about his past life.
Because he knew that reality was not a novel.
In novels, protagonists, even with ordinary talent, could encounter continuous opportunities and eventually reach the pinnacle of a world.
But he could not.
His talent was ordinary, and there were no opportunities to speak of.
He was very ordinary on Earth, so how could he traverse a world and instantly become invincible?
The greater possibility was that he would remain an ordinary person in another world.
In this world of Dou Qi, almost everyone cultivated Dou Qi.
Those Dou Wang, Dou Huang, and Dou Zun experts could become famous and dominate nations.
And the vast majority of ordinary people remained Dou Zhe their entire lives, unable to even cultivate to Dou Shi.
Xiao Ning, backed by the Xiao family, had completed the nine-stage Dou Qi cultivation, becoming a formal Dou Zhe. However, whether he could advance to Dou Shi in this life was an uncertain question, let alone reaching Da Dou Shi or Dou Ling.
Even after transmigrating to the Dou Qi world, he remained an ordinary person, and his social status had not changed much.
The only difference was the addition of a little extraordinary power.
This bit of extraordinary power would not play a significant role in a world where everyone cultivated Dou Qi.
"Alas, I envy those geniuses!"
As Xiao Ning sighed, he withdrew his gaze from the starry sky outside the window.
He stopped overthinking and decided to go to sleep.
To fall into dreams.
After all, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't change reality, and life had to go on.
What else could he do?
And at this very moment.
A rift suddenly tore open in front of him.
In a small room, a dark rift was torn open, and a ring shimmering with silver light fell out.
With such a commotion, Xiao Ning naturally couldn't fail to notice.
He was first stunned, then his face turned pale with fear, and cold sweat streamed down his face.
Spatial distortion!
Spatial fluctuation!
In the Dou Qi Continent, what kind of powerful being could wield spatial power? Who could tear open spatial rifts?
The answer was Dou Zun!
It was precisely at this thought that Xiao Ning was so frightened he dared not move.
This was spatial tearing!
This was a technique that only a Dou Zun expert could use!
The Xiao family had only a few Da Dou Shi, and the three major families in the entire city did not have a Dou Ling level expert.
Since transmigrating to this Dou Qi world, Xiao Ning had never seen a Dou Ling level expert. Encountering a spatial rift that clearly looked like it was created by a Dou Zun expert, how could he not be shocked?
After all, the entire Jia Ma Empire did not have a single Dou Zun expert!
And he had encountered... Wait, why was he still unharmed?
Time passed slowly.
Xiao Ning gradually recovered from his state of shock.
He realized something was wrong.
If a Dou Zun expert had made a move, he would have been utterly annihilated by now. However, he saw no sign of any powerful being, only a ring.
What was this?
Looking at the silver ring shimmering in the corner of the room.
Xiao Ning mustered his courage, extended his hands, and slowly picked it up.
As Xiao Ning picked up the ring, its silver light suddenly flared, and in an instant, it locked onto Xiao Ning's thumb.
Before Xiao Ning could be shocked, a "ding" sound echoed in his mind.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations on obtaining the Plane Ring!"
"The Plane Ring, from the hands of the leader of the great Plane Trading Organization, is a miraculous item that can traverse all heavens and myriad worlds."
"With the Plane Ring, the host can search for Plane Merchants from other dimensions and exchange items with them."
After a brief period of panic.
Xiao Ning finally understood a fact.
He himself, now.
Seemed to have truly received a heaven-sent opportunity, just like the protagonists in those novels.
This Plane Ring, which had suddenly fallen in front of him, was a wondrous item that could cross worlds and conduct transactions with Plane Merchants from other worlds!
According to the ring's spirit, he could use the specialties of the Dou Qi world to exchange for treasures from other worlds, and thus rapidly improve his talent.
Whether it was the Marrow Cleansing Pill from a high-martial world or the Enlightenment Pill from an immortal cultivation world, both could improve his talent.
This ring made Xiao Ning's heart burn with excitement.
The protagonists in those novels, in terms of their temperament, were usually not very different. It could be said that they relied entirely on their golden fingers and systems.
Even without golden fingers or systems, they would have excellent talent, or a powerful cultivation technique, or a mentor... In short, they all had something that set them apart from ordinary people.
Jumping off a cliff to obtain a cultivation technique was also something that set them apart from ordinary people, and it was a kind of "golden finger"!
Why could Xiao Ning only fare like an ordinary person in the Dou Qi Continent?
It was because he lacked these golden fingers. His knowledge from the 21st century in his previous life had no help in cultivating Dou Qi in this world.
Firstly, this was not an ancient world. Secondly, even if financial knowledge could be useful in this world, Xiao Ning had forgotten all of it... Not every transmigrator could have a searchable Baidu, possessing knowledge of everything.
A normal transmigrator, without the reliance of a golden finger, would probably be in a similar situation to him.
Xiao Ning had a clear understanding of himself and the difference between him and the protagonists in those novels.
In the final analysis, everyone's mentality and perseverance were similar. The reason why others could fare so well was due to their golden fingers.
And now, Xiao Ning also had a golden finger.
He naturally had the confidence to fare well with this golden finger!
"Plane Ring, I want to trade with other planes."
"..."
"Command received, initiating search for nearby worlds... Search successful, linking to a Plane Merchant from an ability world..."
A screen, visible only to him, lit up in front of Xiao Ning.
On it, the true face of the Plane Merchant from the ability world appeared.
Xiao Ning took a deep breath and began his first inter-plane transaction.
...
Night.
The stars dotted the sky.
The night was long, and Fang Ming calmly walked into Xiao Ning's home without being discovered.
This was normal.
With just a breath, Fang Ming had opened up another timeline.
Although Fang Ming appeared to be in the same room as Xiao Ning at this moment, they were actually separated by the distance between two timelines. Even if the Dou Qi Continent were to be destroyed, it would not cause the slightest harm to the timeline Fang Ming was in.
Therefore, Fang Ming naturally did not have to worry about Xiao Ning discovering him.
In fact, Fang Ming had instantly read all of Xiao Ning's memories from childhood to adulthood, both before and after his transmigration.
Both on Earth and on the Dou Qi Continent.
Then, Fang Ming discovered a rather peculiar point.