The Lower Realm had 5 Continents and 4 Empires.
The Bing Empire ruled the East Continent.
The Tian Empire ruled the Western Continent.
The Chu Empire ruled the Northern Continent.
The Tang Empire ruled the Southern Continent.
The Cultivator Palace led the Central Continent.
The East Continent had scant aura and resources, which resulted in the Bing Empire being ranked at the bottom of all the powers in the Lower Realm. Without resources, it was tough for cultivators to become stronger. The Eastern Continent Emperor's cultivation base was only at the 9-star Heavenly Emperor Realm. As for the other Emperors at the Nirvana stage, Mahayana, some were even one step away from becoming Immortal.
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The Lin family, one of the nobles who live in a small town called Xing, a city in Jingwen Province with 30 thousand people. The Lin Family has Patriarchs who have cultivations at the 6-star Spirit Refinement Realm and Elders at 1 and 3 stars.
Lin Chen, the Lin Family Young Master, is a genius who has only appeared once in the past 300 years, at the age of 14, already breaking through the 4th stage Core Formation Realm.
Predicted Lin Chen to break through the Spirit Refinement Realm at the age of 25, many praised him, and many wanted to be close to him, even to be a servant to Lin Chen.
However, just as he was about to break through to Qi Refinement, Lin Chen was attacked using a poison needle by the black-robed person. As a result, Lin Chen suffered fatal internal injuries, and his dantian was shattered and crippled, unable to cultivate again.
From the city genius to the lowest trash, even the soldiers and servants who used to be very respectful started insulting and beating him. Lin Chen's life became tormented, and only his parents still supported him to survive.
Finally, after a year of insults, abuse, and bullying. Lin Chen could no longer contain the sadness of going through his days. At night, without the family people's knowledge, Lin Chen decided to go to the mountain opposite the city.
Desperate, Lin Chen chose to end his own life. He committed suicide by jumping into the Cursed Abyss. According to rumours, the Cursed Abyss was an abyss filled with monsters in the Body Formation, Qi Refinement Realm and led by Heavenly Path monsters.
"God. Why did you cripple me!" shouted Lin Chen in annoyance as he looked up at the sky.
"Father… mother… sob… Lin Chen, your son… sorry for always bothering you. I love you guys." Lin Chen sobbed and then jumped into the abyss.
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One year ago, at the Lin Family Residence.
On a sunny morning, birds chirping sweetly, morning dew drips from the leaves, and sunlight begins to illuminate the entire land, indicating that the day has changed and work awaits.
Knock... Knock... Knock...
There was a knock on the door in one of the houses.
"Young Master… Young Master."
"What is it?" Heard a youth's voice from inside the room.
"Madam asks Young Master to have a meal together," said the Lin Mansion's maid.
"Okay, you tell mom I'll be here soon."
"Yes, young master," said the waiter and then left the courtyard.
Shortly after the maid left the courtyard, the door opened. HE featured a handsome young man with eyebrows sharp like a sword, beautiful black eyes, smooth skin with long jet black hair up to the waist, 165 cm tall with a wise aura. Who else but Lin Chen.
Lin Chen walked through the residence streets towards the mansion in the centre. While travelling, many gazed at Lin Chen, the maidservants who stared at his good looks, at the man envious of his face and strength.
A few minutes later, Lin Chen was already in front of the residence's central mansion. The central residence has two pillars, each on the left and right with carved vines symbolizing steadfastness with the passage of time and prosperity.
Knock... Knock... Knock...
"Enter." There was a deep voice from within the room, and Lin Chen entered the room.
"Greetings to Mom and Dad," said Lin Chen as he cupped his hands in front of his chest.
"Chen'er, let's eat together here," replied a woman who was about 35 years old but still looked young with long silky brown hair, which was Lin Chen's mother named Luo Yi.
"Okay mom."
"Chen'er! You are already at the 9-star Core Formation stage?!" asked a middle-aged man about 40 years old with a thin beard adorning his face. Which is Lin Chen's father named Lin Zhian.
"Yes Father, I will be breaking through in a moment."
"Hahaha, well done, our Lin Family will be successful in the future", Lin Zhian burst out laughing.
