598: Chapter 594 Jiang Yuanzheng!! Reincarnation!

The name he casually gave caused Jiang Yuanzheng’s Soul in the swaddling clothes to tremble.

Yuanzheng, only one character different from his previous life’s name. Was this his destiny?

Jiang Yuanzheng’s heart was filled with mixed emotions. He was a top-tier powerhouse in the Lingxu Universe, capable of destroying a galaxy with a single finger, commanding billions of stars. Now, he was reduced to an abandoned infant, adopted by a low-level Cultivator at Qi Condensation Stage 3, becoming a complete “undocumented person.”

But he had no choice.

He was currently a weak infant, without any power, and unable to leave this place.

He could only pretend to be an ordinary infant, allowing Yuan Lu to hold him and follow him back to the Qingyun Sect Outer Sect’s Chore Room.

Yuan Lu’s Chore Room was very simple: a small wooden house with only a worn wooden bed, a table, and a few chairs. In the corner, there were some tools for chopping wood and dried herbs. Though simple, it was kept spotlessly clean. Yuan Lu placed Jiang Yuanzheng on the bed, carefully tucked him in, then quickly went to cook a bowl of thin porridge. After it cooled, he fed it to Jiang Yuanzheng spoonful by spoonful.

Jiang Yuanzheng looked at the thin bowl of porridge before him, his heart filled with helplessness.

In his daily life, he used to enjoy the Universe’s top-tier Spiritual Fruits and Spiritual Liquids, nourishing his Soul and Physical Body. But now, he could only drink this thin porridge devoid of Spiritual Qi.

However, he had no choice. An infant’s body needed nutrition, so he could only obediently open his mouth and let Yuan Lu feed him. Yet, deep down, he secretly vowed that once he recovered his strength, he would definitely investigate the reason for his Reincarnation and find a way to return to the Lingxu Universe.

“I wonder how Xuanyuan Yao is doing. Has he also reincarnated like me?”

Days passed, and Yuan Lu was extremely good to Jiang Yuanzheng, giving him almost everything he had.

On weekdays, when Yuan Lu went out to chop wood or do chores, he would entrust Jiang Yuanzheng to the old woman next door, who also did chores, to look after him. After returning, no matter how tired he was, he would first go to see Jiang Yuanzheng, feed him, change his clothes, and speak to him softly. Even if Jiang Yuanzheng couldn’t respond, he never tired of it.

Yuan Lu’s nature was honest and simple, without any schemes. His love for Jiang Yuanzheng was genuine, without any pretense.

As Jiang Yuanzheng gradually grew up and reached the age to Cultivate, Yuan Lu even took out his savings of many years, entrusting someone to exchange them for a few basic Qi Condensation Cultivation Techniques from the Qingyun Sect Outer Sect’s Cultivation Technique Pavilion. He carefully handed them to Jiang Yuanzheng, saying with an expectant look, “Yuanzheng, Dad isn’t capable. This life, I can only do chores in the Outer Sect. You are different; you are still young. Cultivate these Cultivation Techniques well, strive to Breakthrough Qi Condensation early, enter the Inner Sect, and become a true Immortal Cultivator. Then you can live a good life.”

Looking at the anticipation in Yuan Lu’s eyes, a complex emotion arose in Jiang Yuanzheng’s heart.

He knew Yuan Lu was doing it for his own good, but these basic Qi Condensation Cultivation Techniques were, in his eyes, simply crude and insignificant.

He was a Personal Disciple of the Cross-Universe Level mighty figure Jiang Xuchen, Cultivating the Lingxu Universe’s top-tier Star Core Dao Rhyme Cultivation Technique. From the very beginning, he had skipped all basic stages like Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment, never having experienced these lowest levels of immortal Cultivation.

Jiang Yuanzheng tried to absorb the low-grade Spiritual Qi in the air according to the Cultivation Technique’s requirements, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t draw this mixed Spiritual Qi into his body, let alone condense Spiritual Qi within, to reach the first Realm of Qi Condensation.

He once tried to mobilize the residual Star Core Dao Rhyme deep within his Soul, wanting to guide Spiritual Qi into his body, but as soon as he used the power of Dao Rhyme, a violent pain would spread through his body. Not only did he despise this Spiritual Qi, but even his body rejected it.

Repeated attempts and failures filled Jiang Yuanzheng’s heart with frustration.

