Chapter 1: Crossing into Another World

  Ever since he came into this world, everything was a strange yet familiar environment. Xu Zhen had been disguising himself all along, hoping to avoid drawing attention from others before he could take care of himself. And the role of Cang Ye, who was always being bullied, naturally became the best disguise. No one would pay attention to a worthless piece of trash at the bottom.

  After serving the dishes to the table, Xu Zhen turned around and left. Because these brothers did not allow him to dine with them at the same table. In their eyes, Xu Zhen was just a servant. A role like that of a servant. If it weren't for Xu Zhen's father, Cang Yun, who still had some contributions to the family, and took out half of his property to plead with the head of the household, Xu Zhen wouldn't have become an outer mountain disciple of Qingxia Sect either. It is worth noting that even as an outer mountain disciple, it was not something that ordinary people could easily achieve.

  Before long, people had dispersed. After Xu Zhen finished eating, he also got up and walked back to the table. Silently, he gathered those bowls and chopsticks, took them to the creek, and started washing them.

  "Brother Ye, every time I come here at this hour, I can always run into you, hehe."

  Xu Zhen didn't need to lift his head to know who was on the side, the little princess of the Yu family, one of the four major clans of the Yan Tian Empire - Yu Ling.

  The young generation of the four major families of Yan Tian Empire, namely Cang, Kun, Yu, and Lin, with Cang Mo Lin being the most notable. At just seventeen years old, he has already touched the threshold of a land spirit master. It's likely that before the age of twenty, he will be able to condense a flower and enter the realm of a land spirit master. His talent is not among the top two in this generation of disciples, but it is still extremely rare. In their generation of nearly ten thousand disciples, he can probably rank among the top hundred. To become an official disciple, one must be a prodigy. Not to mention the seven major empires' nearly fifty aristocratic families that produce talented individuals, even those middle and lower-ranking empires have many geniuses. Let alone the royal families of various countries, the numerous disciples of mountain gates, and the elders who protect the law. Therefore, when Cang Mo Lin becomes a land spirit master, his family will likely establish him as the successor to the position of patriarch.

  Cang Mo Lin was once considered the number one genius of the Flame Heaven Empire. As for who has the strongest talent now, it's naturally this young princess from the Yu family - Yu Ling. This little princess showed extraordinary signs since birth. Before she turned ten, she had already touched the threshold of Innate Realm, if not for her being too young and taking too many spiritual medicines that her body couldn't handle. It's likely that a less-than-ten-year-old Innate would have appeared. These performances made this little princess be taken in as a nominal disciple by the only female elder among the seven great protectors of the Qingxia Sect, "Zi Lian Wang" Zhao Zi Lian, waiting for the year-end assessment to pass before officially entering the sect and becoming the 134th generation inner sect disciple of the current Qingxia Sect.

  To put it simply, this little princess has extraordinary talent and stunning looks that are out of the ordinary. At a young age, she already possesses a beauty that can captivate cities and nations.

  "Xiao Ling, you've come here again to clean up the bowls and chopsticks. Let Gege Ye do it instead. Don't get your little hands dirty."

  "I said no means no. I can handle my own affairs." The little princess pouted, seemingly dissatisfied with saying that to "Night Brother".

  Since I was reborn in this world, the only one who can have a decent conversation with me is probably this little princess. Others are afraid to approach me, but this little princess doesn't have the arrogant and pampered air of those direct descendants, no matter what happens, she never borrows from others. In this small circle, she's considered an anomaly.

  So, when they occasionally meet, he would also treat Ling as his sister and tell her a few stories. And for some reason, Ling also seems to like being with Xu Zhen more. So, towards this cute little girl who is like a younger sister, Xu Zhen has a liking deep down in his heart.

  "Alright, our little princess is the best, Brother Ye won't interfere." Looking at Yu Ling who turned from anger to smile, Xu Zhen also felt very comfortable in his heart. In his previous life, he didn't have any relatives, and today he still hadn't seen any relatives. So for this little sister, he was always very doting.

  "Ling'er, Night Brother has gone back first. You should also go back early. The sun is about to set. It's not safe outside when it gets dark, although there aren't any high-level spiritual beasts on Qingxia Mountain, but running into those lower-level ones can be very dangerous, and if you're not careful, you might get hurt." Seeing that the bowl and chopsticks in his hand had been washed clean, Xu Zhen, who was eager to go back and cultivate, instructed Yu Ling, who was still scrubbing away at a delicate small bowl.

  "Alright, alright. You're only a few years older than me, but you speak like an adult. How annoying." Xǔ Zhèn let out a helpless smile. Yes. His current role was that of an eleven-year-old child, Xiǎo Yè. Not the previous life's Xǔ Zhèn who was already on the verge of starting a family and career. Shaking his head, Xǔ Zhèn headed towards the kitchen with the items. However, he didn't notice that this little princess, who had been pouting and complaining, suddenly broke into a sweet smile after her outburst.

  Back in the woodshed, Xu Zhen once again confirmed that no one was paying attention around him, then closed the door and walked over to the woodpile to continue cultivating the Foundation Building chapter.

