"I... I'm finally back!"
In a deserted countryside, a crack appeared in the space, and a man with tattered clothes and messy hair emerged from it. He took a deep breath of the outside air, feeling invigorated.
Five hundred years.
A full five hundred years.
Do you know how I survived these five hundred years?!
Qin Chuan was originally from Earth. Five hundred years ago, he was swept away by a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon and transported to the Cultivation World. That journey lasted five hundred years. Looking back now, it was clear that the phenomenon was caused by a Daoist Friend undergoing a Heavenly Tribulation.
In just five hundred years, Qin Chuan transformed from an ordinary person with no strength to bind a chicken into a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator, the fastest and most talented Heavenly Talent in the Cultivation World.
Originally, he only needed to successfully cross the tribulation to step into the Immortality Realm, a dream for countless cultivators. But he gave it all up, exhausting all his cultivation just to return to his homeland.
Because... this is his true home.
"According to my calculations, although I spent five hundred years in the Cultivation World, time there is two hundred times faster than on Earth. So only about two and a half years should have passed on Earth."
This was why Qin Chuan was willing to deplete all his cultivation to return. If five hundred years had passed on Earth as well, what would be the point of coming back?
Family, friends... would all be gone, making it no different from the Cultivation World.
The reason for paying such a high price to return was to reunite with his family.
"For me, five hundred years have passed, but for my parents and little sister, it's only been two and a half years... I wonder how they are doing."
A ripple appeared on Qin Chuan's otherwise calm face. Memories buried deep within him were awakened, and images of his family flashed in his mind, bringing a gentle smile to his face.
Even after five hundred years in the Cultivation World, it couldn't compare to the brief twenty years on Earth.
"Although I've exhausted all my cultivation to return to Earth, my foundation remains. For me, it's just a matter of starting over."
"In the Cultivation World, my rapid progress left my foundation unstable. Facing a Heavenly Tribulation, I had no confidence in withstanding it, as it meant contending with the Heavenly Dao."
"Since I'm starting over, I must take each step firmly, ensuring my Dao heart is as solid as a rock. Only then can I truly withstand the Heavenly Tribulation!"
Qin Chuan understood clearly that even if Earth wasn't as harsh as the Cultivation World, it was still a society where the strong preyed on the weak. To ensure his family lived well and safely, strength was necessary.
Sensing the spiritual qi on Earth, Qin Chuan was somewhat disappointed. The spiritual qi here was thin, not even a ten-thousandth of that in the Cultivation World. But the advantage was that countless cultivators absorbed spiritual qi there, while here on Earth, he was the only one.
After absorbing some spiritual qi, Qin Chuan tried to sense his blood relatives. In the Cultivation World, even as a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator, he couldn't sense them due to the vast distance, possibly even being in different dimensions.
But now, on Earth, Qin Chuan hoped the time calculation wasn't too far off. Although it was two hundred times, there might be some deviation, but it should be within two and a half years.
A few minutes later.
Qin Chuan's expression changed because he couldn't sense his parents' presence.
This can't be!
With his current cultivation, he couldn't sense others, but his family shared a blood connection. Even with just a trace of his cultivation restored, far less than his peak, he should still sense his kin.
But... there was no trace of his parents.
Could it be...
The time deviation was too great, and his parents had already passed away?
If that were true, what was the point of returning at such a great cost?
Wait!
Suddenly, Qin Chuan sensed a faint presence, his little sister Qin Lan's. His face lit up with joy, indicating that his return timing was correct. But why couldn't he sense his parents?
Quickly, the brief joy faded into gloom because Qin Chuan sensed his sister's life force was diminishing!
How could this be???
Qin Chuan's face darkened, and a unique aura of a Tribulation Crossing Expert erupted from him. Although his cultivation was gone, his body and aura remained those of a Tribulation Crossing Stage expert.
He hadn't been reborn; he had returned by tearing through space. If not for his depleted cultivation, he would still be a formidable Tribulation Crossing Stage expert.
Even without his cultivation, his aura persisted.
Boom!
A powerful aura swept around, flowers, grass, trees... everything was uprooted and destroyed within a hundred-mile radius centered on Qin Chuan, leaving no trace of life!
The once clear sky turned ominously dark, as if the heavens were about to collapse...
If Qin Chuan were still at his peak as a Tribulation Crossing Stage expert, the world might truly turn upside down, and any creature nearby would be obliterated.
Unable to sense his parents and with his sister's life force waning, Qin Chuan realized something had happened to his family.
"Little sister, you can't be in trouble!"
Urgently, Qin Chuan needed to reach his sister. He desperately wanted to know what had happened to his family during his absence.
The Qin Family was a prestigious clan in Jinling. Five hundred years in the Cultivation World, but only two and a half years on Earth—why had things changed at home?
Boom!
The more anxious Qin Chuan became, the more terrifying his aura grew, with lightning and thunder heralding a significant event.
But as Qin Chuan rushed towards his sister's direction, a strong sense of danger hit him.
Qin Chuan halted, bewildered. Even in the Cultivation World, filled with countless cultivators, it was rare to feel such a threat, let alone on the spiritually barren Earth.
Yet this intense danger couldn't be mistaken, growing stronger and more intense...
Qin Chuan suddenly looked up, seeing a massive object slowly flying towards him. It appeared slow, but its speed was incredibly fast.
Just one glance made Qin Chuan's heart race. It was an absolute visual pressure of power, and he couldn't comprehend what on Earth could exert such a force on him.
If he were still a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator, he wouldn't fear it. But now, with his cultivation depleted and only a bit of spiritual qi restored, the danger felt overwhelming.
"This is..."
"A nuclear weapon!!!"