1: Eighteenth birthday

Tianxuan Continent, Yunlan Province, Eastern Region.

Great Jin Dynasty, Prince Yan's Mansion.

Today was the Prince Yan's son’s eighteenth birthday, and the entire mansion was filled with joy.

The place was bustling with guests, truly lively.

Prince Yan, as one of the Great Jin's five great vassal kings, and a renowned Fa Xiang Realm expert, few in the Dynasty dared to disrespect him.

At this moment, in the Prince's Mansion's backyard.

The melodious sound of a zither drifted, and colorful robes danced lightly.

A young man in brocade robes lay lazily on a luxurious sandalwood rocking chair, enjoying the dance of several beauties.

The young man, Wu Ning, was the Prince Yan's son.

Wu Ning was originally from Blue Star, but he encountered a robbery, was stabbed in the kidney, and died from excessive blood loss.

After his death, his Soul Transmigrated into a fetus. Perhaps because the fetal brain was not fully developed, he only gradually recovered his memories of his previous life after the age of five.

Unlike the world he lived in before, Tianxuan Continent was a Xuanhuan world, where martial arts reigned Supreme.

Powerful experts could move mountains and overturn seas, plucking stars with their hands.

They could decide the life and death of others with a single word, looking down upon all living beings.

As a Transmigrator from Blue Star, Wu Ning had also yearned to become a strong individual, capable of flying and escaping, living without restraint.

Unfortunately, he was naturally frail, and his Meridians were different from ordinary people, stopping at the Body Refining Realm, unable to become a true Cultivator.

The Body Refining Realm could only be considered an ordinary martial artist. Above it were Realms such as Qi Gathering, Innate, True Essence, Transformation Sea, Nascent Divinity, Heavenly Palace, King Realm, and Saint.

Only the Qi Gathering Realm was considered a true Cultivator.

Unable to gather Qi, Wu Ning, though unwilling, was helpless.

He gave up after two years of effort.

Anyway, born in Prince Yan's Mansion, with his father protecting him, he could be a powerful and influential wastrel.

Spending his time teasing cats and walking dogs, listening to music with three or five friends in pleasure houses, thus living an ordinary life.

It wasn't bad either.

Looking at the soft and boneless dance of the beauties before him, Wu Ning's heart stirred.

Several years ago, he had made a pact with his father not to lose his virginity before he turned eighteen.

Today, the deadline had arrived, so he should be able to break it, right?

Thinking of this, Wu Ning was uncontrollably excited and stood up involuntarily.

“Your Highness!”

Just then, a young servant in green robes ran over quickly.

“Your Highness, something bad has happened!”

The flame that had ignited in Wu Ning's heart was instantly extinguished, and he sat back down dejectedly.

Disturbed by this.

The zither music abruptly stopped, and the dancers all paused.

Wu Ning waved his hand, displeased, “Don't stop, continue the music and the dance!”

The young servant in green robes rushed to his side, panting, “Your Highness, Princess Qingyao has brought people to break off the engagement. The Prince and Princess Consort want you to go to the front hall quickly.”

“Breaking off the engagement…”

Wu Ning frowned. This plot… Could it be that he was about to rise?

Wu Ning's heart stirred, feeling that his current situation was exactly like that of a protagonist in a trash-to-riches novel.

Now that it was a crucial plot point, would the next step be to defy Heaven and change his fate?

A moment later.

In the front hall of the Prince's Mansion, Wu Ning arrived late.

Everyone in the main hall immediately turned their gaze to him, with various expressions.

On the main seat, a stunningly beautiful woman waved to him, “Wu Ning, come quickly to mother's side.”

This stunningly beautiful woman was Wu Ning's mother, Princess Consort Murong Yin.

“Father, Mother.”

After saluting, Wu Ning leisurely sat in the empty seat beside his mother.

“Wu Ning, Princess Qingyao wishes to annul her engagement with you. What do you think?”

Murong Yin's expression was calm, with no hint of anger on her Face.

Prince Yan, Wu Tianyun, beside her, was also the same, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.

Wu Ning's gaze swept around the main hall, finally landing on the two people opposite him.

Lin Qingyao, the daughter of the Peaceful Western King.

And a gray-robed Elder.

“Since everyone is here, let's resolve this quickly. This old man is waiting to return to the Sect to report, and has no time to chat with you.”

A hint of impatience appeared in the gray-robed Elder's eyes.

“Elder Zhou, please wait a moment longer.”

