Notes from the Inkstone: Thirty Years in the Mountains

My name is Lin Yan, I am 38 years old. In 2000, when I was 12 years old, on the day my grandfather passed away, he thrust into my hand a fragment of "Lianshan Yi" that was only one-third burned, half of "Gui Zang Qi Method" written with a brush, and a polished brass compass. He said: "Don't believe in destiny. Lianshan distinguishes the earth's qi, Gui Zang hides qi, and the Book of Changes illuminates human affairs. What can change your life is never the sky, but the compass in your hand, and the steelyard in your heart." This book has no spells or magical powers.