The world is a cruel place & when you experience what love truly is & see it ripped away while you helplessly watch, it becomes much worse. Elias decides to travel the world with unexpected companions while trying to come at peace with his inner turmoil. But who says that love is found within a single person?

Five days, for five entire days!
The Wu Clan's four regions, Yi Clan's four regions, Ye Clan's four regions, and the ancient aristocratic clan's three regions. Tens of thousands of major and minor clans, an army of hundreds of millions of soldiers, countless secret guards, scouts, and hundreds of cities. They had all searched the entire northern part of the continent for five days and were still unable to find any information on Jiang Yi.
Once the news traveled out, the entire East Imperial Continent was in a commotion!
So many people and the entire force of the North Thearch's Wu Clan weren't able to find a single person? Even a rat would have been found and if the Wu Clan were searching through their own territory, not even a Demigod would have been able to hide from them, right?
Unfortunately, there was no information on Jiang Yi, and this had caused an uproar in the entire continent. When the news of Jiang Yi disguising as Bai Yi and sneaking into the Buddha Castle had been made known, the East Imperial Continent had flared up even more. Countless people were all trying to guess what kind of mysterious secret technique it was. It could actually alter the soul spirit aura presence? Jiang Yi already had Heaven Evasion, and with the addition of this remarkable secret technique, not even a god could find him.
The information of Jiang Yi disguising into Bai Yi and having this strange ability was actually secretly leaked out by the Wu Clan. Of course, it was to redeem some reputation for the Wu Clan as it was truly a humiliating matter for the Wu Clan to be unable to find a single person.
Inside North Thearch City, Wu Ni and Ji Tingyu had returned to Wu Castle. When Wu Ni returned, he had immediately gone to the clan's elder hall and reported to the North King and the clan's elders, explaining everything in detail. He then took the initiative to bear the responsibilities and request for the clan's punishment.
Wu Ni's every move had obtained the Wu Clan's elders praises, and North King didn't say anything either. He simply asked Wu Ni to return and have a good rest and to cultivate. After Wu Ni returned to his Yi Castle, he received very unfavorable news!
"Su Ruoxue is missing? Tu Lao, are you certain you didn't get it wrong? How can a live person just go missing like this? Are the people in Quiet Peace Temple doing nothing?"
He glared at Tu Lao and roared with rage. He didn't mention Su Ruoxue back at the elder hall and returned to Yi Castle with high spirits as he wanted to discuss a plot with Ji Tingyu. They wanted to see how they were going to make use of Su Ruoxue to make a plan and ambush Jiang Yi. He didn't expect for Tu Lao to report that… Su Ruoxue was missing.
Ji Tingyu was also stunned. Before she and Wu Ni set off for the Purgatory Ruin, she had personally gone to see Su Ruoxue at Quiet Peace Temple. Moreover, she had instructed the men at Quiet Peace Temple that nothing must happen to Su Ruoxue. Otherwise, they were all going to be executed.
Su Ruoxue's strength wasn't high and was only at the peak stage of the Soul Travel Realm. There was an inner courtyard in Quiet Peace Temple, and Ji Tingyu had sent men to construct a powerful restriction in the inner courtyard. With Su Ruoxue's strength, it was definitely impossible for her to escape. Furthermore, the Quiet Peace Temple was being guarded by a group of monks and the Wu Clan's secret guards. There were more than ten individuals whose strength had reached the Heaven Monarch Realm, and one of them was even a high-stage Heaven Monarch. Quiet Peace City was just nearby North Thearch City, and no one would dare to act recklessly at a peaceful monastery.
Only Ji Tingyu knew about Su Ruoxue's identity, and she didn't tell anyone, not even the Wu Clan's members. She was Ji Tingyu's trump card as Ji Tingyu knew that Jiang Yi would come to the East Imperial Continent sooner or later. Su Ruoxue was her life-saving card. However, Ji Tingyu didn't expect this trump card to suddenly vanish without a trace.
Hoo-Hoo!
Ji Tingyu let out a long breath and forced herself to calm down before she looked at Wu Ni and said, "Young Master, don't be anxious. Let us go to Quiet Peace Temple to take a look. With Su Ruoxue's strength, it is impossible for her to escape. Jiang Yi isn't a god, and he couldn't have known that Su Ruoxue was in Quiet Peace Temple!"
"Go!"
Wu Ni rushed outside with rage while Ji Tingyu, Tu Lao, and the others followed quickly. A group of people took the teleportation array and arrived at the nearby Quiet Peace City.
The Quiet Peace City was a medium-sized city, and the city had imposed martial law. The streets were filled with soldiers, and there weren't any pedestrians. When Wu Ni and his group arrived, it had alerted the Quiet Peace City Lord; and a group of experts rapidly approached from the city lord mansion.
"Young Master, get them to return and don't make a huge commotion." Ji Tingyu took a scan and transmitted a message to Wu Ni. The latter understood as well and quickly transmitted a message to the Quiet Peace City Lord and led Ji Tingyu and his group straight for Quiet Peace Temple on the west side of the city.
Quiet Peace Temple was rather famous in Quiet Peace City, and the city had gotten the name because of this temple. A well-known individual appeared in this city, Abbot Jing An[1]. He was a Buddhism absolute expert and his strength had reached the peak stage of Demigod Realm, and he was revered by that generation's North Thearch. Afterward, the Quiet Peace Temple didn't produce any more experts and had been gradually infiltrated by the Wu Clan, turning it into a concealed stronghold.
Everyone's strength was rather competent, and they only took 15 minutes to arrive at Quiet Peace Temple. The monks in the temple were all under Tu Lao's men control, and after Ji Tingyu and Wu Ni personally investigated the inner courtyard, they returned to the front courtyard. Wu Ni immediately slapped the abbot of the Quiet Peace Temple and sent him flying. He then said sternly, "A bunch of rubbish. If you can't even monitor a single person, what use do you have?"
Plop!
A group of monks had knelt down with terror. These were all fake monks, and they were Wu Clan's slaves. Seeing how Wu Ni was so furious, they were naturally terrified.
Ji Tingyu spoke with a solemn tone, "Jing Xin, when did Su Ruoxue go missing?"
"Report to Young Lady!"
The abbot crawled back up with fear and replied, "Young Lady had instructed us to look after her carefully, and we naturally didn't dare to slack. Hence, we will go check on her every ten days and send some energy elixirs to her. During normal days, the inner courtyard would be guarded day and night. If there were any waves from the restriction or an expert trying to barge in, we will all be alerted. But this was the strange thing. No one had entered the inner courtyard, and the restriction is completely unscathed. That person who was inside was very weak, and it was impossible for her to break the restriction and escape. 
"Twenty days ago, when our men went in to check, they noticed that that woman had actually vanished without a trace. Once she went missing, we immediately sent men to investigate everywhere but didn't receive any information. I have even reported to the clan's intelligence hall and immediately conducted a search within the million-mile radius, and there was still no news. The person was just like the air and had vanished without a trace. Young Lady… do you think she has immolated herself?"
Bang!
Wu Ni kicked ruthlessly, sent the abbot flying out of the main hall, and even caused the abbot's chest to cave in. He then yelled with rage, "There aren't any remains in the inner courtyard, not even ashes. Try immolating yourself and see if you will leave any traces?"
"It isn't self-immolation. Su Ruoxue might look weak but has a very strong character. She will not seek death so easily until she was truly desperate."
Ji Tingyu's eyes flickered. This abbot shouldn't be lying, and this incident happened more than twenty days ago. Thus, it was impossible for Jiang Yi to rescue Su Ruoxue. Otherwise, why did Jiang Yi even intercept Wu Ni's Heaven Fate Ship? Why did he even attack Flood Martial city?
Her beautiful eyes looked around before she asked after a moment later, "Who came to the temple more than twenty days ago? Bring all the information on the list of visitors here."
Quiet Peace Temple was famous, and worshippers often came to pray. This foothold was a perfect place to make use of the worshippers to pay attention to the surrounding commotion and gather information. The abbot quickly got up and brought over the list. Every one of the worshippers was recorded, and there were even portraits of them.
Ji Tingyu flipped through the information carefully. After one hour, she lifted her head and sighed deeply. "This is going to be troublesome. If I didn't guess it wrongly, Su Ruoxue must have some special traits and had been taken away by a concealed great sect."
Wu Ni's straight brows lifted as he spoke coldly, "How audacious!? Which sect? Who would dare to take our Wu Clan's people away? Are they not afraid their sect might be extinguished?"
"They are naturally not afraid!"
Ji Tingyu smiled bitterly and sighed. "This concealed great sect isn't afraid of the Wu Clan. Not even your Grandfather would dare to provoke them unless necessary."
Wu Ni's eyes withdrew as he exclaimed, "Could it be the Heaven Hidden Sect?"
[1] Jing An means Quiet Peace.


