-Get the bodies of the deceased ones and from ones that no one wants...
Xiao Peizhi murmured and a weird thought went through his head.
Could that man be experimenting with human subjects?
The Empires forbid such practices since they promoted demon practitioners to slaughter and kidnap normal mortals.
One had to have a certain amount of talent to practice breathing techniques and even a mentor that would prevent mishaps from happening.
If one would be to attempt a meditation session without external help for the first time the chances of making a mistake would soar and the result would be akin to one drinking copious amounts of acid.
...
The country was not that far located from the town that I was in.
So with another step, I appeared in front of its gates.
After some checking, I got in and strolled around the streets.
I was in search of another slave market where I could get myself some servants.
...
2 years passed and inside a manor, a bunch of servants were walking in the halls and wiping the dust off different pieces of furniture.
The walls were decorated with magnificent pictures and murals.
In the ground hall, a huge water fountain depicting a maiden holding a water vase stood tall and its eyes looked so real that one might even wait for them to blink.
Inside a bedroom stood a man adorned in violet cloths just like ancient Greek gods.
In front of him stood a tall mirror that showed all of his body and even allowed 3 more people to get into the frame.
...
I looked at the astral gate and wondered if I could really use this to escape the lads and get into space.
I shook my head and inserted five bright red crystals in their sockets.
As soon as they came in contact with the surface the crystals melted and the liquid covered the mirror turning it into a black void.
I used my energy and made a thousand small beads that I threw inside the portal.
After 10 minutes of waiting, I realized how this thing worked.
Throwing an object through will cause the portal to randomly teleport the object to a location random in space.
Out of the thousand beads I threw,400 went into empty voids with no planets nor stars close, and 500 came to random singularities,50 were lost as soon as I threw them and couldn't detect anything from them any longer, and the other 50 found uninhabited planets.
Shaking my head I decided that for the rest of the time I will focus on finding a backup base in case of anything was to happen in there.
This planet was immeasurably big and I can't even leave its atmosphere because of the water firmament.
This phenomenon never happened before.
It's not a natural occurrence, that's for sure.
I closed my eyes and focused on my soul.
A dark bead with some cracks could be seen hanging in a dark void.
-Almost healed...
I was almost ready to put my plan into action.
Controlling all and everything to become the strongest being...
...
20 years passed and a new golden age came to be.
In multiple places, geniuses started appearing and making their existence known.
Some were rogues while others fought for righteousness and virtue.
A few powerhouses started picking up more disciples to pass their techniques through.
A certain mountain, covered by a dense mist.
It hovered above a huge pit as chains extended forth from the mountain and were connected to massive pillars erected in the ground.
A veiled figure could be seen meditating on a mattress in a courtyard on the mountain.
Long, white hair draped on their back as a golden crown sat on their head and gave a warm shine that would warm the surroundings.
A woman came and knelt next to the figure.
She had exquisite features and a scarless face that made one wonder what sort of life had she lived.
-Master, his talisman protected him but we could not find the location where he fell.
The woman had a sad expression as she reported to the figure in front.
-I see, his vital mark is still shining so I'm sure he is all right.
The woman moved her head up and asked the figure
-Did Master manage to break through?
The figure opened its eyes and with a handwave, another mountain identic to this one appeared close by.
The figure stood up and through their bones, one would be able to figure out that the veiled person was a woman.
-My breakthrough this time allowed me to beat our pursuers but not get complacent.
-Your junior achieved level 90 already so you should hurry and become stronger fast, after all, I will not be able to protect you all the time.
The kneeling woman widened her eyes and with a little hesitation, she left after saying goodbye.
The veiled woman looked into the distance and sighed.
-A huge war will occur soon, I hope you will be able to live through the battles and see the end.
...
40 years passed and somewhere inside a frozen forest walked a man.
It seems this is the place...
Initially, I thought that finding an ancient relic would take more than this but with enough power bypassing some mere restrictions and traps was a walk in the park.
I lifted my hand and reached for the sword that was sealed inside a thick ice cube.
A weird light shone on the cube as multiple runes began to roll out and start moving toward my hands.
As they were about to touch my skin a brilliant radiance shone upon and burned everything to fine dust.
Be it trees or grass, everything in 100 km was turned to dust as in front of me, stabbed in the dirt, a cerulean blue sword was waiting to be picked up.
...
After I collected the relic I went back to the mansion and made preparations.
An escape was the first thing I prepared as the rest was waiting to be finished.
4 days went by as the construction of an interstellar ship was successful.
After everything was done I got into a lotus position and began executing the first act.
...
The city was chaotic at this time.
Everyone was killing everyone and a lot of people began turning against each other.
Such a thing was not exclusive to towns and cities as even the bigger nations and empires started revolts and wars with each other.
The leaders were in a pinch of what to do when multiple generals started revolting and fighting, some even killing multiple civilians.
Around the world, multiple such scenes could be seen where one would be having a normal day, and in the next second a close relative would turn aggressive, and with blackened eyes, they would start exuding supernatural strength and speed and start killing everything in sight.