"Y...Young Master… The Young Master is awake!"
A servant exclaimed loudly when she noticed the young man in the bed open his eyes.
"I have to let the Mistress know!"
The servant then ran outside, leaving the young man alone in the dark room.
"My memories as the Calamity God has returned…"
The young man began recollecting all of his memories since he was born.
His was name Xiao Long, the youngest among his three siblings in the family. He has 2 older brothers and 1 older sister, and their Xiao Family is the lord of this small city near the borders of the Spirit Province, one of the larger provinces within the Eastern Cloud Continent.
He is currently 17 years old, and for the past 17 years, he has lived a casual and leisure life as a mortal who has never cultivated.
His decision to not cultivate obviously had a negative impact within the family that have given birth to many geniuses throughout the generations, but he didn't care, ignoring all persuasion going towards his way, even from his beloved mother.
Thankfully, the family gave up on trying to persuade him to cultivate after a whole year of failure.
"So this is the life I have always longed for…"
The Calamity God, who has regained his past-life memories after living as Xiao Long for 17 years, mesmerized himself with his memories that seemed like a dream.
Suddenly, two figures came running into the room, one of them directly plunging herself at him.
"?!?!"
Xiao Long was shocked to see this beautiful middle-aged woman suddenly embrace him.
Not including the times prior to his memories returning, this is his first time being embraced by anyone as the Calamity God.
"Oh, my dear Xiao Long! Do you have any idea how much you have worried your mother when you collapsed all of sudden and not wake up for so long?! You nearly gave your mother a heart-attack!"
The middle-aged woman was his mother, Xiao Mo Li, someone 'Xiao Long' was fond of.
"Mother…?" Xiao Long unconsciously muttered.
"Are you okay? Does your body hurt anywhere?"
Xiao Mo Li, looking anxious, probed his body with her cultivation.
However, when she looked into his body, her body trembled with shock from the result.
"L-L-Long'er!" she cried out loud, "When did you become a cultivator?!"
Inside his body, she was able to detect Spiritual Essence, a sign that he has cultivated and achieved First Level Profound Qi Realm!
"It is a miracle! My Long'er has finally decided to cultivate!" Tears flowed from Xiao Mo Li's eyes.
It has always been her wish to see her youngest son cultivate.
However, her reason for wanting him to cultivate was not so that she can brag about him, but so he can live longer than her, a cultivator.
Mortals and cultivators live in two different worlds not only because of their vast difference in strength but also because they have two very different life-spans.
Mortals would live at most 100 years if they are lucky, but cultivators, on the other hand, can live at least 200 years even at the First Level Profound Qi Realm.
No mother in this world would want to witness their child die before them, after all.
"Mistress, the Young Master just woke up from his slumber, so he might not be in the right mind to think properly, let alone speak with you," said the servant who brought her here, "Now that the Young Master is awake, we should let him rest and wait until tomorrow before talking to him."
Unlike Xiao Mo Li who's overwhelmed with emotions, she was able to notice Xiao Long's condition.
Xiao Mo Li's eyes widened at the servant's word, and she quickly releases her embrace. "Thank you, Xiao Bao. If you didn't tell me, I could've made his condition worse."
"There is no need to thank me, a mere servant. I am only doing my job as a servant."
"This is why you are the head servant, Xiao Bao." Xiao Mo Li smiled at the head servant, causing her to blush.
"Long'er, Mother will leave you alone now so you can get more rest. I will come back tomorrow morning before we leave for the Li City to celebrate the Young Lady of Li Family's coming-of-age celebration." Xiao Mo Li said before walking out the door with the servant, leaving him alone.
The door closed gently.
Xiao Long continued to sit there silently after they left, looking as though he was deep in his thoughts.
"Although I have lost my cultivation and my celestial body, my soul remains unchanged as the Calamity God. Perhaps it was because I entered the Yellow Springs River whilst being alive."
"And because I have the same soul, it will also have the same capabilities as though I am still alive in my previous life as the Calamity God."
"As for why I have suddenly achieved First Level Profound Qi Realm despite never cultivating, it is perhaps because…"
Killing intent suddenly radiated from his narrowed gaze. "I have lived my life without offending anyone, not even taking a step into the world of cultivation, yet someone still tried to take my life with poison? If you reveal your identity, even if you are a god, I will kill you!"
"..."
After some time when his anger subsided, Xiao Long decided to leave his room and take a stroll under the night sky.
In his memories, 'Xiao Long' would often gaze at the stars in the sky, wondering what it would be like to travel in the starry sky.
"Now that you know what it is like to travel beside the stars, even experiencing it yourself, how does it feel?" he spoke to himself as though he was talking to somebody else.
After a moment, he smiled, "I figured."
Xiao Long strolled around the residence before sitting himself by the tree outside the residence, spending the remainder of the night to gaze at the flickering lights in the night sky.