Chapter 1: Shi Yanlin
Shi Yanlin gritted his teeth and looked at the deep cliff in front of him, below the cliff was a river flowing with great ferocity.
"Haha... Pervert, now where are you gonna run, you will die today!" A disdainful voice came from behind him.
Turning around he looked at a giant man standing in front of him, he was bald and and an Axe was on his back.
"Shi Yong don't do this or I will jump!" Shi Yanlin yelled with his eyes bloodshot.
Shi Yong listened to him and laughed. "Jump then pervert. You think I care about your death? Your slut of a mother is already dead and now there is no-one to protect you. No-one in the clan cares about you!"
When Shi Yanlin heard his words anger boiled inside him. He hated when anyone cursed his mother.
However he currently can't do anything to him. He was powerless, a mortal without a spirit root and Shi Yong was a Blood Condensation stage nine expert.
He was realms above him in power. It was already a miracle that he was able to run from him till now. Maybe Shi Yong wanted to play with him, that's why he let him run so far.
However now there was nowhere to run.
"Shi Yong, I was accused wrongly, she was the one that pulled me in her room!" Shi Yanlin said with anger.
He has been framed, his personal servent Lei Ju seduced him and after that she accused him. And now Shi Yong was here to give 'justice.'
"Hmph! There is no use in running your mouth now. How about this, if you come here then I will only break you limbs and let you live. After all I am not that cruel." Shi Yong said with a sadistic smile on his face.
Shi Yanlin looked at his face and gritted his teeth, if he fell for his words then he would be the biggest stupid in the world.
"Hope that I die after I jump! Or I will kill you one day!" He yelled and without any thought Shi Yanlin jumped down the cliff and to the raging river.
Shi Yong looked at him and his eyes widened, he dashed toward the edge with a shocked expression and when he looked down he could see him falling inside the river.
"Tsh! I never thought he would have guts to commit suicide. I wanted to play with him some more." Shi Yong snorted and after some time he turned around and dashed towards a certain direction.
After traveling for about half an hour Shi Yong came in front of a huge town named Shi City, this was a city controlled by the Shi Family.
He looked at the huge board and the guards outside the main door to the city, however didn't stop, even the guards didnt dare to interrupt him.
Soon he was in a big mansion, this was Shi Mansion and Shi Clan's main house, this was where the patriarch and his family lived.
Moving through the mansion he soon came in front of a large courtyard and with a respectful expression, knocked on the door.
The door soon opened and a thin lady appeared in his vision.
"Is mother inside?" He asked without any polite words.
The thin lady looked at him and quickly moved aside, it was clear that her status was lower than Shi Yong.
She was actually one of the maids in the Shi Mansion.
"Yes, she is expecting you young lord." The maid quickly bowed.
Shi Yong ignored her and moved inside the door. It was a large room with ancient decoration and in a corner beside the window a woman sat there with her legs crossed.
She was gently sipping on the tea.
When she saw Shi Yong entering she placed the teacup aside and looked at him calmly.
"Is it done?" She asked.
"Yes, mother." Shi Yong bowed and nodded.
The woman took a deep breath and after that she nodded. "Ok, you can have her now." She said and then picked up the cup again, ignoring Shi Yong.
Shi Yong listened to her and moved out of the room, after that an evil smile formed on his face.
His body pumped up with power and he looked in a certain direction with a venereal gaze.
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Shi Yanlin on the other hand was currently flowing inside the river at a rapid pace. He couldn't see or do anything inside the ravaging river.
He could only give up and hope for good luck.
Although he wondered what that soft thing was that he fell on that saved his life?
When he fell down from the cliff he was sure that he would die, however to his surprise just before he could touch the water a soft thing stopped him mid air and then it entered his mouth.
Shi Yanlin didn't even had time before he was inside the water and flowing in a certain direction.
However he found one strange change in his body. He could somehow breathe underwater now.
It was a strange feeling as he was absorbing oxygen through his skin.
And there was one more change in his body and it was even more absurd! "I can even absorb Qi now!"
He was amazed, not only skin was absorbing oxygen from surrounding but also Qi.
Qi was a special power that was present in this universe and it helped people to cultivate.
Previously he couldn't cultivate because he was born without a spirit root and without it one can't sense the Qi in heaven and earth.
However now surprisingly he could not only feel the Qi inside the water but could also cultivate it inside his body.
He could feel the cool gentle Qi getting slowly accumulating inside his dantian.
Dantian was an organ below the stomach that stored the Qi.
Just like spirit root it was also important as without it one can't store the Qi.
Shi Yanlin was luckily born with a dantian.
Giving up to the flow of water he closed his eyes. As he was currently at the mercy of the flow of the river and struggling would only make his death quicker.
"Bang!" However just as he closed his eyes he felt a heavy pressure assault his head and he fell unconscious.
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The next time he opened his eyes he was on the corner of a beach. It was vacant with no human lives visible around.
Standing he moved towards the land and coughed up some water and black blood.
Grunting he turned around and looked back and when he did so his eyes widened in terror.
"This... How in the hell did I end up so far! How long was I unconscious!" He thought and looked at the ocean in front of him. There was bewildered expression on his face.
He naturally knew this ocean.
It was called Unbribled Ocean and at the edge of the continent Shi Yanlin currently was.
It was said that no-one has ever traversed this ocean yet, that's how big and dangerous it was.
However here he was now. At least two hundred thousand kilometers away from his clan.
"It shouldn't be possible!" How did I stayed alive for so long.
He looked at his body and could see many closed up wounds on his chest and hands.
He then suddenly felt something on his back and he jumped in terror. However when he turned around he saw nothing.
A frown appeared on his face and then his eyes suddenly landed on his waist.
"This..." His hands moved behind his head and he grabbed his hair. They were as long as his waist.
He then placed his hands on his face and he was even more shocked. There was a big beard. And many of his hair were already white.
Gulping his saliva he moved towards the water again to look at his reflection and when he saw his image his heart almost leaped out of his heart.
"I... I... Have turned old!" His legs stumbled backwards and he fell down on his ass.
He then stared at the sky for a few seconds. "I must be at least fifty years old!" He thought and his breathing turned ragged.
When he jumped down from that cliff he was sixteen and now he was sure that he was over fifty.
"Did it take me thirty five years to come here?!" He thought and was completely bewildered.
After a few hours of contemplating he finally came to term with his reality and stood up from the sand.
"At least I am alive!" A determined expression appeared on his face. He was happy by the fact that he was at least alive.
Then an even wider smile appeared on his face.
"This... My body... It feels powerful." He closed his eyes and focused on his dantian.
"I am already on the edge of the Bone Forging realm, I could break through the spirit formation realm anytime now!" He was now even happier!
Cultivation was divided into many realms.
They were Body Condensation, Blood Condensation, Bone Forging, Spirit Formation, Core Formation and then came Sea Expansion.
And each of the realms were divided into nine stages.
He was currently at the late bone forging realm. To be exact Bone Forging stage nine.
Shi Yong was previously only at Blood Condensation Realm. If he were to face him now then Shi Yanlin would be able to crush him as easily as an ant.