Lin Chen only replied with a smile. They started eating together. It didn't take long to finish the food on the table, and then the three of them chatted a little until they didn't feel the sun was directly above the sky. He decided to return to his place of residence.
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Lin Chen sat on the bed with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, meditating to break through to the Qi Refinement Realm. Not to forget, he also took a Purple tier Qi Energy Pill to increase his 10% success in breaking through the tier.
"Alright, good luck breaking through to the Qi Refinement stage to make mom and dad proud," said Lin Chen as he closed his eyes.
When you meditate, you have to be focused and uninterrupted, so you don't experience a reversal of the flow of qi, especially at crucial moments when one of them breaks through a higher stage.
It's been almost thirty minutes for Lin Chen to meditate. Only one more step before he can break the barrier to advance to the next level. However, Lin Chen did not notice that there was a person in a black robe observing him in front of his residence.
The black-robed person directly broke into Lin Chen's residence, causing him to suffer a qi disturbance and sustain internal injuries. Of course, he also failed to advance to the next level.
"Who… you," Lin Chen whispered in pain.
"You don't need to know. You need to know you'll be trash soon enough," replied the black-robed man, then threw the needle.
Lin Chen, who was in pain, did not have the strength to dodge the needle attack. As a result, the needle hit his stomach and hand. Instantly an excruciating pain entered his body, causing him to scream aloud.
Lin Chen's shout invited the Lin Family's residents, and the black-robed man left, leaving Lin Chen alone in pain. That man wanted to kill Lin Chen, but considering his only mission was to cripple the Lin Family's Young Master, he had to comply.
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In the Central Residence
A husband and wife are busy turning over documents and signing important papers. But a few seconds later, both of their attention was distracted when they heard a loud voice from behind the door.
Braak!
The door was wide open, and a maid entered the room with a face that was already wet with sweat.
"Sir..." said the waiter with a worried look.
"What is it!" Lin Zhian slammed his hands hard on the table as he stood up. He was annoyed that his time alone with his wife was disturbed.
"Sir… Young master… Young Master is injured," the maid stammered.
"What? How could that be?" Lin Zhian was again slamming his hands on the table with a bang.
"I- I don't know, Master… I heard Young Master's scream and ran to see him. But when I arrived… Young Master was injured," said the student explained.
"You call the Physician. I'll take a look," Lin Zhian ordered, then ran towards the exit with Luo Yi's worried look on her face.
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"Chen'er!" Lin Zhian entered his son's residence accompanied by Luo Yi.
"Chen'er. Chen'er." Luo Yi grasped Lin Chen's hand.
Ten minutes later…
"Sir, madam. Physician Gao Hu has come." The waiter came in and was followed by a 45-year-old middle-aged man with a long black beard.
"Healer, please check Chen'er's condition," Lin Zhian begged while holding his wife's shoulder.
"Okay," said Gao Hu, then checking on Lin Chen's condition.
Overtime. Finally, Gao Hu had finished checking Lin Chen's condition, with a complicated look on his face. Seeing that, Lin Zhan looked worried.
"How is Chen'er doing?" Lin Zhian said worriedly.
Gao Hu shook his head slowly and then took a deep breath.
"Your son suffered serious internal injuries, and was exposed to the 7-colored Scaled Snake's venom which resulted in his Dantian being shattered," Gao Hu replied.
"W- What… can the Physician cure him?" Lin Zhian asked, still in disbelief, while Luo Yi started to cry.
The healer Gao Hu shook his head and then left the room, followed by the maid.
It didn't take long for news of Lin Chen's dantian breaking to spread throughout the Mansion and Xing City.
Some were sad in the Lin Family Mansion, and some were happy because of the destruction of the City's genius Dantian.
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Cursed Abyss
The bodybuilding stage monsters approached the humans at the bottom of the abyss with broken arms and legs and gushing blood. The monsters had already surrounded the corpse but were startled by the white light that entered Lin Chen's body.
Instantly a light shone brightly over the entire body. The broken arms and legs began to heal, and the blood that flowed back in and accompanied by a burst of white light spread all around, killing the monsters.
The previously stiff body began to show the emergence of the vitality of life, the fingers began to move and…