“Lin Changge, a sinner of the Sect, was found guilty of improper conduct towards the Saintess Su Yao during his cultivation in the Xuanlong Pagoda. Therefore, all his cultivation has been abolished, his Bloodline extracted, and he is permanently expelled from the Sect!”
“This child’s character is despicable. No force should accommodate him, otherwise our Tianhuo Sect will show no mercy!”
…
Three days later, in Tianyin City, Ye Family.
“Uncle Ye, I’m here to annul the engagement…”
“Shut up!”
On the high platform, Ye Hongtian, the Clan Chief of the Ye Family, glared at the pale-faced young man with tiger-like eyes, then looked down at the crowd below. “The Clan Chief’s order is here. When Qing Yue returns from Cultivating in the Holy Land, she will immediately marry Lin Changge. Heaven and Earth bear witness, the sun and moon are proof!”
“Uncle Ye, no!”
Lin Changge’s pupils constricted. “I am now branded a sinner, and my cultivation is completely gone. And Qing Yue is the first heavenly prodigy of Yuan Country to enter the Holy Land for Cultivation. How can I be worthy of her?!”
“How can you be worthy?” Ye Hongtian roared instantly. “Take off your robes!”
Seeing Lin Changge shake his head, Ye Hongtian was furious. He rushed down the high platform and tore his robes!
In an instant, his strong Physical Body was exposed, covered in shocking scars!
Ye Hongtian pointed to one of them, shouting angrily, “This scar was left when you were ten years old, bitten by a fierce tiger while saving Qing Yue.”
“This sword wound was from when you were thirteen, escorting Xiao Han, and were stabbed by mountain bandits.”
“This blade wound was from when you were fifteen, fighting for the Family’s Spirit Mine, ambushed by many people, and stabbed in the chest with a blade. You were only half an inch from death!”
“And this one! This one!”
“When you were eight years old, the Lin Family was annihilated overnight. I decided to take you in, hoping you would live a peaceful life and grow up safely, but what about you? Whenever it involved the interests of my Ye Family, you always rushed to the forefront. You have seventy-three scars all over your body, every single one for my Ye Family!”
“And now, you’ve been expelled from the Tianhuo Sect, and your cultivation is gone, so you want to annul the engagement and just leave? I’m telling you, don’t even think about it. Even if I agree, Qing Yue won’t!”
Lin Changge was silent, inexplicably choked up.
In the past, his Family was destroyed, and fortunately, the Ye Family took him in and arranged his engagement with Ye Qingyue. This was a great kindness.
Lin Changge was grateful for everything the Ye Family had done for him, but now he was a sinner. Staying would only drag them down, so he chose to annul the engagement, wanting to bear the burden alone.
He didn’t expect that Uncle Ye would directly set the wedding date, resolute and unquestionable.
“Lin Changge, I watched you grow up since childhood. I know your character very well.” At this moment, Ye Hongtian’s tone softened. “The Tianhuo Sect said you plotted against Su Yao, but I don’t believe it. Not to mention your pure nature, as Qing Yue’s fiancé, how could you be interested in that Su Yao? It must be those dog-like people coveting your Bloodline and deliberately framing you. Tell me, is that true?!”
At this moment, the Grand Elder also interjected, “On the day you were crippled, her Spirit Grade Bloodline advanced to Saint Grade, attracting the Nine Phoenix Anomaly and breaking the Xuanlong Pagoda record… How can there be such a coincidence in the world?!”
“That’s right, if your Bloodline was truly stolen, we will risk our lives to seek justice for you!”
Everyone looked at Lin Changge, waiting for his answer.
Lin Changge’s heart tightened, and he couldn’t help but clench his fists, his nails digging into his palm.
But he still didn’t speak. The Tianhuo Sect was the number one Sect in Yuan Country, and the Sect Master Su Wanjun was even a Heavenly Spirit Realm expert.
Cultivation Realms are divided into Human Spirit Realm, Earth Spirit Realm, Heavenly Spirit Realm, True Spirit Realm, Divine Ability Realm, and Saint Realm.
Each Realm is also divided into nine levels.
And the strongest in the Ye Family, Ye Hongtian, was only at Earth Spirit Realm Fifth Level.
