One a hill behind the Welkin Sect's base, there was an empty space surrounded by dense green woods. A young man clothed in black was kowtowing in front of a worn out wooden post. He was drenched from head to toe by the rain, his black gown clung to his body like a second layer of skin. His forehead pressed tightly against the rough dirt floor. Tears streaking down his face.
''Am I useless now? I was a genius. But life chose to fuck me upside down! Now I cannot even cultivate the most basic martial energy. I feel so disgusted with myself! God, strike me down as I am right now if u can! Otherwise, I swear by my parents name .. I will have my revenge no matter what it takes.'' the young man cried with all his strength, in order to ensure his cries reached God's ears.
{Rumble!}
{Boom!}
All of a sudden, an ear shattering sound was heard. From the sky blanketed by dense dark clouds, a quick flash of lightning descended. Striking the man.
God had answered his cries....
However, a transparent figure slid into the young man's body the moment he was struck.
Immediately after another lightning bolt struck the ground beside the body. Creating a small crater. A mysterious object, the size of and average man's palm, flashing brilliantly lay there. Its shape resembled that of a compass.
At that moment, the young man slowly opened his eyes. All the former traces of resentment and pain in his crystal blue eyes seemed to have given place to shrewdness and wisdom. It was like he was a whole new person.
The young man slowly stood up from his previous position, scanning his surroundings. The brilliant glow of the compass caught his eyes. He slowly and carefully approached the crater, bent down and plucked the object from its place. He raised his head and looked around again. Then he mumbled, ''What is this place?'' He said in a modern tone which was considered unique, considering his situation.
'How did I arrive here... The last I remember, was walking home from university ,since it was my first day at Princeton. I was walking across the street before I saw a weird looking compass in the middle of the road. I walked over and picked it up, the next moment. I see a truck speeding towards me without trying to brake at all! The weirdest thing was that no one was driving it.. However I leaped over to the sidewalk narrowly escaping what seemed like death, but by some bull shit logic a bolt of thunder almost struck me. If I hadn't moved at the last second I would have been dead. The very next moment all I see is a bright light emanating from the compass before engulfing me. So maybe that's how I got here! I'm honestly surprised I even remember these things. Usually every time someone gets isekaid they forget everything. However I still clearly remember my name . Zachary Zi ' Zachary pondered.
Zachary spent some time getting used to his new body. swinging his legs, folding and unfolding his hands to feel his body. He even checked the most important thing that made him a man. ''THANK GOD! IT'S THE SAME AS BEFORE'' He cried in jubilation.
Zachary started to merge the old soul's memories with his own. The old soul was a young master of the Zi Clan, an influential clan with thousands of disciples. His father was the loved leader of the clan. Besides, the old soul was a born genius with an amazing aptitude for martial arts, which he had inherited from his father. He Had lived a life of luxury. In short he was a spoiled rich kid.
Nevertheless, a great tragedy had struck five years ago..
One day, a group of mysterious men with great power snuck into the Zi Clan's base and slaughtered many disciples. The previous soul's parents were also killed when the fought against the assassins. Before death, his father ordered him and his betrothed to escape from the base through a secret tunnel. Although the couple found their way to it, their pursuers overtook them. When they were about to capture him, his fiancée saved him but she nearly died.
To keep his fiancée out of harms way, Zachary made a mad dash towards another direction alone to divert them away. However, after a long chase, his pursuers caught up to him and beat him to the brink of death.
Fortunately, Lewis Xuan, his father's sworn brother and the Welkin Sect's leader, came to his rescue when all hope was lost. After that, Zachary searched for his lover under Lewis' protection. However there was no trace of her to be found.