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Chapter 19 - Teng Fen’s past

Inside a dark cave, a silhouette could be seen walking towards a large glowing cube. This cube was covered with runes written in an unknown language and was the only source of light in this dark place.

If one could see this silhouette, they would immediately recognize Teng Fen, the respected leader of the Soaring Immortal Sect, the most powerful sect in the Immortal World.

Although Teng Fen could perfectly control his emotions, a small smile could be seen on his handsome face as he was getting closer to the cube.

He finally found it. After more than five hundred years of search, he finally found the Divine Astral Scripture. With this Divine Cultivation method, he will definitely reach the Heavenly Saint realm and attain Godhood.

He was only one step away from getting it. He could see the strange blue runes wrote in a language even he couldn't understand carved on the cube. Now, the only thing he needed to do was to pour a drop of his blood on the glowing cube in front of him to obtain the scripture.

He took out his celestial sword, Longyuan, from his spatial ring, but before he could cut his finger, he felt a presence behind him.

Teng Fen quickly turned and parried the surprise attack. However, he was not fast enough and suffered a slight cut in the right shoulder. He was about to counter-attack but was shocked when he saw the person who attacked him.

That person took this opportunity to distance himself from Teng Fen.

"Little brother Yan?" Asked Teng Fen.

"Big brother Fen, it's been a long time. Thank you for finding the Divine Astral Scripture for me!" Said the mysterious aggressor, smirking.

Teng Fen frowned furiously and hatred filled his heart. He never suspected that his own brother would betray him. They grew up together and founded the Soaring Immortal Sect tens of thousands of years ago.

"You… You dare to betray your own brother! You will pay for this!" Exclaimed Teng Fen, releasing a powerful killing intent. The whole cave shook under his rage.

He disappeared and reappeared in front of his brother at a speed even gods could not hope to reach. Teng Fen knew that just one strike from him would be enough to kill his little brother.

However, before Teng Fen could strike, he felt that something was wrong with his body. He couldn't move anymore?!

Poison?

But it shouldn't be possible for an Immortal Emperor to be poisoned. Except if his brother used…

Seeing the look on Teng Fen's face, Teng Yan couldn't help but laugh.

"Ahahaha. That's right, this poison has been created from the blood of a Twelve-headed Demonic Hydre. Even someone in the Immortal Emperor realm can't resist it." He said.

Although they were both in the Immortal Emperor realm, Teng Fen had always been stronger than his brother. That's why Teng Yan took his precaution before attacking Teng Fen and created this poison.

"It's useless, you can't kill me and the effect of your poison will not last long." Said Teng Fen.

Teng Fen had many treasures that made his body indestructible. No matter how bad his injuries were, or if there was nothing left of his body. As long as his soul was intact, his body could regenerate from nothing.

Teng Fen was confident and knew that as soon as the poison effect will dissipate, he will immediately defeat his brother and imprison his soul for eternity in one of his treasures to punish his betrayal. It was a fate worse than death!

"I know I can't destroy your body, but your soul is not indestructible!" Exclaimed Teng Yan as he took out a small black orb from his spatial ring.

Seeing this orb, Teng Fen's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Soul Destroyer Orb! How did you obtain it?" He asked.

"It's a long story. You don't need to hear it since you will soon die… After your death, I will obtain the Divine Astral Scripture and reach the Heavenly Saint realm. Then, no one will ever be able to say that you're better than me!" Said Teng Yan.

"So that's how it is… You have always been jealous of me. You…" Said Teng Fen.

"Shut up!! Now die!" Screamed Teng Yan as he activated the Soul Destroyer Orb.

A black vortex appeared above Teng Fen and he felt his soul being absorbed by it.

'So, I'm going to die… My only regret is that I will never be able to avenge myself and make my brother pay for this...'

That was Teng Fen's last thought before everything turned black.

Teng Fen never expected to survive. The Soul Destroyer Orb should have destroyed his soul and erased his existence forever.

But it seemed that somehow, his soul escaped from the orb and transmigrated in the body of a young boy who lived in a low Mortal World. Moreover, he unexpectedly received the Divine Astral Scripture!

Unbeknownst to Teng Fen, when his brother wounded him, his blood spilled on the glowing cube, triggering the merge of the Divine Astral Scripture with Teng Fen's soul.

This Divine Cultivation method was very special because in addition to absorb the spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the cultivator also needed to absorb the energy from the moon and the sun also known as Astral Energy. The mix of these two different energies will form Astral Cores inside the cultivator's dantian. Each core drastically increased the cultivator's strength and slowly transform his body from a mortal body to an Astral body.

An Astral body was one of the three divine bodies that existed. An Astral body was indestructible and extremely powerful because it allowed a cultivator to directly use the power of the stars, the moon, and the sun.

Now that he had a second chance, Teng Fen swore to himself that he will do anything to reach the apex and kill his brother. He will let no one, not even the gods, stand on his path of vengeance.