Lin Qingyao stood up and bowed slightly in Wu Ning's direction:

“Young Lord Your Highness, Qingyao was fortunate enough to be favored by an Elder of the Seven Stars Sect, and will soon follow the Elder to the Sect to Cultivate. After this departure, I do not know when we will meet again.”

“In order not to delay Young Lord's life, Qingyao specifically came to visit today, wishing to annul the engagement with Your Highness…”

Wu Ning frowned, wondering if he should utter the phrase, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,” at this moment.

At this moment, even though he was mentally prepared, he still felt a little displeased.

After all, knowing was one thing; experiencing it personally was another.

Today was his eighteenth birthday.

There were many guests in the main hall, and to be publicly rejected for marriage in front of everyone, no matter how good the reason, was an act of humiliation.

Without thinking, he would soon become the laughingstock of the entire capital city.

By then, the Prince Yan's Mansion's Face would be utterly lost because of him.

Wu Ning suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly, “Princess Qingyao, I want to ask, did you consider the Face of my Prince Yan's Mansion when you came to break off the engagement today?”

“Qingyao did not consider this matter thoroughly today. I hope the Prince, Princess Consort, and Young Lord will forgive me.”

Lin Qingyao bit her red lips lightly, and bowed again to express her apology.

Wu Ning snorted coldly, “This matter concerns the Face of the Prince's Mansion. How can a casual word from you easily cover it up?”

Lin Qingyao's delicate brows furrowed slightly, secretly annoyed that Wu Ning didn't know how to appreciate her. She possessed the Lunar Profound Body and had already Breakthrough to the Innate Realm before the age of sixteen. Didn't he understand the gap between them?

Lin Qingyao's expression grew cold, and she took out a pristine white jade bottle from her Storage Ring.

“Qingyao knows that her actions today were very offensive. This jade bottle contains three Peerless Grade Qi Gathering Pills, which are a token of apology. I hope they can help Young Lord Your Highness Breakthrough to the Qi Gathering Realm soon.”

On the main seat.

A cold glint flashed in Murong Yin's eyes, then she turned and glared at Wu Tianyun.

If he hadn't been so foolish back then, haphazardly setting up this engagement, there wouldn't be this mess today.

Wu Tianyun felt a chill down his spine and looked at Lin Qingyao with displeasure, “A marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers. If you want to break off the engagement, let your father come. This King will not stoop to your level, Little girl.”

“Prince…”

Lin Qingyao's lips moved, as if she still wanted to say something.

The gray-robed Elder beside her waved his hand, interrupting her words.

“Enough, why waste words with them.”

“You're Prince Yan, right? This engagement will be broken today, whether you like it or not!”

“A good-for-nothing who hasn't even reached the Qi Gathering Realm, how can he be worthy of our Seven Stars Sect's Disciple…”

Slap!

Before the Elder could finish his sentence, Wu Tianyun slapped him across the Face from a distance.

“Old man, you've been presumptuous in front of this King several times, and you dare to insult this King's son? Did I give you Face?”

“You, you…”

The Elder's eyes widened, stunned by the blow.

Everyone in the main hall was astonished. No one expected Wu Tianyun to suddenly attack, and even the Elder, who was also in the Fa Xiang Realm, couldn't react in time.

Slap!

Wu Tianyun slapped him across the Face again, “What 'you'? It's your honor that this King hits you!”

“Ah!!”

“Damn it! I'll kill you!”

The Elder's expression was ferocious, and a powerful pressure erupted from his body, but before he could make any move, Wu Tianyun slapped him across the Face again.

This slap was particularly forceful.

The Elder's head was directly spun three hundred and sixty degrees, killing him instantly.

“Elder!”

Lin Qingyao exclaimed, her small Face pale.

Everyone was greatly alarmed.

The Elder of the Seven Stars Sect… was actually killed?

“Holy crap!”

Wu Ning was secretly shocked. This scene from his father was truly domineering!

A true man should be like this!

“Take this old man's corpse and scram!”

Wu Tianyun looked at Lin Qingyao coldly.

Lin Qingyao trembled, suppressing the fear in her heart, grabbed the Elder's corpse, and quickly walked out.

“Wait!”

Wu Ning's voice suddenly rang out.

“Lin Qingyao, our engagement is hereby annulled. From now on, there will be no more ties between you and me.”

Lin Qingyao dared not linger, activating her Cultivation to flee as if for her life.

Wu Tianyun also issued an eviction order, and the many guests hastily took their leave.

