The weather was hot, the sun was blazing. Lishi Heng was eating his lunch when a vivid memory arose from his mind. However, his face was expressionless it twitches sometimes. Soon he smiles he remembers everything that happened in his past life, but he feels that something was taken from him. He questions himself.
"How, did I die? So it is possible to rebirth... I reincarnated here so rebirth is possible I guess."
Lishi Heng's lips curled up for a moment before it returns to normal.
"I see so those rumors are true rebirth to the past, reincarnation to the future, otherworldly people came from somewhere."
Sigh...
"This world is full of mystery."
Eating the last piece of his meat, drinking a bowl of wine Lishi Heng was beginning to find a new path. When he came here not knowing anything he was perplexed but fear devoured him he was listless, shock, but in the end, he was excited. Who would not want to be excited about having a power that can shake the world, destroy, create, steal, refined, cultivate. Anything can be done here except but sometimes
Remembering what he wants in his past life he felt small an insect trying to roam the world. Where disasters were everywhere, resources were scarce because those 1st, 2nd, 3rd rate clans, cults, and sects occupied it. As for those lone cultivator doesn't have a choice either rob and kill or join to any organization or force.
Lishi Heng doesn't have any choice but to rob and kill to support his cultivation he went painstakingly just to become a rank 6 Physique. The physique was divided into 10 ranks. Rank 1 was the awakening of Physique this the stage where man train and familiarize it. Rank 2 where the body can be strengthened or enhanced. Rank 3-4 where traveling human becomes strong to hold their life in some situations. Rank 5 was the peak of humans only a disaster can threaten their life. Rank 6 where you can see a difference between rank 5 and rank 6 you will realize how shallow your think. For instance dreaming to become a hero almost all kid who awaken their Physique dream to become a hero they want to help their family, friends, lover, sect to have a better life, but alas life isn't about a dream, life is full of hardship a small mistake can ruin their work. Talent isn't everything people need to crave their path if their just following someone's path at some point they will stop growing and will be stagnant and will not be able to grow further. As for rank 7-8, Lishi Heng didn't even reach after a thousand years of life. As for rank 9, there are 25 who reach it they are different species from human, dragonborn, beastman, berserker, and many more.
Lishi Heng wants to go back to his original world when he reincarnated in this world. This world doesn't have any specific name people because this was only a small part of the real world. This place wasn't even the portion of the real world Lishi Heng reincarnate was just a small word of a person. Lishi Heng found this later when he was 200 years old. His hope to get back into his real-world dwindling to the point of shattering.
Lishi Heng was on the verge of a breakthrough but he only needs the centipede and he will have an enlightened and become Rank 7 Physique Holder. Lishi Heng needs to comprehend the rank 6 centipede Essence of Physique for 10 months before he can use it. But, an unexpected thing happens he was sold by his partner and was ambushed miserably.
Realizing that the rebirth was real. He felt happy, in his past life all he did was look for a way to return after 300 years of roaming becoming a rank 6 Physique Holder he eventually gave. Deep in his heart, he wants still to try no matter what. 50 years later the longing in his home dwindling slowly. 100 years later he asks himself 'I should probably give up.' 10 years later he finally decides to give he found out that going back to his home was becoming a shackle that binds him in despair, suffering, and sorrow. Within 20 years, the shackle was loosened slowly. Until 50 years that shackle that bind him was completely gone. 730 years have passed he is free from the shackles the only regret he wishes to correct was 'I should probably accept the fact that I am not going back into my real world, probably.'
Lishi Heng stood up and walk away from his lunch area. He walks until a calm lake appears in his eyes. The lake was quiet no beast nor human can be seen. As he walks closer he saw his appearance reflecting in the lake. His was black hair reach below his waist, he did not bother trying to tie it, his face was just average, his eyes were grey which he found out a little bit outstanding in his facial features.
Lishi Heng was a young master of the Lishi Clan their clan was only 2nd rate middle-tier clan because the patriarch of the house was only rank 5 Physique Holder with an upper battle strength and in the past 4 generations, no one reaches rank 6 Physique Holder so they were declining gradually from time after time.
There are 36 clans in this small world there are two: 1st rate peak tier clans. Six: 1st rate upper-middle-low tier clan (1,3,2). Twelve: 2nd rate peak-upper-middle-low tier clan (1,3,6,2). Sixteen: 3rd rate peak-upper-middle-low tier clan (3,4,5,4).