He was a top-tier powerhouse who dominated the Universe, yet now, he couldn’t even achieve the most basic Qi Condensation. For him, this was a great humiliation.

But he couldn’t give up. On one hand, he didn’t want to disappoint Yuan Lu’s expectations;

On the other hand, he knew that only by Cultivating power could he control his own destiny and have a chance to return to the Lingxu Universe.

Yuan Lu was also very anxious seeing Jiang Yuanzheng’s efforts in Cultivation yield no progress. He thought it was either because Jiang Yuanzheng’s Aptitude was poor or the Cultivation Technique wasn’t good enough, so he again asked someone to exchange for several different Qi Condensation Cultivation Techniques. He also frequently went into the mountains to gather some ordinary Spiritual Plants, brewing them into medicinal soup for Jiang Yuanzheng to drink, hoping to help him improve his Aptitude and Breakthrough Qi Condensation earlier.

But even so, Jiang Yuanzheng still made no progress, and there was still no trace of Spiritual Qi fluctuation within his body.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, eighteen years had passed.

The once frail infant had grown into a tall and handsome youth, with a hint of aloofness in his brows and eyes, an arrogance deeply ingrained in his Soul that could not be completely hidden, even in his humble circumstances.

However, after eighteen years, Jiang Yuanzheng still hadn’t Broken Through to Qi Condensation Stage 1. Even though he had tried every method, he still couldn’t draw the low-grade Spiritual Qi from the air into his body, becoming a well-known “Trash” in the Qingyun Sect Outer Sect and even the entire Sect.

On weekdays, other Outer Sect Disciples often mocked Jiang Yuanzheng, saying he was a good-for-nothing with no immortal Cultivation Aptitude, unable to even achieve the most basic Qi Condensation, and that he would only be able to do chores in the Outer Sect like Yuan Lu his whole life.

Facing these taunts, Jiang Yuanzheng mostly chose to remain silent. He disdained to bother with these low-level Cultivators, but deep down, there was still a trace of unwillingness and irritation.

He had also doubted countless times whether it was because the Spiritual Qi in this world was too low-grade and his body rejected it, or if his talent was truly too poor that he couldn’t even get started with such simple Qi Condensation!

He had watched other Outer Sect Disciples Cultivate: ordinary people doing Qi Condensation didn’t need to delve into the essence of Spiritual Qi; they just needed to abide by the Cultivation Technique’s incantations, breathe and absorb at regular times daily, and follow fixed Meridians routes to draw the free-floating Spiritual Qi in the air into their bodies. With accumulation over time, they could condense the first wisp of Spiritual Qi and step into Qi Condensation Stage 1.

Even Disciples with the worst Aptitude and lowest Comprehension Ability could, with ten years of effort, always touch the threshold of Qi Condensation, not like him, where after eighteen years, his body remained empty, without even a trace of Spiritual Qi.

Jiang Yuanzheng was different.

His Divine Soul was not a product of this world—it was a Supercluster Divine Soul nourished by Star Core Dao Rhyme and tempered through billions of galaxies. Even though it was suppressed to the extreme at this moment, it still retained perception far exceeding that of Cultivators in this world.

Whenever he tried to breathe and absorb Qi into his body according to the Qi Condensation Cultivation Technique, his Divine Soul would automatically operate, instantly decomposing the low-grade Spiritual Qi he inhaled into the finest energy particles. The Impurities that ordinary people couldn’t detect were as clear as dust in broad daylight to him, densely entangled on the energy particles, turbid and shocking.

This feeling was like eating with a million-magnification microscope. Food that appeared fragrant and delicious to others, in your eyes, clearly revealed various hidden bacteria, wriggling insect eggs, and even undigested Impurities.

Anyone with such perception would be unable to swallow it calmly, and Jiang Yuanzheng was no exception.

He was a top-tier powerhouse in the Lingxu Universe, Cultivating the purest Star Core Dao Rhyme. He usually only came into contact with high-grade, impurity-free energy, and had long developed an “Energy 潔癖” (Energy 潔癖) deeply ingrained in his bones.

These low-grade Spiritual Qi, mixed with a large amount of Impurities, were like filth. Let alone drawing them into his body to nourish his Meridians, even taking one more breath made him feel uncomfortable all over, and a strong repulsion arose in his heart.

Could he, Jiang Yuanzheng, only be a Mortal? That’s ridiculous!