The lively Prince's Mansion quickly became deserted.

“Father, you've caused trouble!”

“That old man was an Elder of the Seven Stars Sect! Even the Imperial Family wouldn't dare provoke them, so why did you kill him?!”

Wu Ning was a little troubled.

The Seven Stars Sect was the overlord of Yunlan Province. Having killed an Elder of the Seven Stars Sect, they would probably have to flee.

“What's there to be afraid of? It's just a tiny Sect, no bigger than a sesame seed.”

Wu Tianyun waved his hand casually, then looked at Wu Ning with a serious expression.

“Son, there’s something I’ve kept from you for a long time. Now that the time is right, it’s time to tell you.”

“??”

Wu Ning looked bewildered, seeing his father’s unprecedented seriousness, and his mind began to race.

Could it be… he wasn’t their biological child?

Or, was he a stepfather?

Wu Tianyun didn’t know what he was thinking, otherwise, he would have slapped him.

He paused, then continued, “Actually, your mother and I are not from the Xuanhuan Continent.”

Not from the Xuanhuan Continent… Could it be that he was really picked up?

Wu Ning’s expression changed slightly.

Wu Tianyun’s voice continued to ring out: “Your mother and I come from a Major Thousand Worlds called Taichu Ancient Realm. I am the Young Lord of the Tai Chu Ancient Realm Wu Clan, and your mother is the daughter of the Murong Emperor Clan Chief.”

“The Wu Clan and the Murong Emperor Clan are both Supreme Emperor Clans, and even in the entire Taichu Ancient Realm, they are the most top-tier Families…”

Listening to his father’s continuous narration, Wu Ning no longer knew how to describe his feelings.

It was probably like a beggar who suddenly learned he was the emperor’s son!

It was even more outrageous than that!

Damn!

“Father, you’re not making this up, are you?”

“Why would I lie to you?”

Wu Tianyun rolled his eyes at him, then pointed out a finger, and a stream of light entered Wu Ning’s forehead, containing a vast amount of information.

This included an introduction to the Taichu Ancient Realm, detailed information about the Wu Clan and the Murong Emperor Clan, and various Cultivation common knowledge, etc.

It also included the reason why their Family of three appeared on the Xuanhuan Continent.

This was a tradition of the Wu Clan; every main Bloodline Disciple with extraordinary potential would undergo such a “Family Trial,” and only by completing the trial would they be guided back to the Wu Clan.

As the Little girl Young Lord, Wu Ning was naturally no exception.

But what was different was that Wu Ning had awakened the Wu Clan Ancient Emperor Bloodline when he was born.

To create a Supreme powerhouse, the Wu Clan Elder used Bloodline secret arts, taking his own essence blood as a guide, and refined a large amount of Peerless Grade Heaven And Earth Treasure to enhance his Bloodline purity.

The young Wu Ning could not bear this power, so the Wu Clan Elder placed Nine Seals on him.

As his Cultivation Realm improved, these Seals would be successively unsealed.

With the influx of massive information, Wu Ning felt a throbbing pain in his brain, and it took him a full half an hour to barely accept the information.

Half an hour later.

Wu Tianyun waved his hand to set up a barrier and said, “Son, I will now unseal the first Seal for you. Once the Seal is opened, you can officially Cultivate.”

“Cultivate…”

Wu Ning immediately became excited, “Father, let’s start quickly!”

Wu Tianyun smiled slightly and placed a hand on his shoulder.

The next moment, Wu Ning felt a surge of majestic power pour into his body.

Immediately afterward, he felt as if something in his body had broken, and waves of scorching Bloodline Power gushed out, instantly turning his clothes into ashes.

“Ah—!”

Wu Ning let out a scream.

He felt every inch of his flesh and every cell in his body being scoured and roasted.

His veins bulged, and his skin turned blood red.

The pain was extreme.

It felt as if his entire Physical Body would explode in the next instant.

“Ning’er…”

Murong Yin felt a pang of heartache, her heart instantly tightening, but she knew this was something he had to experience.

During the long agony, another two hours passed, and Wu Ning felt the pain lessen considerably.

He wasn’t sure if it had truly lessened or if he had simply adapted to the pain.

Murong Yin took out a profound pill and fed it to him.

“Ning’er, how do you feel? Does it still hurt?”

The profound pill entered his stomach, immediately transforming into a cool energy that soothed his Physical Body and Soul.

“Mother, I’m fine…”

Wu Ning quickly recovered. After the extreme pain came extreme comfort, a feeling of being light and airy, and his entire body was filled with power!

