3: Awakening

After absorbing the memories of the original body, Shen Lian immediately began considering his current living environment.

Currently, everyone in the entire Heavenly Feather Sect, except for Shen Chuyun, was trying every means possible to kill him.

The most pressing matter was that he needed to possess the strength for self-preservation before the murderous intent arrived.

Since this incident happened today, that group of Old Wall Lamps in the Heavenly Feather Sect would surely be like hungry wolves smelling meat and would definitely not let him go.

If it were his previous life, while he was at the Extreme Dao Peak, he could wipe them all out with a single finger.

But with the objective factors laid out before him now, he could only choose to start everything from scratch.

The first thing he had to do was recover some of his cultivation.

Otherwise, he feared that within a few hours, someone would come to seize him and take him to the Law Enforcement Hall for interrogation.

If he willingly surrendered, the first day of his Rebirth would lead to his most miserable end.

Thinking of this, Shen Lian checked his physical condition again.

The silver lining was that although this body's dantian sea was damaged, after a hundred years of effort by this simp, it had at least recovered to the Qi Gathering Realm.

If he were only in the Body Tempering Realm, Shen Lian definitely wouldn't have a chance to survive today.

Throughout his ninety-nine lives, even without relying on the System, Shen Lian had at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, methods for repairing a dantian sea.

Back then, when facing the Dao Sovereign Flame God of the Extreme Dao Realm Thirty-Third Layer, his dantian sea suffered thousands of injuries, yet he was able to rely on his own strength to create a repair Cultivation Technique, the Great Zhou Profound Yellow Art.

Not only did he repair his dantian sea within seven hours at several thousand times the repair and absorption speed, but his cultivation even advanced further, let alone the fact that the current damage to the dantian sea was far less severe than that time.

He immediately pulled out the Storage Pouch he had taken from Ye Fan, opened it, and a pile of Heaven And Earth Treasure instantly appeared.

These were all gifts from those seven white-eyed wolves when they were trying to curry favor with Ye Fan. Each one was a rare Spirit Medicine of the current era, containing a large amount of Spiritual Qi, and many were things that Ye Fan, who was currently only in the Spirit Transformation Realm, couldn't use.

If it were his previous life, Shen Lian, during his Peak period, wouldn't have even glanced at these low-grade Spirit Medicine.

But for the current Shen Lian, they were the key to rising again.

"First, I'll set up a Spirit Gathering Formation. While repairing my dantian sea, I can also quickly absorb the Spiritual Qi hidden in nature to raise my cultivation again."

Time was pressing. Shen Lian used these Spirit Treasure and medicinal materials to quickly set up a simple Spirit Gathering Formation around his bed.

He now had to race against time, needing to possess the ability to protect himself before the group of Old Wall Lamps from the Law Enforcement Hall made their move.

Stepping into the Spirit Gathering Formation, Shen Lian sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, cast aside all distracting thoughts, and slowly closed his eyes.

His Divine Sense shifted, and Shen Lian activated the Great Zhou Profound Yellow Art. In an instant, the Spirit Gathering Formation began to operate rapidly.

As a massive amount of Spiritual Qi entered his body, Shen Lian could clearly feel the dantian sea inside him recovering rapidly at a visible speed.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the dantian sea, damaged for ten years, was finally completely repaired.

The moment the dantian sea resumed operation, the previously blocked Eight Extraordinary Meridians also began to rapidly clear.

The next moment, Shen Lian's cultivation soared like a rocket.

Qi Gathering First Layer.

Qi Gathering Second Layer.

Qi Gathering Third Layer... Qi Gathering Peak.

Breakthrough.

Essence Shaping First Layer.

However, the speed of cultivation advancement did not slow down because of the Realm Breakthrough.

On the contrary, the speed of advancement was even faster than before.

Essence Shaping Second Layer.

Ninth Layer.

Peak.

Breakthrough.

Core Building!

...Core Building Peak.

Breakthrough.

Soul Transformation First Layer!

In just half an hour, Shen Lian broke through directly from the Qi Gathering First Layer to the Spirit Transformation Realm First Layer.

But he did not relax in the slightest, continuing to rely on the Great Zhou Profound Yellow Art to absorb the efficacy of the Spirit Gathering Formation.

It wasn't until his cultivation reached the Soul Transformation Seventh Layer that the Spirit Gathering Formation's operation gradually slowed down, showing signs of shattering.

Finally, just as his cultivation reached the Soul Transformation Eighth Layer, the Spirit Gathering Formation completely shattered.

"Hoo..."

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi, Shen Lian's eyes were sharp and bright when he opened them again, and his entire Aura was completely different from his previous dilapidated appearance.

"Although I'm still just trash at the Soul Transformation Eighth Layer, it's enough to handle the current situation!"