From a young age, Jiang Yi suffers humiliation and bullying due to his sealed dantian.
One day, he wakes up to find his seal broken, allowing him to gain incredible powers. With his cultivation of the Nine Heavens Divine Flames, he embarks on a heaven-defying journey.
All territories are mine, all cultivation techniques are mine, same for all treasures.

If humanity treats me unfairly, a million corpses shall lay!
If the heavens treats me unfairly, the heavens shall burn!

"Elder Xi has gone missing? Along with the more than dozen men who went along with him deep into the mountains to conduct the search?" He lightly rolled the paper into a ball. In a swish, the paper turned into black ashes in a flash and dispersed through the gaps in his fingers.

With Scarlet District collapsed and Ashoka Manor withdrawing, all the remaining wandering ghosts have been swept up by his experts. Stronger Anomalies would not appear in the short term.

As for stronger supernatural beings who possessed some intelligence, they now knew Crimson Whale Sect's name, having lost the protection of Scarlet District. Crimson Whale Sect experts merely had to identify themselves and these beings would leave.

And those which were weaker could easily be dealt with by the sect's inner force experts.

Zhao Jiaojiao and Xu Chui, for example, have been busy cleaning up ghosts of that level.

The entire Northern Lands entered an unprecedented period of peace and stability. And Lu Sheng's reputation grew with each passing day, bright like the noon sun.

And yet, an Elder had disappeared in such a time of peace and prosperity. This was a serious provocation to the Crimson Whale Sect.

Lu Sheng briefly explained the mistakes in Lin Honglian and Yuan Zhong's moves, then made them practice on their own while he headed for the Sect Master's study.

Seated in the study, he read the documents heaped on his desk carefully. Ever since receiving Zhao Jiaojiao's reply previously, he had not received any more messages in the past ten days or so.

Given Zhao Jiaojiao's personality, her silence was likely because she had either met with some trouble, or because she was having so much fun killing that she forgot the official business.

After some thought, Lu Sheng instructed, "Get Ning San to come and see me."

"Yes, sir." A guard quickly relayed his instructions.

Before long, Ning San, who had already been in the Crimson Whale, strode into the study full of sweat.

"Ning San greets the Sect Master!" He knelt to the floor on one knee respectfully.

"Already at Intent Proficiency?" Lu Sheng was surprised. Ning San was one of those who had received his Yin Crane Web inner force impartation. Yin Crane Web quickened the speed of cultivation for inner force experts by leaps and bounds. Yet, even then, Ning San's jump from Strength Proficiency to Intent Proficiency caught Lu Sheng off guard. By usual standards, it should have taken him several years to achieve that state.

"Erm... I grasped the true meaning of my martial art one day by chance. I guess I've mastered the intent of the Mountain Penetrating Fist," Ning San said humbly. Rather than breaking into Intent Proficiency through accumulating inner Qi, he had entered the realm by his own enlightenment and insight.

Although experts who entered Intent Proficiency this way did not have as much inner Qi as the former group, their foundations were more stable. Given the same amount of inner force, they could strike with greater power. Of course, this meant that while he had entered that realm, his inner force cultivation was still insufficient. 

In the beginning, that was how Lu Sheng himself has entered Intent Proficiency—by grasping the true intent of Black Tiger Saber Technique.

On the other hand, it was Xu Chui, whom Lu Sheng had pinned such high hopes on, who had been unable to grasp the true intent of his martial arts. In the end, Lu Sheng had injected inner force forcibly into him to help him past that threshold.

"Since you've attained Intent Proficiency by enlightenment, you can come along with me," Lu Sheng instructed. Ning San was careful and observant. It was very useful to have him around to handle all sorts of matters that may crop up.

"Er... your subordinate has only just attained this breakthrough. Is it a little too early..." Ning San hesitated.

"Doesn't matter." Lu Sheng smiled. "I'll lend you a streak of inner force. Do not use it except as your last resort."

He lifted up his right palm and walked to the spot before Ning San.

"Bam!!!"

In that moment, his palm struck Ning San's forehead in the dead center like a streak of lightning.

"Szzzzz…" Huge volumes of Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi gushed madly into Ning San's body.

After his battle with Scarlet District Mistress, Lu Sheng had absorbed another century's worth of inner force from the Divine Prime experts in Martial League. Now, he injected it all into Ning San.

Ning San trembled and shook violently. The inner Qi gushing into him expanded and distorted his muscles. Even his bones were beginning to mutate.

Like Xu Chui, Ning San's body was beginning to mutate under the sudden injection of such a great amount of Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi.

Only eighty out of the hundred years of inner Qi had gone into him when Ning San began to spurt out a mouthful of blood. His aura quickly deflated and it seemed like he had reached his limit.

Only then did Lu Sheng quickly retract his hand.

Eighty years of inner Qi plus his own cultivated inner Qi base essentially maxed out the limits of Ning San's body. 

The in-pouring of so much inner Qi in such a short time caused Ning San's left forearm to inflate. The skin on his arm turned black and red, and black hair began to emerge out of it like fine spikes.

"BOOM!"

The force gathering in his left arm was growing stronger and stronger, till it began trembling involuntarily. Ning San could not help but press his arm on the floor to suppress its vigorous shaking.

"Relax... just relax..." Lu Sheng smiled. "This is because the potential in you has been activated. I was only a catalyst."

Under the control of Yin Crane Web, Ning San quickly began to feel the resistance in his left arm subsiding. Very quickly, he was back in control of his newly born left arm.

The black hair and blackish-red skin quickly returned to normal.

Ning San had long since heard from Xu Chui that Sect Master had the ability to develop the potential hidden in the human body. Hence, while he was astonished to see the mutation occur on his left arm, he did not panic.

"Thank you for your grace, Sect Master!" he exclaimed in excitement as he knelt on the floor.

Just that few seconds made him sense that his strength had grown drastically.

Lu Sheng nodded.

"Alright, go make the necessary preparations, then come with me to Tea Town." The disappearance of an expert in whom he had planted Yin Crane Web meant that he had one less fruit to reap for inner Qi. Whether it was for Crimson Whale Sect and the safety of the Northern Lands or the upgrading of his own inner force, Lu Sheng had to investigate it.

And perhaps he might even find some Yin Qi to absorb.

"Yes, sir!" Ning San acknowledged in reverence.

After he left, the study once again returned to silence. A petite figure slowly walked out from behind a shelf.

"As expected, another one of those twisted, wicked methods. Not only can it manipulate others, it can even turn others into a demi-demon form..." little umbrella girl said somberly.

"Demi-demon? You're mistaken. They're still human." Lu Sheng smiled. 

"A human like a demon? You think I'd fall for that? Call a spade a spade—they're demi-demons! Many experts are experimenting with this too anyway." Little umbrella girl snorted. "Oh, and the mantra I cultivate needs me to consume bitterness. You promised to help me regain my power!"

"Of course. So, do you want to come along with me? I'm sure this case has caused much bitterness." Lu Sheng smiled.

"Would you be at ease to let me out of your sight anyway?" little umbrella girl asked coldly.

"Glad you know it." Lu Sheng pinched her chubby cheeks.

Under the control of Yin Crane Web, little umbrella girl's attempts to dodge and maneuver away were in vain. Against her will, her body stood still on the spot, allowing Lu Sheng to pinch and rub her cheeks, and even pushed her head against Lu Sheng's palm cutely.

Squeeze~~~

Her smooth cheeks were pinched into a ball of chubby fats, then released.

"Pop."

Unable to shut her mouth, a breath of air escaped little umbrella girl's mouth, causing a strange pop.

"YOU!!!" Her face flushed red and purple immediately. "I"LL KILL YOU!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!" She raised her hands and clawed towards Lu Sheng's eyes.

Lu Sheng ignored her rage and avoided her scratches. Rising to his feet, he began browsing through books on the shelf.

Little umbrella girl could only stand there and bellow in vain. No matter how she writhed, struggled, pulled, and scratched with her upper body, her lower body was fixed to the ground without a budge under Yin Crane Web's control.

"As far as I know, Anomalies are the hardest to track. I wonder what are Anomalies exactly, from the point of view of you demons and ghosts?" Lu Sheng asked casually.

"Promise you'll never humiliate me ever again! And I'll tell you!" Weary of struggling, little umbrella girl said sternly.

"Ok."

His reply came too fast.

Little umbrella girl's jaws hung open, with a series of reasons to persuade Lu Sheng ready in her mind but prevented from being expressed by Lu Sheng's quick reply.

Simply, Lu Sheng explained the Tea Town incident.

"What do you think are the possibilities for this case?"

"A clear-cut Anomaly." Hongfang Bai calmed her emotions and said coldly, "Most Anomalies possess extremely powerful, persistent will. Without satisfying that persisting will, the Anomaly will never die or rest. Our supposed method of controlling Anomalies is simply using some special techniques to make the Anomaly think that some particular person has invaded its territory. It's not true manipulation."

"Then do you know how Anomalies are formed?" Lu Sheng asked again.