“Cough cough, put your clothes on first.”

Wu Tianyun reminded him.

Wu Ning’s Face flushed, and he realized that his clothes had disappeared, leaving him completely naked.

He gasped and instantly rushed into the house.

Behind him, bursts of laughter could be heard.

…

A quarter of an hour later.

“Son, the first Seal has been lifted. You can now begin to Cultivate…”

Wu Tianyun said with a smile.

A golden light flew from his hand and instantly entered Wu Ning’s forehead.

Subsequently, Wu Ning discovered a mysterious golden page in his mind, exuding profound Dao rhythm.

“This is our Wu Clan’s Clan-suppressing Cultivation Technique, the Refining Heaven Ancient Scripture, which only the main Bloodline Disciples of the Wu Clan can Cultivate…”

Under Wu Tianyun’s guidance, Wu Ning began to comprehend the Cultivation Technique and entered a Cultivation state.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi was gradually drawn over, swirling around him, and with each breath he took, it slowly entered the major acupoints around his body.

Wu Ning’s aura began to surge, instantly breaking through the Qi Gathering Realm and entering the Innate Realm…

Innate Second Stage!

Innate Third Stage!

…

Innate Ninth Stage!

True Essence First Stage!

…

True Essence Ninth Stage

Transformation Sea First Stage!

…

It wasn’t until he entered the Transformation Sea Realm that his Cultivation Realm growth rate began to slow down, finally stabilizing at Transformation Sea Ninth Stage.

“Son, first adapt to your current Cultivation Realm. Rest for two days before continuing to Cultivate. Don’t rush to Breakthrough.”

“With the first Bloodline Seal unlocked, it’s enough for you to reach above the King Realm within a month. There’s no need to rush.”

Wu Ning nodded, eager to test his Cultivation Realm.

Transformation Sea Realm! In the Great Jin Dynasty, that was a top-tier existence!

Wu Tianyun stopped him, his tone becoming serious: “Son, now that you have begun to Cultivate, your mother and I must also leave.”

Wu Ning was not surprised by this; he already understood the rules of the so-called “Family Trial.”

One could not rely on Family power but needed to grow step by step through one’s own efforts, honing one’s state of mind and will in the process.

This was a crucial part of ensuring the Wu Clan’s long-lasting prosperity.

Wu Tianyun handed him two jade slips.

“The golden jade slip contains three attacks from your father, enough to resolve three disasters for you. The purple jade slip is a symbol of a direct Disciple of the Family. Once you crush it, someone will guide you back to the Family.”

“However, your father hopes that you won’t need to use these two items and will rely on your own efforts to return to the Family.”

“Father, rest assured, your son will not disappoint you.”

Wu Ning was brimming with confidence at this moment.

Wu Tianyun nodded with satisfaction, “Of course, safety is paramount. If you encounter an irresistible danger, you must use them.”

“Your son understands.”

Murong Yin’s Face was full of reluctance, and she hugged Wu Ning, “Ning’er, you must be extra careful when you are out alone. Your mother and father will wait for you in the Taichu Ancient Realm…”

“Mother…”

Soon, the figures of Murong Yin and Wu Tianyun dissipated between heaven and earth.

In reality, these were just their Incarnations of magical power.

Wu Ning stared blankly at the sky, feeling a sense of loss in his heart, until a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind, startling him awake.

【Ding, detected that the host has begun to Cultivate. The Invincible Sign-in System is activating…】

【System activating… 10%… 50%… 99%…】

【Ding, System activation complete.】

A series of prompt sounds kept ringing.

Wu Ning was stunned.

“Holy crap! System?!”

As a Transmigration from Blue Star, how could he not know the existence of a System.

This was the standard for Transmigration!

“Damn! There really is a System. Turns out novels weren’t lying!”

【Ding, the Invincible Sign-in System has successfully bound. The host has a Newbie Gift Pack (Newbie Gift Pack). Would you like to open it?】

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PS: Xuanhuan Continent Realms: Body Refining, Qi Gathering, Innate, True Essence, Transformation Sea, Fa Xiang Realm, Heavenly Palace, King Realm, Saint, Venerable, Quasi-Emperor, Great Emperor.

Each Realm has Nine Heavens (except Quasi-Emperor, which is divided into Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Peak, Perfection).

Among them, top-tier Saints are Saint Kings, top-tier Venerables are Supremes, and top-tier Great Emperors are Emperor Venerables.