Chapter 1 Rebirth

  Ouch!

  It hurts so much!

  Heart-wrenching pain!

  His body's meridians were like thousands of tiny knives cutting back and forth, causing Chen Xuan to break out in a cold sweat and almost shout out loud.

  Muscles are torn apart bit by bit, and the energy of the soul stone repairs them bit by bit, repeating the cycle over and over again.

  "I won't give up!"

  There were several times when Chen Xuan almost fainted, and every time he was about to faint, Lao Li would come out and stimulate him.

  A white fish appeared on the eastern horizon, and the sky gradually brightened. Chen Xuan lay on his bed panting heavily, having walked back and forth through the Ghost Gate countless times that night.

  "Is the kid all right?"

  "Old man, is this how you cultivate people? Aren't you afraid of practicing me to death?" Chen Xuan said weakly as he lay on the bed.

  "If you want to become strong, you have to endure what others can't. If you can't even bear a little pain, then I'll just scatter your soul! Get up and see if there's any change in your meridians!"

  Chen Xuan took a look inside and almost jumped in fright. His meridians had expanded by a whole fold compared to yesterday, and they had also become more tenacious. If his previous meridians were like a small ditch, now they were like a small river. Moreover, his entire body emitted a foul odor.

  "Is this shaving?"

  Chen Xuan jumped down from bed excitedly.

  "Hey kid, don't get too excited too early, this has just begun, and you're already satisfied with this?" Lao Li said, striking a blow to Chen Xuan's morale.

  At this time, Chen Xuan had long since run away and found a small river to take a refreshing bath.

  In the following month, Chen Xuan underwent a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering change. His body was filled with a strong masculine energy, his meridians expanded by the Soul Stone were like vast rivers overflowing with water, and his flexibility had become much stronger than before.

  "Well done, young one! I originally thought it would take two months to achieve this effect, but you've exceeded my expectations. Let's switch to a different training method next!"

  Lǐ Lǎo nodded in Chen Xuān's soul sea.

  "What's next for training?" Chen Xuan put away his horse steps and asked immediately.

  "What kind of weapon do you like!"

  "Sword!"

  Chen Xuan spat out a word.

  The sword is the king of all weapons and also the soul of all weapons, this is also why Chen Xuan chose the sword.

  "Alright, you take this knife, every day practice with it, and sheathe it. I want the point where your knife falls to be in the same position every time!"

  Lao Li gave Chen Xuan a new training task.

  "Old man, when can I start cultivating true power? My meridians have also expanded now, shouldn't I be cultivating too?"

  "Ah!"

  Lí lǎo chén sī le yī xià.

  English Translation:

  Li Lao sank into thought for a moment.

  "It's time for you to consider it now, are you practicing that set of kung fu I told you last time?"

  "That's the one without rank!"

  "How can you not want it? I'll tell you, kid. If you want to quickly upgrade your cultivation level, this technique is the most suitable. In the past, this technique has appeared once, and many people have lost their lives for it, but until now, no one has successfully cultivated it completely. It seems that every single person who cultivates it fails!"

  "Really? Tell me about it! Sounds like it's going to be a big deal!"

  "Focus your mind and I'll pass on the mantra to you!"

  Chen Xuan concentrated his mind and saw many texts and images appearing in his brain, flying back and forth. After a cup of tea, all the texts formed into a book-like shape.

  "Swallowing Heaven's Decree, what kind of technique is this!" Chen Xuan asked.

  "Kid, don't you know? This technique was created by a heaven-defying figure. Tian Xuan, when practiced to the extreme, can even swallow the sky. Isn't that powerful? But what's even more terrifying is that it can also devour others' true strength. If you want to rapidly improve, this technique suits you perfectly!"

  "This is it! I've practiced this set!"

  Drawing his sword, sheathing it, Chen Xuan practiced this stance every day, repeating it over and over. He knew that Old Man Li had told him to practice, so there must be a reason!

  One thousand fifty

  ……

  Chen Xuan practices drawing his sword up to ten thousand times a day.

  Chen Xuan made a mark on the tree and aimed at it every time he swung his sword. At first, he could hit the mark about once in ten attempts, but after five or six days, he was able to hit it about half of the time.

  Blow out the candle, sit cross-legged, Chen Xuan turns around and swallows the sky, thick spiritual energy rushes towards Chen Xuan from all directions.

  "Absorb"

  Refine

  The refined spiritual energy slowly flowed into the dantian, and the true energy of the dantian transformed from its initial thin state to its current thickened form.

  In just three days, Chen Xuan had advanced to the third rank of the Post-Heaven stage. If word got out, no one would believe it even if they were beaten to death - advancing a rank in just three days was the benefit brought by the Devouring Heaven Technique.

  Chen Xuan pushed open the door and walked out.

  "Dad, how did you get here!"

  Chen Xuan said to his father standing outside the door.

  "Well, I've come to take a look at you. Your mother asked me to check on you. She said you've been training very hard every day and not to overexert yourself. Cultivation isn't something that can be achieved overnight, it's a gradual process. Don't rush into things, take care of your body!"

  "It's okay, I know, I'll be careful!"

  "You'll be promoted to third rank by the day after tomorrow!"

  At this time Chen Xuan's father rushed up and grabbed Chen Xuan's shoulder.

  "Alright! Alright! Alright!"

  Chen Xuan's father said three good words in a row.

  "Yesterday just broke through!" Chen Xuan said with a smile.

  "Well done, keep it up, but also take care of your body!"

  Although Chen Xuan's strength is considered the weakest in his family, seeing his child improve makes Chen Xuan's father extremely happy.

  In his past life, Chen Xuan had no parents. In this life, he must protect his loved ones well. His loved ones are Chen Xuan's reverse scales. Anyone who dares to touch them will be killed...

  A month passed, Chen Xuan had made at least nine hits out of ten knife throws, and his physical cultivation realm was also promoted from Post-Heavenly Third Grade to Post-Heavenly Fifth Grade.

  "Lao Li, shouldn't we go out and find someone to practice with? My current cultivation has reached a bottleneck!"

  "You're barely meeting my ideal standards now, it's time for you to go out. Only through actual combat can your potential be fully unleashed. Before you leave, make sure you're well-prepared. This time, when you go out, you must at least reach the level of Post-Heaven Eighth Rank before you can come back!"

  "Old man, you're not kidding, are you?!"

  Chen Xuan knew how difficult it was to upgrade one grade, the best talent could upgrade one grade in half a year at most, and those with average talent might not be able to upgrade even after a year. He had upgraded so quickly, all thanks to the care of Tian Xuan.

  "You young man, don't you have any ambition? Hurry up and get ready!" Old Lei shouted.