Lin Changge knew the gap between them. Giving an answer would only make the Ye Family members die in vain for him.
Ye Hongtian did not press further, but he already understood in his heart. He took out three Medicinal Pills. “Keep these Medicinal Pills well. Although the hope of recovery is slim, you must never give up. If Medicinal Pills don’t work, use Spirit Arrays. If Spirit Arrays don’t work, seek medical help. I don’t believe that among so many powerful individuals in the Eastern Continent, no one can cure you. If it still doesn’t work, we’ll go to the Holy Land, to the Divine Dynasty!”
“Also, don’t let me hear that talk about annulling the engagement a second time. You are already a member of my Ye Family. Since we are Family, we should advance and retreat together!”
These words were resounding!
“Uncle Ye… thank you.”
Lin Changge’s nose tingled.
After he left, the deliberation hall returned to quietness.
The Grand Elder cursed through gritted teeth, then whispered, “Clan Chief, after selling the Spirit Mine, our Family will have no means of sustenance. The remaining Spirit Stones will last at most one month. We need to find a way.”
“Keep your voice down, don’t let Lin Changge hear.”
Ye Hongtian shook his head. “One month is enough. I heard that Spirit Array Infusion has a chance to restore Bloodline. For the Spirit Array competition three days later, we will go all out!”
As Lin Changge walked out, he saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old defiant young man standing at the door. His eyes were slightly red, clearly having waited for a long time.
“Xiao Han?”
Ye Qinghan, Ye Qingyue’s younger brother.
“Lin Changge, did you really betray my sister?”
He was like a wolf cub, his eyes filled with anger and questioning.
Ye Qinghan knew all of Lin Changge’s contributions to the Ye Family, but he just couldn’t understand why such a thing happened.
You are the fiancé of my sister, Ye Qingyue, the number one beauty in the Eastern Region!
What does Su Yao have to compare with my sister?
Lin Changge’s expression was firm. “I didn’t.”
At these words, Ye Qinghan’s stern Face relaxed slightly, but he still stubbornly said, “If you dare to hurt my sister’s heart, I will personally kill you!”
Then, he added, “Brother-in-law… no, Lin Changge, these three Medicinal Pills in your hand were exchanged by my father using the Family’s Spirit Mine. To help you recover, my Ye Family has given everything!”
Lin Changge’s pupils constricted. “Uncle Ye sold the Spirit Mine?”
The Spirit Mine was the Family’s most important source of income and the foundation for supporting the entire Ye Family. Yet, the Spirit Mine, which they relied on for survival, only exchanged for these three Medicinal Pills?
At this moment, Lin Changge felt as if the Medicinal Pills in his palm weighed a thousand jun; that was responsibility.
“You used to tell me that the path of Cultivation is to brave thorns and overcome obstacles, walking the Great Dao alone, as difficult as ascending to heaven. But the more difficult it is, the more you must not give up, and you must always have a competitive heart… Today, I return these words to you.”
Ye Qinghan’s Face was taut. He wanted to comfort him but felt a bit awkward.
“I won’t give up!”
Lin Changge reached out and clutched the iron blade at his waist, as if he had made up his mind. “I have fallen into an abyss, but you still trust me so much… Then this path of Cultivation, I will walk it even if I die!”
…
Back in his room.
Lin Changge placed the iron blade horizontally on the desk, his gaze firm.
He knew that with his Bloodline stolen and his cultivation completely abolished, no matter how many Medicinal Pills he wasted, it would be useless. This iron blade was his last hope.
“Finally understood?”
At this moment, a clear, cold female voice came from within the iron blade.
Lin Changge spoke word by word, “The Family is already in peril because of me, and the threat from the Tianhuo Sect is imminent. I must prop up a heaven!”
This iron blade was left to him by his father years ago. Aside from being somewhat sturdy, it had no other special features, until five years ago, a woman suddenly spoke from within this blade.
The woman had always tempted Lin Changge to unseal this precious blade, claiming he could embark on a unique Dao. The unsealing required injecting heart blood, meaning he had to stab the precious blade into his heart!
Lin Changge found it incredible and did not agree.
Until today, he was completely desperate and decided to take a gamble!
