Pain.
That was the first thing Bai Xieye felt when he regained consciousness. A painful sensation spread through every inch of his body, as if all his bones had been broken, his flesh torn apart, and his blood squeezed dry.
He tried to move his hands, but the excruciating pain made him flinch. His eyes slowly opened, and the first thing he saw was a cracked and dusty wooden ceiling. A damp and rotten smell filled the room, mixed with the stench of dried blood on his skin.
Bai Xieye did not immediately panic. As someone who had reincarnated, he knew that he was no longer in his original body. This body was… weak.
"How bad is my condition?"
As he tried to gather his thoughts, a wave of memories that did not belong to him suddenly crashed in, assaulting his consciousness like a tsunami that destroyed everything.
The name of the owner of this body was Shen Xi.
A child of the Shen Clan, but disowned by her family. Her father, Shen Tianfeng, was the head of a powerful and powerful family, but he never treated her as a daughter.
Her mother? A prostitute from a brothel, a woman whose name had even been erased from the clan's history. Shen Xi was born a disgrace, looked down upon by everyone in both the main and branch families.
Since she was little, she was bullied, beaten, and treated worse than a stray dog. Her stepmother, Madam Luo, tried to kill her multiple times with poison so that her own child would have no rivals in the fight for the heir position.
But the most disgusting thing was that her father didn't care.
"How despicable."
Bai Xieye took a deep breath. Memories kept spinning in his head, like pages of a book being pried open.
Shen Xi didn't die by chance. She was murdered.
The last time, she was tortured to death by several servants on the orders of her half-brother, Shen Yue. Then, her nearly dead body was thrown into this dilapidated room to rot.
However, what they didn't know was that Shen Xi was gone.
All that was left now was Bai Xieye.
The Demon Sect of Destruction.
The two worlds that had bowed down to him.
The eternal empire he had built upon a sea of blood.
He was not a weak young man who would resign himself to fate.
"And they will pay for it all."
Revenge was the price they had to pay.
However, before that, he needed strength.
Bai Xieye tried to circulate his qi, but it was useless. The meridians in this body…were broken.
"The owner of this body is truly trash," he muttered.
However, he would not give up just because of that.
In his memories, there was a legend about the Death and Life Plant, a plant that had the power to revive broken meridians.
It was located in the Ghost Mountains, a place filled with danger. However, this plant was the only way for him to begin cultivating in this body.
He had to get it.
That night, Bai Xieye got up from his dilapidated bed, put on his tattered clothes, and slipped out of the Shen family residence.
The night sky was pitch black, with the moon hanging high above the horizon. A cold wind blew, carrying the sound of wolves howling from afar.
Without hesitation, Bai Xieye ran towards the Ghost Mountains.
After hours of running through the dense forest, Bai Xieye finally arrived at the Ghost Mountains as dawn began to break.
However, as he approached the location of the plant, he immediately realized something:
He was not the only one searching for it.
From a distance, he saw dozens of people gathered around a valley.
In the middle of the valley, there was a Death and Life Plant.
However, more than just the number of people targeting him, what made Bai Xieye narrow his eyes was who was there.
Among the group of people, there were geniuses from the great sects.
Wang Xu – A genius from the Immortal Sword Sect.
He stood proudly, holding a long sword gleaming with a sharp aura.
Zhen Wei Lin – A genius from the Undead Sect.
His face was pale, surrounded by black shadows that moved like living creatures.
Qui Lang – The genius of the Tiger Fist Sect.
His body was large, muscular, with a strong killing aura.
They were young monsters, the strongest talents of this generation.
And now, they were all fighting over the plant.
A burst of qi filled the air.
Wang Xu leaped up, his sword shining brightly as he slashed towards Zhen Wei Lin, creating a wave of sword qi that vibrated in the air.
Zhen Wei Lin laughed coldly, waved his hand, and the black shadows around him formed ghostly claws that lashed forward, swallowing the sword attack in an instant.
On the other side, Qui Lang stomped on the ground, his body shooting out at incredible speed. His right fist slammed into a cultivator from a small sect, instantly crushing his body into mincemeat.
"I will take this plant," he said, his voice like the roar of a wild beast.
The other cultivators fought each other, blood starting to soak the ground.
Bai Xieye stood at a distance, watching intently.
He couldn't fight them head-on. Right now, he was still too weak.
However, he didn't need strength to win.
He just needed an opportunity.
Bai Xieye moved through the shadows, observing the battle from a safe angle.
He noticed every detail—how Wang Xu attacked, how Zhen Wei Lin defended, how Qui Lang used his strength.
"They're too busy fighting each other."
And that was his opening.
As the battle reached its peak, Bai Xieye glided silently toward the plant.
His hand reached out…
However, before he could touch it
"FUCK! WHO IS THAT?!"
Wang Xu's eyes flashed with anger, noticing his presence. In an instant, he leapt up and slashed his sword at Bai Xieye.
Without hesitation, Bai Xieye slammed his body into the ground, dodging the attack by a split second.
But Wang Xu was too fast.
His sword shot out again!
However, before it could reach Bai Xieye
"GRRAAAAHH!"
A giant fist slammed into Wang Xu, sending him flying into the air.
Qui Lang grinned. "Leave me alone, sword brat!"
Bai Xieye took advantage of the chaos.
Without anyone realizing, his hand finally reached for the Death and Life Plant.
And in an instant… he disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
Bai Xieye sat cross-legged inside the cave, staring at the plant in his hand.
Now, it was time to return to the path of cultivation.
As he began to absorb the energy from the plant, qi began to flow through his body.
For the first time since his reincarnation.
Bai Xieye was back to being a cultivator.
And this is just the beginning.