"You've got to ask Yingying that. I'm not an Anomaly so what would I know about it!" Hongfang Bai shrugged. "Based on my many years of understanding, isolated Anomalies are easy to direct and control. But if you meet a type of especially troublesome Anomaly..."

Although she was upset with Lu Sheng, she still cooperated and answered him.

"Come to think of it... compared to that class of Anomalies, I rather think that YOU are the Number One Anomaly! I just wonder who's stronger?" At that, Hongfang Bai began laughing deviously.

"I'm looking forward to the moment when you encounter them. The expression on your face..."

"Slap!"

Lu Sheng slapped her till she fell on the ground.

"Little children should not act like adults," Lu Sheng said casually. "And... what's this class of Anomalies you mentioned?"

"HOW DARE YOU!!"

"Slap!!"

Lu Sheng delivered another slap.

After a fit of struggling, little umbrella girl sat on the ground with her cheeks swollen, glaring at Lu Sheng with fierce anger.

"Those bad Anomalies are unlike Yingying. They're more like shrivelled black flowers, the filthy water under the bridge... they feel extremely foul and impure." Hongfang Bai humphed. "I once crossed paths with them. They wanted to nab Yingying, but I intercepted them. But even then, I could not catch up with them."

"Oh? Nabbing Anomalies?" Lu Sheng arched his brow. "Any way to recognize them?"

Hongfang Bai nodded.

"There is. It's their trademark that wherever they go, people around them would naturally be sucked of their life force. They can't sleep, and they're low-spirited - like they haven't slept for ages."

"Oh?" Lu Sheng suddenly fell into a daze, as if he had seen that somewhere.

It was in Tea Sect.

He recalled that mirror...

"Have you ever heard of a mirror with its back carved with a phoenix, fox and cat?" Lu Sheng asked gently.

"Phoenix, fox and cat? Don't... don't tell me you're referring to a stained-glass mirror?" Hongfang Bai's eyes widened suddenly.

Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters
Plunge the mortals weak in horrors;
Arms of gods and blades of devils,
Shroud the world in untold evils.

Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. 

In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. 

As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost.

Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…  

Kendra understood that now she is fast enough to go to Goluk and get the pots in morning. They are usually already awake at that time. She would buy as much she could, put in basket and hands and hurry home before Isaa wakes up.
Then they would check traps every morning and evening.Then forest traps and then gather as much strawberries as they could.They ate some fish, some they dried for later and most they left in the hole.
It was already  market day again .Kendra didn't go to cooks working place since then.But now with full baskets were with fish in their hands had jam jars,yhey again entered the inner city.
The young man seemed to be his helper so he was already waiting outside.He knew they would come early.He called cook even before they came near,as he saw them already when they passed the inner gate.
The cook came out and as they approached he knew that baskets are indeed filled to the brim.
When Kendra cam and gave him baskets.He counted over three dozen of fishes and two small jam jars.
''Its good you brought so many fishes.I will put them in ice storage for tomorrow and rest I will dry.''he said while looking at the fishes that seemed to be quite plump.
''I will not come for while.It seems as the summer go on that there is less and less fishes.I am sorry.'' said Kendra while looking at him seriously.
It was time to dig bigger hole and she wanted to gather there small and big fishes for transportation for the castle.It was about time.She could see that it was less water so there is chance that fishes will be less and less.
''Will you buy peasants and rabbits if I catch them.There is still jam.I found berries in forest that are edible so i will make jam from them as well.If you want fresh fruits let me know.''she looked at him as  she was troubled.She could still bring him more fish but it was time to make decisions and castle was more important.
He looked at her face and taught that it was really hard for the child to find fishes.Last time she was gone for almost ten days before she didn't find new fish spot.It seems it will get harder.
''I need to talk to my employer.I will ask him if he could rise some of the price.''he looked at her.
''Its not the price''she looked at him very troubled''I really have hard time finding spot with fishes.If there is no rain I might not find any for long time.I am sorry.''she said while she shook her head.
''I see''he realized that if this heat continues...''I will buy the rabbits and peasants when you have them.The jam I will ask when I need and I will order fresh fruit when I need it as well.''
''So be it.If I find again some fish I will bring it to you.''she said with shining eyes.She has no intention to loose such good costumer.''Hmmm.By the way.Do you prepare sometimes oysters?''
''Oysters?''he suddenly looked at her''Do you have way?I didn't see any for while because they are usually on places that have strong undercurrents.''
Kendra guessed so far.She saw last time thousands of oysters.It was as she guessed.The currents protected them not to get salvaged.
''I can bring them but only dried ones.Unfortunately I can't bring fresh ones.''she said apologetically.
''I understand.There is no problem.If you could bring me fresh ones I would pay you 1 silver per oyster,dried ones I'll pay 30 coins per peace.''he said while thinking that even if there its dried oyster he can make amazing soup.But fresh ones....
''I understand.I will have to find way.''she said in deep thought.''Wait you said you have ice storage.Where did you buy ice?''
''Here in inner city there is store.They have huge underground ice storage.They sell ice...Wait if you need ice for transportation of oysters just tell me.I can give you some of our ice.''he said while waving his hands.No need that she spends money if he could get fresh oysters.
''If I find way to get the oysters I will let you know.''she said but still wanted to see the ice trade.She could buy ice and just make some ice cream for herself and Isaa.
Crushed ice and jam or fresh fruits...mmmmm. Other things as well.She needed ice as well for her pantry.Or all that food will go bad if the things get hotter.
They went down street toward the store.She saw it from far.Carriages after carriages stood in front store as one huge peace of ice was taken out after another.
They went in and one of storekeepers came to them.Even if their clothing seems to be of cheap material,the boy still gave good feeling.
''How may I help you.''he asked the children that didn't seem to feel any cold in this place.He had his big winter jacket on but these kids just summer clothes. 
''How much is a block of ice.''Kendra asked.
''You have three sizes small,medium and big.''
''Those that were transported outside what sizes are they?''she asked.The man looked at the child with smile.Not dumb child,better not provoke.If he can enter inner city he has some backing.
''Those are medium.''he said.''There is half size smaller is small and double as big is big one.''
Kendra nodded.''then the prices.?''
''Small 50 coins,medium one silver and big two silver.''.Kendra taught it made sense.
''Do you transport the ice?''she asked.
''Yes inner city 50 coins outer city 60 coins.Nobles district two silver.''
Kendra nodded that make sense as well.Nearby cheaper ,outer city is far and nobles have money.
''How many of small ones can fit in on the carriage?''
''50''he said.Kendra got shocked she don't need that much.
''Well I need just 20.'' She explained where she lives .
''It fine.Is it one or 50, the carriage price is always same .'he said while thinking that these children definitely have some backing.Not even nobles order that many.
''I first have to see how much space I have then I will come and tell you what time you could send someone to me.I will pay half now and half when I get the ice.''
He nodded and told his boss.The boss wrote the name and address calmly not even looking at the children.When they left the man came to his boss.
''Boss those children...''he wanted to ask.