Swoosh!
Lin Changge unhesitatingly plunged the iron blade into his heart. At that moment, he clearly felt the pain, and the chilling sensation brought him close to despair.
“You… don’t… lie to me.”
Lin Changge’s voice was hoarse, blood stained the iron blade, and he collapsed weakly onto the desk.
The woman said faintly, “The Overlord Body is finally going to be unsealed.”
The Void Realm began to tremble, and golden light emanated from the unconscious Lin Changge’s body.
Wherever the light passed, his injuries healed at a visible speed.
Even the ordinary iron blade began to show large patterns.
Lin Changge had a dream. In the dream, he saw a vast and profound Universe. At the end of the Universe stood a black precious blade, covered in blood-colored patterns, shaking the heavens.
He felt the blade getting closer and closer to him, as if it was going to envelop his consciousness!
When he opened his eyes, it was already the next day.
A sharp glint burst from Lin Changge’s eyes, piercing through the Void Realm. With every move, he possessed immense power.
“Human… Human Spirit Realm Ninth Level, my Realm has recovered?!”
After sensing, Lin Changge’s expression changed. “My Physical Body is actually even more terrifying than before my Bloodline was stolen!”
The woman scoffed, “You are an Overlord Body. That so-called Spirit Grade Bloodline is merely an accompanying one. How can it be compared to an Overlord Body? It’s laughable that for so many years, you treated that Spirit Grade Bloodline as a treasure, completely unaware that the Overlord Body is the most precious.”
Lin Changge asked curiously, “What is an Overlord Body?”
“The Overlord Body is a type of Emperor Body from ancient times. It can integrate the world’s Spirit Runes and wondrous methods into the Physical Body, encompassing everything and embracing all rivers.”
“An Overlord Body Cultivated to its peak is like a humanoid Divine Weapon, breaking heaven and earth and crushing all things with a wave of a hand.”
The woman snorted, “However, currently you are only an incomplete Overlord Body. You still need to find nine Ancient Secret Runes and integrate them into yourself. The nine Ancient Secret Runes represent the nine great Overlord Body God Forms. Each one found will make the Overlord Body stronger, and only when all are gathered can the true power of the Overlord Body be unleashed!”
Nine Ancient Secret Runes?
Nine Overlord Body God Forms?
Lin Changge was very excited. He looked at the iron blade in his hand and found that it had completely changed its appearance. It was entirely black, with dark red patterns on it, ferocious like a beast.
At the hilt, three small, complex characters appeared — Slaying Heaven Blade.
“Sister, what Rank is this blade?”
“Like the Overlord Body, it’s Emperor Rank.”
The woman said proudly, “Next, I will impart to you a Cultivation Technique. This Cultivation Technique spans eternity, refines the Spirit Refining blade, forges the Overlord Body, Dao Wu Shuang Xiu (Blade and Martial Dual Cultivation), slays heaven with every move, and has Qi and Blood like a Dragon. Its name is — Slaying Heaven Overlord Body Art!”
Lin Changge was shocked. His father had actually left him an Emperor Rank battle blade… Before he could think too much, a golden text appeared in his mind, causing him to enter Cultivation.
In his consciousness, blade light filled everything, each move imprinted on his heart, profound and mysterious.
The more Lin Changge practiced, the more excited he became, his thoughts racing. He couldn’t help but recall the scene in the Xuanlong Pagoda where Su Wanjun and his daughter Su Yao forcibly stripped him of his Bloodline.
Su Yao raised her fair chin — “You, a commoner whose Family was long destroyed, are already incredibly lucky to enter the Tianhuo Sect, yet you don’t know what’s good for you and constantly compete with me for first place, even trying to snatch the only spot to the Holy Land from me. Are you worthy?!”
“After today, I alone will walk this Great Dao! In half a year, I will join the Holy Land with absolutely dazzling talent, and you, just contentedly be a cripple in the mud and witness all of this!”
“Su Yao!”
A fierce glint flashed in Lin Changge’s eyes, and he suddenly roared, “You stole my Bloodline! Such shameless conduct is abhorrent to both gods and men! In half a year, before the Holy Land, I will repay this hatred and humiliation a hundredfold!”