Bang—

Just then, the tightly shut wooden door was kicked open.

Two Disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall aggressively entered the thatched hut.

One of the Disciples saw Shen Lian and immediately yelled arrogantly, "Shen Lian! You actually dared to harm Junior Brother Ye, come with us immediately..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Lian extended his hand.

Instantly, a powerful suction force pulled the Disciple directly in front of him.

He grabbed his throat. With a slight tightening of his grip, the Disciple's face immediately turned purple and blue.

The other Disciple saw this scene and immediately cried out in alarm, "Shen Lian, what are you doing! How dare you attack a Disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall, are you trying to..."

Boom—

The next second, a powerful True Essence rushed toward him, instantly blasting the speaking Disciple out of the house.

"Who allowed you, trash, to shout in front of me? Do ants deserve to speak?"

Shen Lian raised the Disciple, whom he held firmly in his hand, above his head.

"Mmm... mmm... mmm..."

The extreme suffocation caused the Disciple to continuously let out faint whimpering sounds.

Meeting Shen Lian's eyes now, he saw a sharpness and coldness he had never witnessed before.

"trash who doesn't know that death is imminent doesn't deserve to live in this world. Your destination belongs in Hell!"

Boom... As a soft explosion echoed inside the thatched hut, the Law Enforcement Hall Disciple was instantly reduced to dust.

"Huh?"

This scene happened to be seen by the other Law Enforcement Hall Disciple who had been blasted out of the house earlier.

In that instant, he was so terrified that he collapsed onto the ground.

"Y-you, you killed Senior Brother Niu? Shen... Shen... Lian, how dare you... Ah..."

With another scream, the Disciple exploded and died on the spot before he could finish his sentence.

"The biggest reason why trash is trash is their lack of self-awareness. Knowing that a strong enemy is present and their own abilities are insufficient,

yet they still dare to speak arrogantly. Such people do not deserve to exist in this world where the strong prey on the weak.

However, the two of you won't die in vain. Soon, I will send more trash to the Underworld to reunite with you,

ensuring that you won't feel lonely in the slightest on the Yellow Springs Road."

Having killed two people in succession, Shen Lian's heart was completely unmoved.

Having experienced ninety-nine lives, how few people had he killed?

Whether they were ants or favored children of heaven, as long as they were his enemies, he would choose to suppress and destroy them without hesitation.

It was a pity that his current cultivation was unable to activate the "great dao human sovereign cauldron," making their deaths too easy.

"Next, it's time to confront this group of bloodsucking parasites. You want to interrogate me, Shen Lian? Let's see what kind of price you can afford to pay!"

Today, everyone in the Heavenly Feather Sect was destined to meet a brand new Shen Lian.

Just as he was about to step out the door and head to the Interrogation Hall, Shen Lian seemed to remember something and turned back into the house.

He walked up to the bed and retrieved a package from underneath.

Upon opening it, he saw a set of black and white scholar-warrior robes that were extremely magnificent yet practical, as well as a folding fan forged from Li Jing Liu Mo.

In his memory, Shen Chuyun had tailored this specifically for him, but he had only worn it a few times.

That was because those seven white-eyed wolves had told him that such magnificent clothes were too dazzling to wear outside, and simplicity was the way to go.

The more important reason was that Ye Fan didn't like it.

Therefore, Shen Lian followed their advice, put away this only set of magnificent brocade scholar robes, and wore clothes that were no different from those of a Utility Disciple.

The ridiculous thing was that the seven white-eyed wolves never practiced simplicity, and even Ye Fan's attire was far more luxurious than his own.

As the saying goes, 'clothes make the man, a saddle makes the horse.' Shen Lian, who had been arrogant almost from beginning to end for ninety-nine lives, never shortchanged himself in terms of clothing, food, housing, or transportation, provided the conditions allowed.

After all, how could a person who didn't even love himself be qualified to receive respect from others?

Since the previous body didn't understand such a simple truth, it could only be said that his fate was entirely self-inflicted.

Of course, there was another important reason why Shen Lian wanted to change his clothes.

Because this outfit perfectly matched his dressing taste from his ninety-nine lives; although the details were slightly different, it was exactly the aesthetic type Shen Lian preferred.

How did Shen Chuyun know his taste?

Shen Lian didn't have the time to delve into these details. Instead, he stripped off his old Sect attire and put on the scholar robes.

The moment the folding fan opened, an untamed temperament radiated from his entire being.

"Starting now, I will walk the path to the Peak again! Anyone who blocks my way..."

Shen Lian closed his eyes and slowly walked out of the house.

"Will be destroyed!"

Boom—

The moment he opened his eyes, the thatched hut behind him instantly turned into ruins.

The peerless figure didn't look back, stepping toward the Sect's Law Enforcement Hall.