''Those children are not to be touched.They are under protection of the city Lord.If they ask you for help just do it.It is good to be on their good side.You see that boy.He is so little but earns his own money diligently.He never asked anyone for help or made any problems.So if there is any trouble ever,no matter what ,you have to help them.The Lord has eyes everywhere but can't help always.''he said and looked at the back of two small children.He nodded.''Those two children seem to have powers as well.I can feel it.''
He was after all Ice elementalist. Most people didn't know that they buy ice whole summer form someone who can make ice.If he was not injured few years ago he might have being still out there...
Kendra was in deep taught as she neared to the market.She could definitely feel someones energy.But she couldn't feel who.Maybe someone just passed buy that had powers.
Since she found out that they both had powers they tried to use the powers as much as they could.Soon she wont need anymore the traps to gather fishes.This morning she realized she can use water elements.And Isaa as well but only for short time.It seems Isaa's powers are still weaker than hers.Maybe because she is smaller than her?
When she saw market she choose to first go to the two woman.They had today lots of eggs.She bought two dozen and but in Isaa basket.
Then she wanted to buy lots of turnip and carrots to dry. The woman send her to their friend from village that came with carriage full of carrots and turnips.When she arrived most of them were already sold.But there was still lots inside.
''Hello.The friendly woman from your village sent us here.We would like to buy rest of the vegetables.How much would it be?''
''Sorry these were sold few moment ago I am about to drive them to buyer.But next market day I will bring again.Do you want me to drive to your own home?''he asked.
''Yes please.''she answered as she explained where they live.
''Oh.I know that place.On the wall right.Last year I took there some onions and garlic.''I will bring it to you straight home as soon as the gate opens.After that I can come back here.''
''That is great.I will wait.The price?''she asked in hope it wont go trough roof.
''One pound three coins.''Indeed those vegetables are ridiculously cheap.
''Then 25 pounds of each.And do you have other vegetables?''she asked.
''Onion and garlic is still too small.I will sell it later on.Cabbage as well near winter.''
''I guess then for now that is it before fall and winter.''she said while giving up on it.He looked at Kendra.
''There is near winter turnip and carrots as well.You buy some now.And on end of summer you can buy more and have some fresh ones for winter''
''If I pay now will you bring me in winter then.''she taught maybe is better.
''Then bring me ten pounds of turnip carrots each.Near winter bring the rest of 15 pounds.Then I will order the rest of vegetables.Do you know anyone with eggplants?''
''My neighbor has lots this year''
''Then bring me ten pounds of it as well.I will pay when you arrive.''she took money and payed for the carrots and turnips.
She nodded politely to the man and went to get the clothes she ordered.They were finished.She went to the city office to find officer Luar but he was not there.This time is his afternoon shift.So she will come back later she said to the friendly officer.
They went home and she took eggs from sisters basket.She actually wanted to buy so much things on market,but on the end Isaa ended taking eggs back home.She didn't let Kendra wearing it so she proudly strode with those short legs. Kendra snickered. Her sister is just too cute.
When they entered the gate they didn't feel as hot as outside.Strange.It seems that inside gate was cooler that outside on street.Kendra was worried that the house would be hot but it was not.It was still early morning so she taught about later.She wanted to make some bread here and then take it with her.
She went into pantry and took the pot where she left the yeast.She used half white-half dark flour and made mix.She made fire in the oven on as she needed warm water for the yeast anyway.
She opened door and went to get water.Inside was nice and cool.She quickly came back.She didn't want to let it heat up to much.She will one time wash herself outside and then go inside to see how deep is that well.She is curious.There is anyway no animals inside so she was not scared.
She looked at the small garden and saw Isaa running after butterflies barefoot.It was soft grass everywhere so they choose to walk without shoes when they are in this house.
Water was warm quite fast.She got used to make bread so she kneaded it quickly.She put clean cloth on it and let it grow.She looked trough pantry and she saw something like smaller door in corner.She went there and got new shock.
What is with this luck?She  went down and there was Ice cellar.Full room with ice.Nothing else.Oh.Is that reason why whole place is cold?She looked around ice cellar and didn't see any edibles. She taught that is good as well.She don't need to make that many jams.She can freeze some of the fruits,vegetables and meat.
Even if she had so much ice, she still needs more.Summer is long.And fall might be hot as well.She better be ready for it than worry.
She took few empty pots and brought down into cellar.Then she went up and put in down first all sausages.They were dry enough.She was worried that by this heat they would turn bad.She did same with dried meat and multiple peaces of bacon.Did they leave here half of a pig?
She now had time to check the pots.Most of them were empty.As she checked she found in one of them dried apples. Probably from last year.She choose to eat those as they would loose anyway taste after to long.
Three pots had fat with peaces of what its seems as meet.She took one peace out and was stunned.It was really braised meat.
She took downstairs the three pots and search further .It seems that is it. She looked at big pot of fat she had nearby.She took out smaller peaces of ice,put in medium pots and left near the fat.No other way as it seems.Lets hope the fat wont get bad.
She took the peace of meat with fat on it and planed to fry it for lunch.With carrots and some turnip peaces ...Some green onions on end.She is hungry a bit.
In time between the bread rose.She kneaded him again and before putting it in the oven she cut it in half with big knife.Like that she can cut and eat it easier.She made fire bit lighter because she didn't want to burn it.Soon smell of fresh baked bread spread out. Isaa appeared on door.
''Brother.It has such delicious smell.I am hungry.''she said while cutely looking ant Kendra.
''We will eat soon.Go bring me one carrot and one turnip can you do that?''she asked while in worry look at the bread ...then turn around so all sides are evenly baked and then closed.She was worried it will burn.It rose quite a bit since she kneaded him again.Probably good yeast.
Isaa came fast back.She used water to wash the carrot and turnip and then she cut the skin of it.She had now her own knife and even if she was just tiny child she was faster than Kendra with it.She was done in moments and brought the vegetables to her.To keep her busy Kendra sent her to garden to get and clean one young onion.
She was almost done when she heard inside sizzling.Right after that she could smell delicious aroma of fried meat.She run inside and saw that Kendra already cut vegetables in peaces and added them to the braised meat.Then Kendra put some water in ad let its simmer a bit.
Kendra found in one of small pots cooking vine.So she used it bit on meat.They can't get drunk as its alcohol  will evaporate anyway by this heat.
She looked down and saw that bread got beautiful color.She took it out and put in peace of clean cloth.She put bread in that peace of wet cloth to soften the skin and to cool of.
Isaa started again staring at food.This child.She must be really hungry.She turned around and saw that meat and veggies are almost done. Today lunch will be sumptuous. They sat outside to eat as there was smaller table and two chairs.It was good enough for them.She broke in half the bread.One half she let in dry cloth to eat later and this part she cut in even peaces and started eating with hands.Yep.No cutlery.
(They didn't know that those two people had cutlery but it was made out of silver so they took it with them...''
Never mind.Those two enjoy food.Lucky sisters.

