Chapter 4 - Adapt or Defy

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" You've seen what I can do, so you better not lie to me, who are you and what you're doing in my brother's body, you have 3mins to explain"

BROTHER, THIS IS MY BROTHER MY BRAIN short circuits not knowing what to say

Jiang Chen's POV

Sh*t sh*t he knows that I occupied this body, worst possible outcome ever.

"Hahaha" laughter rang through the room

" You've should've seen the look on your face hahahaha I can't take it, why do look so guilty"I looked at my father barely holding back his laughter, he was missing with me that bastard ,

"I don't know, where were you and how strong are you really, you don't have cultivation I can see it and what's with those eyes" I asked the questions that was at the back of my head.

My father looked at us, stood up and walked outside " I will go out clean Xiao Feng's mess, you boys catch up, oh and Xiao Feng you are my nephew not my son"

"Ouch,that hurts" Jiang Feng said in a dramatic tone. He left us and then we sat down on the desk chairs facing each other.

He flashed a smirk, sitting pretty comfortable on the chair

"Well the tribulations I faced 15 years ago was brutal, my body shut down to absorb it, my physique is comparable to a late Heavenly core I think and I've never started cultivation I was sealed remember, in terms of foundation nobody in history can compare to me even the greatest saint is rubbish to me" he looked at me flashing a knowing smile, let's scan him I use my remaining soul force and what I saw bewildered me، lighting was all I saw, a body out of this world, this brother of mine is a monster.

"Oh, so this was true you withstood a lighting tribulation as a 4 year old and absorbed it, how did you do it" I said bewildered

" I don't know, I willed it to be absorbed and it did pretty simple" he said as if it was common sense

" You willed it ,oh that's simple,Fu*k you, we are talking about tribulation lighting not a simple burn by a birthday candle what the 'fu*k you mean you willed it you freak..." I said in anger then took a deep breath" phew, nevermind, it's my fault for asking, if you don't want to tell me I'm fine with it"

" I told you the truth if you don't believe it it's your fault not mine" he said to me looking in amusement, could it be true, and if it's true what kind of willpower is needed to achieve such feat, my brain is going to fry, let's stop asking useless questions let's gain some points.

"So how do you plan to cultivate, do you have a cultivation technique" I said flashing a smirk, I can carry a favour with him by giving one to him but not now only when he selects a trashy one I can maximize my returns and also help him after all he's family.

" Dude, wipe that smirk on your face, I don't need a technique to cultivate, let's me ask you this, are you going to adapt or are you going to defy and think carefully before you answer because based on the answer you give,I will evaluate you"Jiang Feng said to me

He wants to evaluate me,I was the greatest saint alive, and Adapt or Defy, what's that I've never heard these terms before, what does it mean "what do you mean by Adapt or Defy" I asked

He flashed an annoyingly similar smirk which irritates me but I don't comment, waiting for an answer.

"Okay little brother, let me enlighten you" he said making my anger flare but I know he's just teasing meso I overlooked it, sundenly he stopped smiling and got serious startling me

"Xiao Chen, this is a very important decision

This is your path I can't offer any directions as it will cripple your path so I will be vague as possible but before that who were you in your past life I think you regained your memories"

Booom as if an explosion happening in my head this dude kept me dancing all day in the palm of his hands.

"What do mean" I feigned ignorance, making a confused expression making me proud of my acting.

"Hahaha, that's some good acting but I can clearly see your heartbeat rising which means this is a lie, and advice for the future nothing can escape my eyes so cut the crap you're reincarnated, not possessing this body because your soul just sublimated not fused it clear you just awoken your memory the previous Jiang Chen was just a manifestation of 2 or 3 year old you so he was acting like a degenerate, I can see it, and I mean literally see it not feel it or sense it"

My most precious secret is laid bare before him, his eyes I know they were special but this is on another level but if he can tell my soul just sublimated he must've seen it before, where, ooooh.

"So we're the same, you also woke up your past memories, I will tell you if you answer my questions"

" Oh so you're not dumb after all, makes sense you're my brother in the end ,okay I will answer your question but first I have to clarify" he got serious again, this seems very important to him so let's hear it.