Looking at his face Lishi Heng frowns something was removed from his memory but he can't point it out. It was in the tip of his tongue but he can't say it. All he knows is that he died but to who? How did he die? What is the cause of his death? His face was frowning but he still can't remember how he goes back into the past and rebirth.
He remembers what he did from the past thousands of years but he feels like he forgot something important that if he would not remember it any second he feels his rebirth was not completely done. The missing memories might be a day, a week, or a month but he feels likes a few of his flesh was gone without knowing who took it.
He shrugged and calm himself
"Forget about it. Sooner or later I will remember it, or not."
"A month and I will awaken my Physique." Pondering for a moment he was wondering if his Physique will be the same or will be different. He was lying if he said he didn't want to change his Physique. He did not like his Physique nor hate it.
"A little change would not be bad, I guess?"
Looking at the sky it was going to be dark soon. He soon accepted what happens to him having amnesia.
Lishi Heng doesn't have a good nor bad reputation he was known for having temperament. He did not join in politics he minds his own business.
His Physique was a branch of wind path, it was fog path his Physique was named Mystery of Shrouded Fog. Physique has a lot of types, Perfect True Form Physique can be said the first and the Physique that can reach Rank ten. Perfect True Form Physique came from the essence called 'Perfect' legend says that The first species who was born from the Essence of Physique and die within 100 days. After the man died it was divided into 100 people form into 10 groups. One people from every group awaken their Physique at the age of 16. The ten different types of man who was born from Perfect True Form Physique doesn't have a good ending at all even though they live longer they but in the end, they only live for a hundred years at exact hundred years the 2nd generation who awaken their Physique die at the same time. Within those hundred years, Physique developed, and tens of thousands of Physique born from mutations and the habitat of each new Physique. It has been 5 million years since the first Physique was born. 10 eras have passed yet only 25 people reach the pinnacle of life yet not one reaches the transcend realm. The first era was Archaic Aeons was around 5 million years ago. This is the start of the conquest of different types of humans but in the end, no one in this era reaches rank 9 Physique Holder. As the era continues more and more Physique mutate and evolve. Some Physique that came from the former era died in the later era some survive.
Survive!
Die!
Mutate!
Evolve!
Rise!
Survive!
It was a never-ending cycle that Lishi Heng found it awe-spiring.
Lishi Heng walks back to his room. He will do nothing for the rest of the month. Even if he does something without the awakening of Physique he won't achieve it.
...
A month has passed tomorrow will be the day of awakening a person's life will change it all depends if either they have awakened their Physique or not.
Lishi Heng was looking outside of his window the moon was bright it was exactly at its look in his past life. A soft footstep journey in Lishi Heng's ears if he did not rebirth he would not be able to hear it. A knock was heard from his wooden door.
"Come." Lishi Heng said it in a plain voice.
His servant walks in walking with a basin of water.
Lishi Heng let his servant wash his body as he closed his eyes recalling memories that will help in the future.
The servant was name Su Xing she was the only servant Lishi Heng have as his sibling some of them have already concubines and followers. Su Xing opens her mouth and said.
"Young Master Heng I hope you will awaken your Physique tomorrow." She said with a smile on her face. If a normal boy sees her their heart may skip, but for Lishi Heng he did not bother opening his eyes, he just nodded.
Disappointment emerges from her eyes. Lishi Heng knew that she was already own by someone and that someone was one of his siblings. After washing his body Lishi Heng ordered Su Xing to get out and don't bother until the awakened ends.
...
Morning descends Lishi Heng woke up he did not call his servant to the maid the food he went to make on his own.
Preparing his food he brews some tea that he knows with a few ingredients.
In the awakening ceremony, most of the people age 16 will participate some will cry in joy, some will grief, and some will accept it.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A bell was ringing it came from the top of a certain mountain, this mountain was called 3000 steps of awakening, it was the signal of awakening and the first test. The test of awakening has 3 parts the first part was to pass and reach the top of the mountain. The second was how much potential the kid has. Last was how good the Physique acquired. If the former was passed the clan will still nurture you even if you failed the latter but will not fully nurture you, it all depends on yourself. If both of the latter passed while the former failed the attention, resources you