After Kendra Johnson lived her life under great difficulties she finally died and thought that was it.
But the fate made bet with her. 
She awakened in the body of a weak child that was close to dying. Should she take a chance and live this life with full breath?
Even tho the body was weak, but the mind of the person that already lived a full life.
''I will make my wishes come true.''
''I will travel the world and explore the continents.''
''I can understand all the languages? Great with me I don't need a damn translator.''
''I need money so let's dive to the depths of the ocean and look for 1000 years old pearls.''
There is this man who can't let go. 
There is the other who thinks he is important.
There are many birds and bees.
''But what I want is just travel around and one day find a quiet spot and enjoy my life.''
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I planned to give you chapters that are long but ended up short. Why? Because it is paid by word count and the long chapters became too expensive.

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As soon as Chu Li entered Luo State City, he immediately found an inn to stay the night. 
He knew that Association Leader Qiao Zhenhai would find a way to help him. 
It was difficult to track down Feng Changwen on his own when he was limited by Zhao Dahe's abilities. 
What he needed right now was patience because he knew that Feng Changwen's uncle would find ways to finish him off as well. 
After finding a room in an inn, he went to a restaurant, and on the second floor, found a seat by the window where he listened in on other customers' conversations to collect information on the current state of Luo State City. 
He was there from noon until evening and drank two jars of wine and ate two small dishes before leaving for the inn. 
As soon as he entered the room, he saw a middle-aged man sitting inside. The man had a rectangular face, a pair of big bright eyes and a solemn expression. 
Chu Li did a fist salute and remained calm. "Senior, are you in the wrong room?" 
 "Zhao Dahe?" The middle-aged man asked in a soft voice. 
Chu Li nodded. "That's right, senior."
The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction. "You're different from what they say, you're quite polite. That's good, my name is Zhou Xun." 
 "Why are you looking for me, Senior Zhou?" 
The middle-aged man, Zhou Xun, replied faintly, "Qiao Zhenhai calls me uncle-in-law… I'm a Commander in Three Wonders Clan."
Chu Li laughed. "So, you're Association Leader's uncle-in-law! We're family then." 
 "Come here." Zhou Xun beckoned him over. 
Chu Li approached him. 
 "Stretch out your right arm." Zhou Xun instructed. 
Chu Li promptly obeyed without a hint of precaution. "Senior Zhou, you're not trying to harm me, right?" 
 "You're quite smart." Zhou Xun muttered as he grabbed Chu Li's wrist and transmitted a wave of inner energy into it which quickly spread throughout his meridian. 
Zhou Xun let out a pleased expression. 
Chu Li chuckled. "My wounds are completely healed." 
 "Have you not mastered inner strength heart techniques?" Zhou Xun asked. 
Chu Li pursed his lips. "I've tried once but was not able to draw upon any inner energy, so I did not continue. I was still able to defeat them easily after having my fortuitous encounter, so there's no need for that sort of thing!" 
Zhou Xun shook his head. "You should learn an inner strength heart technique." Zhou Xun said with a faint smile on his face. He looked calm, but he was actually trying to suppress his shock. 
When his nephew, Qiao Zhenhai sent him a message saying that there was a genius in Peace Town — one who had met with a fortuitous encounter after escaping death in a great calamity, a person who was so strong and shockingly powerful he did not have to rely on martial arts and only needed raw strength to kill innate masters — Zhou Xun became so curious he decided to meet this person whom his seemingly modest nephew spoke so highly of. 
Now that he had examined Zhao Dahe's body for himself, he observed that Zhao Dahe had an abnormally thick Meridian and could travel at tremendous speeds upon learning a heart technique. 
Additionally, at a higher level, his natural god-like strength could elevate his abilities to another tier where he could go against a Grandmaster with just an innate master's cultivation. 
As Three Wonders Clan's commander, he could immediately recruit Zhao Dahe into Three Wonders Clan and send an application to enter the Holy Church of Light, whereby Zhao Dahe could reach the sky in a single bound. By being the person who recommended him, this could benefit Zhou Xun as well. 
Chu Li shook his head. "I'm not going to master an inner strength heart technique, it's too boring!" 
 "If you don't harness your inner strength, you'll never be able to win against that Feng Changwen!" 
 "Once I get the chance, I'll definitely be able to kill him!" 
Zhou Xun nodded. "Alright, I'll give you an opportunity. We'll have to see what you can do. You do know the consequences of failing to kill him, right?" 
 "What consequences?" 
Zhou Xun shook his head as he sighed. "You'll get hunted down by Three Wonders Clan because you've killed Three Wonders Clan's disciples."
Chu Li harrumphed. "Anyone who stops me from killing Feng Changwen is my enemy, I won't go easy on them!" 
Zhou Xun shook his head. "You are still no match for a Grandmaster now, so once Three Wonders Clan starts hunting you down, there's no doubt that you'll die no matter how strong you are. A Grandmaster's punch can easily send you flying through the air." 
Chu Li nodded "Nonetheless, I must kill Feng Changwen!" 
Zhou Xun uttered decidedly. "Join Three Wonders Clan. As a Commander, I have the right to recruit disciples!"
Chu Li was shocked. "I can join Three Wonders Clan?" 
He had an excited expression that reflected his true emotions—he had finally reached this stage, now there was only one step left before he could enter the Holy Church of Light!
Zhou Xun answered, "With my recommendation, there won't be a problem for you to join, but you should know that Three Wonders Clan has strict rules that you must follow, it's nothing like the Chivalry Association and Peace Town, because Luo State City is also a complicated place so you must watch your behavior. You can't run wild as you did in Peace Town!" 
 "As long as I can kill Feng Changwen!" Chu Li nodded furiously. 
A smile broke out on Zhou Xun's face. "Good! Now, follow me to the clan!" 
Chu Li was hesitant. "It's already so late… Let's do it tomorrow."
Zhou Xun scoffed. "It's not like Peace Town here, the world will turn upside down once night falls, so you might not even be able to live past tonight! Let's go!" 
 "Okay." Chu Li agreed and followed Zhou Xun out of the inn. 
Both of them walked westward along the streets and soon entered a mansion. 
The mansion had five entrances and a after scanning the place with the Omniscient Mirror, Chu Li found a thousand people bustling about. Three Wonders Clan was truly powerful, not just because their manpower was ten times that of the Chivalry Association, but because every single one of their disciples had martial arts better than that of the Chivalry Association's disciples. 
Zhou Xun brought Chu Li to a courtyard. 
In the center of the courtyard was a bustling martial arts field where twenty men were practicing. As soon as they saw Zhou Xun enter, they all did a fist salute. 
A round-faced middle-aged man chuckled. "Brother Zhou, what a rare guest. What brings you to Morning Light Courtyard?" 
Zhou Xun gave him a faint smile. "Elder Feng, I just recruited a new subordinate and have brought him to meet you." 
Feng Xi sized up Chu Li with sparkling eyes. "Oh…? He must have a bright future if you think so highly of him!"
 "He was blessed with a fortuitous encounter; his body is unusually powerful and has a wonderful aptitude. I think he'll have a great chance at entering the Holy Church if he's guided properly." Zhou Xun grinned. "His name is Zhao Dahe." 
Feng Xi's expression did not change as he gave Chu Li a once over and laughed. "So, he's Zhao Dahe?" 
Zhou Xun nodded. "I hope that Brother Feng, you can be merciful and spare him his life."
Feng Xi waved his hands. "Since you've asked, of course I will! Kids throw tantrums and fight all the time. We shouldn't lower ourselves to their level." 
Zhou Xun smiled. "That's great. My mind is at ease with your word, Brother Feng." 
 "Brother Zhou, I still hope you show mercy on my nephew." Feng Xi chortled. 
Zhou Xun shook his head. "Oh, it's nothing." 
Chu Li watched as the two of them concealed their murderous intent under their smiling exterior. It seemed like the rivalry between Three Wonders Clan's Commanders was intense. 
 "Alright then, I won't bother you any longer." Zhou Xun did a fist salute and left Morning Light Courtyard with Chu Li hot on his heels. 
Chu Li asked. "Commander, will he forgive me just like that?" 
 "If you don't provoke him, he will not do anything." Zhou Xun nodded. 
 "But I can't kill Feng Changwen, right?" 
Zhou Xun answered. "Just look for an opportunity to kill him in one go. However, you must know that once Feng Changwen is killed, the commander won't act by himself, he'll send someone else after you instead." 
 "That's good then." 
Zhou Xun assured him, "Although I'll send someone to watch over you, it still depends on your own ability to make the plan work!" 
Chu Li nodded and asked suspiciously, "Commander, aren't you going to stop me from killing Feng Changwen?" 
 "Why would I?" Zhou Xun smiled. 


Chu Li was a particle physicist until a freak accident took his life and transmigrated him to a parallel universe — one where he wakes up with inexplicable abilities and finds himself in the running for a job in the imperial palace. 
This is a story of heroic adventures, cunning strategies and romantic tales. How will our MC thrive in a world completely strange to him? Where will his ambitions and abilities take him in the palace?

Inside a dorm room, an alarm was repeatedly going off. However, there was no attempt to shut it down. This was no ordinary alarm clock. Liu Kai's alarm could be described as a speaker on full blast, and what's worse was what the alarm clock was monotonously repeating: "Wake up.. Wake up.. WAKE UP…  WAAAKE UUP.. WAAAAKKKKEEE UUUUUUPPPP!!" With each call, the alarm progressively became louder. 
Even with all that, Liu Kai showed no signs of waking up. She was a deep sleeper, hence why she had such an atrocious alarm. Even though she was unaffected, the other dorms were definitely not in the same position, especially with such thin walls. At first, no one really minded. It was still early, and everyone was tired. Surely the owner would turn it down soon.
1 minute later… WAAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UUPPP… 
5 minutes later... WAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKEEEE UUPPPPPPPPPP, WAAAAAAAKKKKKEEEEEE UUUUUUUUUPPPP!!!! 
Someone couldn't stand it any longer. "That's it! Who is it!!? TURN IT DOWN!!! " Liu Kai's walls and doors were rattled, thumped and banged on. No response. 

After 'sometime', Liu Kai was startled awake by what seemed to be a horde of elephants stomping on her door, and loud noises coming from outside. Oh yeah… and her alarm clock. She had forgotten about that. (-_-)

Rubbing her eyes, she reached out her arms to feel for her alarm clock. Fiddling around, she finally found it and banged the snooze button in an irritated mood. Just why did she set her alarm so early, believing she would, one day, wake up? It was obviously impossible, yet she still did it to feel good about herself. CRACK. Looking at her fist, she realised she had crushed the alarm clock accidentally. Slowly, Liu Kai lifted her fist, turned to her pillow, muffled her face with it, and groaned loudly into it. 'Inner peace. Inner peace. I have inner peace. Everything is fine. Phew.' 
This was fine and all, but she had forgotten about the 'horde of elephants' banging on her door. "Hey are you in there?" "Hello?" "Come out right now!" "I'm going to kill whoever that punk is!" Numerous voices called from outside, bringing Liu Kai back to reality. Oops.. they were probably annoyed because of the alarm right? Liu Kai silently promised herself to change it from now on.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Kai hesitatingly cracked open the door, and faced the multitude of tired, irritated and angry faces. This.. was not good for a first impression, right? "Haha, hey! How do you do, friends?" Liu Kai greeted the glares with an awkward laugh, hoping grievances could be put aside in the future. From the back, a snicker could be heard. "Hey, check this guy out. He thinks he can get away just like that! Well sorry to disappoint you, it's not going to be that easy. Disturbing me so early in the morning? I'm going to make you regret that you ever set foot in this school, you punk!!" Liu Kai was at a loss. It was her first day, and she had already offended someone. 

Suddenly, the boy lunged at her, aiming to punch her face, and just as Liu Kai was prepared to defend, a voice could be heard in the distance. "What's all this commotion so early in the morning!! What are you doing! Break it up NOW! If I don't see you scatter now, I'll give everyone black marks on their records!" "Sh*t, it's the dorm supervisor! Transfer student, it's your lucky day. Mess up again, and you're dead!" With that the students scattered, most going back to their dorms to catch up on sleep.