" I'm you're brother you're my family I will always be your brother I will be there if you needme, I will fight for you if you say to, I will die for you if I ever see you in a danger I can't handle, I will always be there for you I will always support you and I will never judge you, Jiang Chen, I am always your answer, if you're ever in a peril I'm your answer, even if all the world is your enemy I will destroy the opposition, even if you become a devil I will be your advocate, if the sky fall down I will hold it for you ,this my clarification and declaration for you, itch it in your head cause I mean every word ".

he looked me straight in the eyes conviction piercing throught them no lies no conspiracies only the truth. My heart skipped that was pretty cool is this what it feels to have a brother, a pretty nice feeling.

"Okay shoot your questions " he said snapping me out of thoughts, I forgot what was it that I was going to ask.

"Only one question, how did you die" I was curious, he looked sad, devastated and furious at the same time when he heard the question.

"Died fighting the creation concept, I was growing too strong, growing out of his control, he saw me as a threat to his rule over the universe, so he created this undying monsters with no form that can manifest any shape, element or race it was parasitic, it could occupy your body, take your body, memories and even mimic your soul and act as the original exactly and you could never tell the deference, they killed all my kin while I was recieving the inheritance of the realm of beginnings, when I came back 1000 years later, a very short time which is pretty impressive they toldme, all I could see was destruction, nobody survived, so I became a rebel, a menace against the court of the universe and to be precise I completely lost it, killing everyone even remotely connected to them , destroying and abolishing the court in its entirety and when finally I came close to achieve my goal that creation douche brought an army to wear me down, a treasure to seal my power making me explode myself and dying together"

FUUU*K, HE DIEDD KILLING CREATION WHAT KIND OF ABSURED BEING IS THAT. it's too overpowered, destroying the court that governed the universe what does that mean. Just how powerful was he and to receive an inheritance in Just 1000 and to dare call it short what kind of inheritance takes this long , the life span for great saints lifespans only takes max 800 to a 1000 years only if they took longevity pills or treasures, what is a universe, and just how strong was Jiang Feng in his past life.

" What was your cultivation level" I curiously asked

" I didn't have any" he said nonchalantly

"WHAT" I was speechless

" Xiao Feng that brings us to the previous conversation about adapting or defying" I listened attentively this is very important and paramount To my path to top strength then he continues.

"You see the universe is divided into divine realms, immortal realms and lower realms such as the one we reside in, every realm is made of laws space, time , destruction, creation, the five elements and so on 3000 laws to be exact then the realms produce a system for beings or in other terms subjects to evolve and pursue strength confined by the system, they cannot escape nor defy it and by the way they don't even know it, that's what we call adapting. " Oh now I understand and I cannot believe we live and die as slaves of the system thinking we are the true rulers when in fact we are merely pawns of the universal power and we're merely at the bottom tier.

"Some small group of awaken their genesis or in other words discover the truth and try to pursue strength in different ways by following the dao or practice a heaven defying technique that's out of the confines of the universe, they comprehend every law of realms of the way by starting by comprehending the force then the intent and finally moving onto the laws and after combining all laws or even a set laws you form a dao fruit and this the absolute foundation that will make you unrivalled but my advice don't form your Dao fruit in the lower realms only comprehend the laws, comprehend as many as you can and when you reach the immortal get serious in forming it and also don't abandon cultivation try to practice a heaven defying technique preferably a technique for the body soul and energy all at one achieving unity and that's the defying way but be wary every step of cultivation starting from forming your core you're going to face tribulations so be prepared and the more outstanding you are the more brutal the tribulations you're going to face and always reach the limit and even beyond the limit of every realm if you can, be patient and always strive for the best foundation possible. " He finished by " now it's your turn tell me your story".

Too much information that I feel enlightened, I have to contemplate further on my own, I look at my brother in awe, wise , calm and a hint of playful picture form in my mind and I can't help to anticipate what the future will look like.

" Not much, unlike you I was born orphan in this realm 100 years ago, I was the strongest person ever lived but my strongest suit was pill cultivation, in attempt to get to another realm I shattered the sky and opened the door to immortals but died in the process and my title was the greatest saint, what was your title" I said and asked

"Me, I had many titles

But the most prominent one mhmm it's THE DAO ANCESTOR"

WHAT IS HAPPENING, the realm is shaking hearing his name.

To be continued...