  Time flies by in an instant. The sky gradually brightens, and Xu Zhen opens his eyes to quietly feel it for a moment. He senses that the power accumulation has increased slightly again. The "Hongmeng Zhuanlun Jing" is indeed powerful. However, there's one not-so-good aspect. That is, before breaking through the Pre-Heavenly stage, it's no different from ordinary cultivation methods, because the most basic condition for the cultivation method recorded above is to absorb the yin and yang energies.

  The two energies of yin and yang are what is referred to as the Haoran and Yinxu energies. Being able to absorb these spiritual energies means that one has already reached the prenatal stage. Therefore, before reaching the prenatal stage, the "Hongmeng Zhuanlun Jing" was only a passing phase. Xu Zhen could only rely on a few of the most primitive methods to slowly accumulate his own strength. At this time, studying the "Hongmeng Zhuanlun Jing" only yielded a realm. However, Qingxia Mountain is indeed one of the top five sects in the world, and its spiritual energy is incredibly dense. Originally, according to his so-called qualifications, it would take at least several years outside the mountain to accumulate to the current realm, but here, after just a few months, he has achieved such results, showing the importance of a good environment for a warrior!

  If the world knew that there was such a heaven-defying technique that could allow people to cultivate for a short period of time and yet attain the state of pre-heaven, it would probably trigger an endless struggle among the major sects. Even if the subsequent techniques were trash, just being able to attain the state of pre-heaven would be enough. Because in this world, tens of thousands of spiritual practitioners can only produce one true master!

  "It seems that the accumulation needs to be accelerated. The previous estimate was a bit wrong. I didn't expect the later accumulation to become increasingly difficult. At this speed, it's likely that even when the assessment comes, it won't be enough to achieve the Innate Realm.

  Xu Zhen is anxious to break through to the Innate Realm before the assessment, not because he wants to show off. He still understands the principle of "the tall tree will be broken by the wind". The elder guardians who conduct the assessment may not be super powerful, but they are good at judging people.

  Only by entering the Innate Realm can one skillfully use some small techniques from the "Hongmeng Zhuanlun Jing" to hide their cultivation. Otherwise, if those fellow outer sect members who know his background find out that he is progressing so quickly, they will definitely become suspicious. At that time, without any self-defense capabilities, he will definitely put himself in danger."

  In the blink of an eye, another two and a half months have passed. There are less than ten days left until the year-end assessment for outer sect disciples.

  It was still the same woodshed, Xu Zhen sat in the middle with his legs crossed, but his face was getting redder and redder. His hands were trembling slightly, a manifestation of his body not being perfectly controlled by his mind. Gradually, the sweat drops became more and more, even forming a trend of flowing water. But Xu Zhen's heart didn't feel as bad as his appearance suggested.

  Not bad, after nearly five months of accumulation. He has now accumulated his strength to the peak, and today is the moment to break through the innate with one breath.

  He quickly finished what he had to do and returned to the woodshed. After checking all around, he closed the door and piled a heap of firewood in front of it to indicate that no one was inside. Then he crawled back into the woodshed through the window.

  After doing everything with great care, Xu Zhenpan sat in the middle of the thatched hut. This was not because Xu was too timid, but rather because breaking through to the First Heaven was a matter of great importance for his future achievements. Generally speaking, when ordinary people break through to the First Heaven, they are surrounded by elders and have strict precautions taken to prevent even the slightest unexpected influence on the person making the breakthrough.

  Xu Zhen has been in this world for five months. It's basically a cycle of chores, cultivation, and then more chores, with no end in sight. He knows very little about his surroundings. Rather than trying to break through in an unfamiliar environment, he'd rather be in his own familiar woodshed. Since Xu Zhen does all the chores for the Cang family, this woodshed that should have one person living there for a day has become Xu Zhen's "private room". Except for the Cang family members, no one else would come here. And except for the last time when Cang Ye died from exhaustion, no one has been here since then. As a result, this place has actually become the safest place of all.

  "Control the spirit with the heart, control the energy with the spirit, transform emptiness with energy, and refine emptiness to return to truth. The true energy circulates, layer by layer without stopping." Breaking the Pre-Heaven is also a threshold in "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing". Only after breaking through this threshold can one continue to cultivate. Therefore, "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" specifically records the method of breaking through the Pre-Heaven.

  Xu Zhen followed the records of the scriptures, continuously operating the true qi inside his body. Making the true qi produce and flow endlessly.

  Xu Zhen continued to cultivate his inner energy, allowing it to reach its peak and circulate unceasingly through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Gradually, he reached a state where his energy was continuous and unbroken. Slowly but surely, he felt this energy begin to resonate with the mysterious forces of heaven and earth outside. Xu Zhen, who had already mastered the Pre-Heavenly Energy, knew that it was time to concentrate his power in one place and shatter the gate that had imprisoned countless people for generations.

  Take a deep breath again. Xu Zhen slowly dissolves the true energy of his whole body into one place and compresses it slowly. It wasn't until it was compressed to the point where it was almost liquid that he stopped. Once the innate energy is condensed into a liquid before birth, it means that this life will never be able to enter the innate again. At that time, there can only be these acquired true energies in the air sea.

  Gradually, the condensed postnatal true energy that was almost liquid grew more and more. Finally, at the moment when it was about to fill up the Sea of Qi, Xu Zhen suddenly directed these true energies towards the Ren and Du channels. The so-called Pre-Heavenly Great Gate referred precisely to these blocked Ren and Du channels!