As for the dorm teacher… he was giving Liu Kai a stare down, being the centre of the disturbance and the only one remaining in the hallway. "Transfer student Liu Kai, follow me to my office." Liu Kai trudged behind him with her head low. Indeed, she had given quite the first impression… just not the one she wanted. In his office, Liu Kai was given her first school lecture. On her first, official day of school… How embarrassing! (º¬º) 
"Student Liu Kai, I'll let this one slide as you have just transferred and have yet to learn rules. However, keep in mind that you are now a student of this school and should behave accordingly! Your uniform package has arrived. Please make sure to wear it for all classes starting from today onwards-" The dorm teacher paused and eyed Liu Kai, as if to make sure she was paying attention. When this was confirmed, he continued, "You had better make sure this does not repeat. I cannot have disruptions like this in the dorms for the sake of your wake up schedule. Use minimal volume from now on. Do you understand?"
 Liu Kai nodded, barking out a "Yes sir!" She looked as if she was ready to salute. For some reason this attitude seemed to please the supervisor, as he shook his head approvingly. 
"Very well then, be on your way," he motioned with his hands. With her hands clasping her newly packaged uniform, Liu Kai's mind was in a state of crisis. 
Surely this morning's incident wouldn't leave too much of an impression… Right?

Liu Kai's blood boils as she dreams of adventure and rivalry. Setting out, she advances into new territories, referring to the actions of web novel protagonists and their abilities to court excitement and danger. But what happens when you become too OP to feel the thrill? Follow  her adventures, as she crushes arrogant spirits (sometimes without even realising) and makes people question their existence.

They were the most unforgettable memories that the folks and Cultivators had before their death.
At that moment, they were turning Li Yao's brain upside down like sharp blades.
Even though there was an entity as weird as the mental devil inside Li Yao's brain, which could absorb tremendous negative emotions crazily, the negative emotions were still flooding in faster than they were processed!
After all, there were a million ghosts there. The hatred of a million people was definitely a world-blighting power!
When they were harassed by the unrested souls, the Cultivators' spiritual energy was jammed, and their telepathic thoughts were disrupted. Even if they were at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, they were still greatly affected.
Li Yao had been used to the blow of negative emotions and was in better shape. The other few Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were equally solemn when they were faced with the vague black gas floating around them, which was trying to find a gap and wriggle into their bodies like thousands of almost transparent bugs!
Right then, a prolonged chant of Amitabha Buddha echoed in everyone's ears.
Master Bitter Cicada's pearls broke apart into eighteen shooting stars that revolved quickly around the five of them, unleashing golden brilliance, which formed a shield like an enormous bell and drove away all the evil auras nearby.
"There are too many ghosts here. Let's not dawdle and simply charge toward Mother White Lotus' palace!"
After a roar, Qi Zhongdao launched the Heaven Flipping Seal again. Countless skeletons and zombies below him were crushed into smithereens, but they mattered little to the ghosts.
Yan Liren did not say anything, but four sword auras spurted out abruptly and interweaved into an impenetrable ball of light around him. Whoever dared draw close, be they skeletons, zombies, or ghosts, would be cut into pieces the moment they touched the light ball!
Shua!
The ball of light rolled hundreds of meters forward. The fourth sword that Li Yao crafted for Yan Liren was finally launched. The aura of the sword rushed forward like a rainbow over the heads of thousands of skeletons and zombies landing on the palace of bones that looked like a blossoming lotus flower!
The ghostly auras circling the palace could not resist Yan Liren's sword auras at all and dispersed instantly. Even the palace itself was slashed in half after an explosion. It collapsed to the ground, ending up as a heap of broken white bones.
However, the palace was empty. There was not a single soul inside it!
"Hehe. Hehehehe!"
The gloomy, frightening, and high-pitched laughter of a woman echoed in midair. The broken bones on the ground were actually wriggling slowly and jumbling into a monolithic scorpion of bones. On the back of the scorpion, the face of a woman who was gritting her teeth hungrily was patched up by all the bizarre-shaped broken bones.
Although the face was merely made of bones, the woman could almost be called pretty. However, her twisted countenance would make anyone's heart freeze after they saw her. There was no need to mention her hideous laughter, which was getting more and more miserable. It was even more wretched than the cries of the ghosts in the deepest level of hell!
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Intense white smoke was spurting out of the gaps of bones of the enormous scorpion.
Once they made contact with the white smoke, the previous lackluster ghosts and remaining souls were enlivened. They began raging and roaring.
The skeletons and zombies that had been moving slowly were accelerated, too. They split into two groups. One group was blocking the five super Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators from the other Cultivators, trying to stop them from meeting each other. The other group went to surround the five super Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators!
'Mother White Lotus' Wan Mingzhu's Cultivation was so unbelievably high that she did not possess a regular zombie but the entire palace of bones.
All the bones were her embodiments, and she could change or combine them free at will!
"White Lotus!"
Activating the Heaven Flipping Seal, Qi Zhongdao pressed the scorpion so hard that the bones were all cracking. "You are insane enough to manipulate the thousands of ghost soldiers to attack a heavy town of the Cultivators! Whoever dares to challenge the entire world of Cultivators will be blown into smithereens and cursed forever!"
"Wan Mingzhu!" Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar held the black tobacco pipe in his hand. The orange glimmer inside the pipe was flickering, and smoke was flowing out now and then. His usual casualness replaced by solemnity as he said, "Only those guilty for a crime should be punished. The Bamboo Mountain Cult, which killed your entire family and even tried to turn you into Five Desperation White Bone Corpses, has already been slaughtered by you. You should've already sought your revenge however great it is. Why do you have to vent your hatred on other sects and innocent people?"
"Fellow Cultivator Wan." Master Bitter Cicada's voice that was mixed with bitterness emerged, too. "The sea of bitterness is boundless, and you can only find the shore if you turn back. Lay down your weapon and find your inner peace! You are instigating the unrested souls just for your personal grudge and turning them into an army of ghouls. How many massacres have you committed in the southeast? You have been out of mind for too long. It is time for your repentance!"
"Haha. Hahahaha!" The pale face on the back of the scorpion laughed crazily. "Qi Zhongdao, Ba Xiaoyu, Bitter Cicada, Yan Liren, and… Master Spiritual Vulture? The so-called five strongest Cultivators on the righteous side are all here today?"
"Qi Zhongdao!
"I've been fighting you Cultivators who seem to be gracious but are in fact corrupt to the bones for long enough. You have besieged me and tried to annihilate me with your great forces more than once. Has your wish ever been fulfilled? You don't need to play any word games. If you want to kill me, just come and try!"
"Ba Xiaoyu!
"Do not think that you are qualified to criticize me just because of the vanity you gained by helping the weak! You are just another snob fishing for compliments who only has the guts to investigate the Roaring Tiger Hall and deal with mediocre forces such as the Black Devil Cult! Let's forget the ugly businesses the Grand Mystery Sect, the Purple Pole Sword Sect, and other major sects of the past and just focus on the thirty-three sects inside East Peace County. Do you dare to look into their clandestine actions from when they were rising and make sure that all the criminals are punished accordingly?
"Bitter Cicada!
"Of all the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, you are the most hypocritical of all! You talk about laying down weapons and finding inner peace, but when the Cultivators were exploiting us, why didn't you tell them to put down their weapons? When the lords sh*tted on our necks doing whatever they wanted to us, why didn't you tell them to find their inner peace? Where were you when so many folks were killed because of the Cultivation sects? Where were you when they were forced to sell their children? Where were you when our families were refined into weapons by the Bamboo Mountain Cult?
"Now, we are dead, and we are capable of seeking the justice that we deserve, but you are jumping out to tell us to put down our weapons and look for inner peace?
"Haha. Hahahaha. You are either idiotic or pure evil. How can you find inner peace if you lay down your weapons? Let me tell you. If you lay down your weapons, you can only be butchered!"
Hardly had her voice died down when the tail of the scorpion flipped, and it attacked Master Bitter Cicada!
In the meantime, the bones on its body darted out four chains, blocking the other four Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators!
'Mother White Lotus' Wan Mingzhu was fighting against five heroes of the world, but she was fearless enough to attack first!
The pity and sorrow on Master Bitter Cicada's face was even more intense than before. Without saying anything, he bashed the tail of the scorpion with his staff.
After a crack, the tail exploded suddenly!
Li Yao and the other Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators also broke the four chains without any trouble!
Qi Zhongdao's Heaven Flipping Seal pressed the scorpion to the ground, making it unable to move anymore. The crazily waving limbs of the scorpion had almost been buried to the ground.
Yan Liren launched yet another unstoppable sword aura that split the scorpion in half from the head to the tail!
However, intense white mist spurted out from the shell of the scorpion.
Infinite negative emotions were mixed inside the mist, as if thousands of people were screaming, begging, crying, and roaring at the five Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators at the same time!
"You want to kill me? It's not so easy!" Wan Mingzhu's miserable laughter was echoing inside the white mist. "You have five Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators on your side, but I have thousands of restless souls on mine! Listen to the screams when they were tormented, and look at their despondent deaths! As long as injustice exists in the world, I will never be killed or broken. I lead them to purge the sky and the earth!
"Repentance? I don't need repentance, now or ever!"
The white mist slowly dispersed. The previous enormous scorpion, however, had turned into countless small scorpions the size of a fist, which were scuttering on the ground and running away in various directions at an amazingly high speed.
Nobody could tell which scorpion Wan Mingzhu's soul was hiding in!
It was indeed a weird technique. No wonder the White Lotus Cult had savaged the southeast for decades, and countless Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators had failed to annihilate her!
Qi Zhongdao was even more serious than before. The Heaven Flipping Seal was hovering above the battlefield, triggering powerful gravity and crushing the swarms of scorpions.
Yan Liren, on the other hand, froze in midair as if he were a statue. Even his eyeballs seemed to have stopped. Only the vague will of his sword was dashing quickly among the scorpions, searching for the real body of Mother White Lotus.
Ba Xiaoyu and Master Bitter Cicada, on the other hand, were dealing with the army of ghouls that were crowding close from various directions. Otherwise, everybody might have been drowned by the ghosts after one moment of carelessness.
Although the souls of the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were extremely powerful, it was impossible for them to compete with the hatred, regret, and pain of a million people in a head-on clash!
Suddenly, Yan Liren's frozen eyeballs shivered rapidly, as if he had been caught in a weird dream.
The sword aura rushed out like a rainbow, aiming at not the crazily crawling scorpions on the ground but a seemingly vulnerable skeleton soldier that was staggering toward Master Bitter Cicada!
He was not using the duplicate of the fourth sword that Li Yao had forged for him but the real fourth sword!


“Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal, bloody, shadowy forest, we Cultivators will burn all that we have just to give off a single weak flickering spark in the darkness! 
“No matter how weak each spark is, how short-lived, how small… As long as the sparks flow unabated, then one day one of those sparks will light some tinder, and that tinder shall light some fallen branches, and those branches shall set ablaze each and every last tree of the forest! 
“In the end, even the smallest sparks will eventually set the shadowy forest ablaze and illuminate the whole world!”
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** Qidian International and the former translator, Mr. Strivon, have reached an agreement to buy out the chapters and host them on our site. We will be continuing the translation from the last chapter translated by Mr. Strivon **

River got out of bed early and rushed to the huge double doors of the manor of his aunt, occasionally greeting the housemaids and butlers he passed by.  His maternal aunt, Melinda Prance, was a busy woman; she was a well-known owner of a carriage manufacturer company, or better known as White Horse.  Her work, often times took her to places far away, thus leaving the house in the safekeeping of her servants.   
This was also the reason why, in all the years that had passed since River had come to the place, no one knew of his secret: that he was training in the art of sage craft.  
Every human born in the world of Mana had an internal energy called orb energy.  When people refer to the form this energy took, they called it inner orb.  This inner orb invisibly existed within the very body of a human person; its size determined if one were eligible to use magic or not.  Usually, an orb with a diameter of fifty meters was enough to cast magic; however, to become a mage, one must have at least an inner orb with a diameter of a hundred meter.  Those that passed this mark were considered Class F mages. 
For those that doubted if they could become mages, it had been proven by magalogists (scholars who studied theoretical magic) that orb energy did grow through practice.  
River on the other hand was one of the rare 'invalids' whose inner orb's diameter was a whopping one foot. It was a rare occurrence, but not impossible. No information as of current were found to support the claim that invalids could grow their inner orbs by practicing hard; but still, River practiced hard.
River was a determined boy, once he saw something that interested him he would run towards it regardless of the impediments; hence he was determined to understand the deep realities of magic even if he could not practice it.
Since he did not have magic, he made up for it by studying.  He probably knew more about magic than an average mage did—if he had access to a library of books tackling the mysteries of magic that magalogists were discussing, he would have probably rushed headlong to consume them in his head.  
The knowledge of magic filled his mind, magic was amazing, and the study of it was intellectually stimulating.  Because of this, River practiced hard in the pursuit of sage craft. He didn't plan on becoming a full-fledge sage though, he just wanted to be an honorary one. Sages were those who sacrificed the size of their inner orbs in order so they could accommodate the natural energy of nature; hence, not only did they have no magic, they were also powerless. However, because of this, they were able to gaze into the very essence of orb energies—at least those that had reached a high enough level.
Sages could sense impending dangers from magical beasts, or tell the weather, and forebode calamities—to top it all off, they had a library full of books regarding magic. 
He ran hastily while wearing his backpack filled with rocks as part of his exercise routine. Since River had no talent in magic he worked hard to strengthen his body, hoping that someday he might find use of it. 
He travelled through the hectic streets of the city of Peace, filled with crowds of people dressed in mediaeval get up, buying items from several stores and foreign peddlers. He waded his way to the city gates and eventually arrived at the guard post.   After paying his respects to the sentries, he ran north-east of the city to the direction of Mt. Peace. 
It took him two hours to reach the foot of the mountain and another two to reach the top, where a huge monastic temple stood in all its glory.  Its arced gateways were chiseled with angelic forms that spread their wings as if in protection of the passage ways. The wall that surrounded it had been cut from the finest stones and embellished with carvings obviously cut by the deft hands of a master sculptor.  
River continued on until he got to the gates and proceeded to enter the temple.  Inside was even more glamorous.  The buildings eloquently spoke of the past as much as it spoke of the present; the molds that grew on walls seemed to have been decoration rather than dirt.  The roofs where old and decrepit, yet its wavy curves somehow reminded one of a past one never knew of.  This temple had evidently been in this world for a very long, long time. 
There were monks, wearing brown robes with hoods that dangle at the back, dusting the courtyard or doing maintenance at the rooftops.  Some fixed dilapidated walls while others were immersed in contemplative discourses.  River greeted the monks, who responded to him gleefully with the gentle characteristic of those who trained in sage craft.  He passed by the courtyard and went inside the hall, running to his destination: Abbot Gregory's garden. 
The garden was situated in an open space surrounded by monastery buildings; to access it, one must first pass through a huge arced gateway that spoke of tales of heroism—carved in a tongue that had long died.  River passed through the arc and entered the garden.  Inside the garden was an old man, standing up with two hands clasped behind him.  A slight breeze slipped through the gaps of the surrounding buildings, filling the garden with a mystical chill.  The monk's robe danced gracefully to the tune of nature; and his eyes were closed in deep contemplation. 
"Abbot," greeted River to his master, "I've come to see you as promised." 
The abbot breathed in and out as nature's energy soaked through every part of his body. He turned towards the boy in a quick but fluid motion.  His face was old, yet oddly beautiful: the kind of beauty wise men exuded.  His long beard swayed gently with his movements. 
"My boy!" exclaimed Abbot Gregory, walking towards River. "I'm so glad you came. Are you really sure about your decision to end your training?" 
"Yes Master," confidently replied River, glancing down in morose reminiscence. "I don't think I'm fit for this kind of life. In the first place I've still haven't made peace with my past."
"True," said the abbot, sitting down on a bench right below a willow tree.  He tapped the wooden surface beside him, gesturing River to sit down. "Let us talk." 
River accepted the invitation and sat down with a thud. 
"You are one of my best disciples. You have never failed to surprise me; the greatest surprise you've ever brought me were those abilities you showed me the other day." 
River scratched his head, awkwardly responding to the abbot's sudden praise. "What are you talking about Abbot, it's something any of you can do too if you guys put your mind to it."
"And yet we don't want to," responded the abbot. "Our purpose my boy, is not to protect lives with power.  Our purpose is as simple as the purpose of a pen or a sponge: we are here to glance into the metaphysical realities of this world given to us by the creator.  We don't brandish swords, nor fight with them, we're here to help people find their meaning, so to say, for them to find a life worth living. We don't protect lives, we guide them." 
The abbot turned to the boy.  He raised his index finger and struck River on the chest.  "You were made to protect lives.  The power which you have discovered is a power unique to you, only you could have discovered it among all of my disciples.  Only you who have been rejected, insulted, trampled upon could pursue it. And only you who have known the face of dirt could truly use it responsibly."
"I know, Abbot," said River with a melancholic smile. "It's not that special though, in fact I can't even sustain it for long periods. If only I could use magic, then perhaps I'd be stronger." 
"The fact never changes: you have the strength to protect—so protect. No matter how small, the smallest contribution makeup the largest things. But remember this: although your time with us had allowed you to grow, you still have a lot to change. I wish the best for you, my boy.  I will certainly miss you."
"Would you stop that, Abbot?" chided River. "You sound like we won't be seeing each other again.  I can still come by and visit every now and then." 
"Who knows?" Abbot Gregory chuckled kindly. "My life is not mine to keep. I can sense my hour is nigh." 
"Again with your morbid jokes. It's not going to work anymore." 
The monk smiled at River while closing his eyes. "Of course—"  
His soft chuckle somehow made River feel uneasy, as if something horrible was about to happen in the near future. Thence, Abbot Gregory invited River to have tea with him, which River readily accepted without an ounce of hesitation.
 
***
 
After River's quick visit at the temple he decided to go home.  He walked the same path, but quicker since he was going downhill.  During his journey he racked his brains for what to do next. How will he revive his crippled dream of becoming a magalogist and an inventor? He could join the military and perhaps apply all the theories he knew about magic to aid military tactics then use such achievements to gain footing to get himself approved as an independent theorist and/or inventor, but that would take too long. It might not even happen, considering the fact that people had way too low of an opinion on invalids.
How about attend school? But schools had lessons involving practical, non-magic use of orb energy like starting an auto-carriage using an activation key powered by one's orb energy. He surely couldn't pass those tests, after all his inner orb was so small that it couldn't even light a luminescent crystal. After thinking about it too deeply, he decided to let it sit down for tomorrow.
Four hours later, at three in the afternoon, River arrived at his aunt's manor and marched his way towards his room.  Suddenly, a pale and slender woman, with a face slowly wrinkling of old age, wearing a red dress popular around their area, walked towards him with her bobbed hair bouncing up and down.  Her fierce expression, strict demeanor, and piercing gaze was the very description of—
"Aunt Melinda!" screamed River, sweating. "Why are you here?"   
"It's my house. Why else should I be here?" 
"What about business?" 
"This is business," curtly replied the aunt.  She took River by the arm and pulled him to the waiting chamber.  
"Where were you anyway? We waited for you for a long time."
'We?' 
River respectfully pulled himself from Melinda's grip. "I was studying, and training…" 
"Oh? Give up boy, no matter what you do, you will never be able to use magic," bluntly scolded Melinda, reaching for the door handle. "Anyhow someone's here to meet you." 
'Someone?' thought River, 'Mara perhaps or maybe mother?' 
Mara was River's little sister whom he adored with all his brotherly love.  She herself was very affectionate towards River, and hence was one of the only two people who would dare visit him, the other one being his loving mother.
The door creaked open and revealed the inside of the reception room.  The two sofas and foam chairs as well as tables and all sorts of decorations were neatly arranged to create the ambiance of simplicity and elegance, marrying each other in a wonderful balance. 
Sitting on one of the sofa was a tall man with a bulky body built.  He wore a grayish shirt with sleeves that shortly cut off near the shoulders, thus revealing the bulging muscles of his arm.  A band of black cloth wrapped around his forearms.  His face was stern and audacious, while his black hair was standing up in a flat-top haircut.  This was—
"Father!" abruptly exclaimed River. "W-what's going on?  What made you come here?"
Silence—
Antonio Pace didn't move, nor did he talk.  He just sat there, arms crossed and eyes closed.  Melinda urged River to go inside; hesitantly, River entered the room and sat on the sofa opposite his father. Afterwards Melinda left the two of them alone.
Antonio still did not speak, yet the air about him screamed of silent authority; perhaps it was because he was an enhancer? No one was sure. River looked away, trying to stave off his awkwardness by looking at some cracks over there, or some small details over here and so on and so forth.
Antonio opened his eyes. 
"You've grown," remarked Antonio, finally breaking the ice. 
"Y-yeah," nervously let out River as he scratched his cheek and glanced away. 
"I came here for one reason only," said Antonio in a stern voice. "I want you to enter Winnow Academy."
Hearing that out of a sudden, River instantly turned his head towards his father, staring at him in shock.
Winnow Academy? Wasn't it one of the four great academies of the kingdom? What did Antonio mean, him? River? Enter the academy built specially for talented mages? In the first place he wasn't magic—
"It's Mara's wish.  She kept bugging me about it, saying she won't enter the academy if you won't join her." 
"I-I"
"Don't worry, as long as you top the written exams, you will be allowed entry; and according to Melinda, your knowledge about magic surpasses even hers—a Class B mage; hence I think it's possible for you. However, you will only be entering as a student of the theory classes, practical classes won't be allowed for you."
"B-but, Father, I—"
"Take it or leave it," briefly pronounced Antonio, standing up and walking towards the door. "I'm off." 
Hence, Antonio strode off, leaving to handle some other important business. River was left there sitting down in a daze.  Winnow Academy?  He wasn't qualified for that; in the first place it was the academy where 'she' was attending.  He heard 'she' had already been engaged to the scion of the Reborn family. Seeing the two of them together might just—
Break him to pieces. 
Was this kindness or cruelty? Who knows? As in anything, River will never find out unless he tried. 

In this world of magic, mages hold supreme, developing their powers to protect their country; however, everything changes when a young teenage boy, born without magic, paves the way to a different kind of power. 

River Pace was supposed to be engaged to Runia Willow as a way to strengthen the ties between both their families.  However, when the result of River’s appraisal, at age eight, had arrived, Runia’s father immediately cancelled the engagement because they found out that River had no magic! River simply gazed at the back of Runia, forever leaving him as she strode into the world of wizardry.  He, on the other hand lost everything—he lost his dream of becoming a magical inventor and to make matters worse his family disowned him and flung him to the hectic city to live a normal life.

Eleven years later, after practicing for days without end at the temple atop Mt. Peace, he has become a sage. River then enters through the gates of Winnow Academy and shows to the Kingdom of Altis that even magicless sages can be powerful!  



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When Ye Qingtang was near the spring, she could already feel wildly surging spirit energy penetrating into her body continuously. In just a short moment, the spirit root in her abdomen was burning hot and overflowing with spirit energy!
Was the spirit root going to level up?
Delight filled her.
She had a premonition that she would definitely breakthrough to have an orange spirit root if she stayed here for two hours!
Even though it was only an orange spirit root, it was extremely precious to the current Ye Qingtang.
As long as her spirit root succeeded in advancing one level up, there was hope for her in the future.
At that thought, Ye Qingtang immediately calmed her heart down and directed her energy, allowing the constant flow of spirit energy to circulate around her whole body for her use.
As Ye Qingtang cleared her mind and started cultivating, a few inner sect disciples entered the Spirit Consonance River one after another.
"Senior Brother Hu, I heard that you killed one of the top hundred villains on the Assassination Roll a few days ago. You must have gained quite a large number of Xuanming points, haven't you?"
"Not much, it is only enough to exchange for a one-time usage right for the Spirit Consonance River. You only beheaded a Level 7 demonic beast last month. If I were you, it would be better if you don't touch those demonic beasts. It is a waste of time and energy, and not many Xuanming points can be exchanged from it."
"I only happened to meet it on a sect mission, so I killed it on convenience."
The few inner sect disciples calmed their hearts and started their cultivation after chatting a bit. The usage rights for the Spirit Consonance River were rather expensive, and they did not wish to waste any time.
To an inner sect disciple, a Level 7 demonic beast was only a creature which could be conveniently killed, yet Gu Yanqiu and the rest, who were considered the elites in the outer sect, required a team effort of ten people to attack a Level 6 Giant Lizard. Clearly, the wideness of the gap between the inner sect and outer sect was unimaginable.
Ye Qingtang cultivated with her mind at peace, treating their chatter as a fleeting breeze.
At that time, three inner sect disciples entered the Spirit Consonance River together, and the faces of the other inner sect disciples changed when they saw these three people. Everyone instinctively looked at the three at the end of the Spirit Consonance River, and their expressions became even weirder when they saw a tiny figure.
"Senior Brother Song, I am still not too familiar with the swordplay technique that the elder taught yesterday. Could you give me some guidance later?" One of the three disciples looked at the youth who was walking in the middle.
"That swordplay technique is not difficult. It is just that the quality of your sword is too lousy. We will see when you exchange for a sword worth thousands in the Xuanming Pavilion," the youth in the middle said with an arrogant expression.
That disciple nodded. He looked straight ahead and was startled to see Ye Qingtang at the spring.
"Senior Brother Song, someone stole your cultivation spot!" That disciple uttered hurriedly.
Song Junqiu frowned slightly and looked to his front. Indeed, there was an extremely foreign-looking girl cultivating at the spring. His expression turned unhappy instantly.
"Where did this person come from? How could she not know Senior Brother Song's rule of cultivating there for two hours every third day of the week before noon break? How dare she snatch the spot?" Another disciple chipped in in dissatisfaction. 
Song Junqiu did not say anything and headed to the spring directly.
Ye Qingtang felt that her spirit root contained sufficient spirit energy and was about to break through to an orange spirit root very soon, but she suddenly heard a piercing voice.
"Where did this freaking girl who doesn't keep to the rules come from? This spot is reserved by my Senior Brother Song. Quickly make way."


In her previous life, her spirit root was dug out. Despite being filled with righteousness, she is deemed heretic!

When she returns to her youth, she tries her best to resist the tides of fate by defying the heavens. Anyone who humiliated or bullied her in her previous life would suffer payback a hundred times over!

She cultivates her bloodline independently and reforges a supreme-grade spirit root! She slays despicable clansmen and regains her glory!

The rules of the world do not bind her in any way. In this life, she plans to forge a path of righteous slaughter for herself! 

He is the God that is well-respected by everyone, cold and aloof; yet, he sneaks in every night to have her have his baby. 

"Hey, have you thought it through?"
"Can I reject it?"
"You can choose to have one baby or two."
"Why must it be me!?"
"Because you stole my heart!"

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