Zhuling Village isn’t a mountain; it’s just a village.
And a very dilapidated one at that.
For dozens of miles around, it was the only village.
It leaned against a bamboo mountain and faced a large river.
It took a long time to cross that bamboo mountain, and crossing that river was not easy either.
So, anyone in the village with a bit of ability chose to move away, and over time, this mountain village became more and more run-down.
Lin Yuan sat in the carriage with his parents, watching the familiar village gradually recede, and couldn’t help but sigh softly.
In Lin Yuan’s heart, there was a secret known only to him.
That is, he was a Transmigrator.
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary cog in society.
During a certain Water Splashing Festival, he was attacked by a ‘little fairy’ with a mineral water bottle.
In a fit of anger, he opened his own bottle and splashed water back.
He was then apprehended by a ‘fairy’s lapdog’ nearby, and ultimately, unable to bear the humiliation, he died of a heart attack from extreme anger.
After Transmigration to the Douluo Continent, he Reincarnated into an ordinary family.
His father was a Spirit Master, and the family received a monthly Spirit Master subsidy of one gold coin.
In addition, his father served as a guard in the Nuoding City Lord’s mansion, so their life was quite prosperous.
Now, his father’s Soul Power had broken through to rank twenty, promoting him to Spirit Grandmaster, and the family of three was moving to Nuoding City, fifty miles away, to settle down.
They had a house, and both parents were alive.
His father was even a Spirit Grandmaster, receiving a huge monthly subsidy of ten gold coins, and the City Lord’s mansion’s subsidy had also increased significantly.
One could say he was living a comfortable life that he would have struggled his entire previous life to achieve.
Originally, this should have been a joyous occasion.
But he just couldn’t be happy.
On one hand,
It was because he had no Golden Finger, and there was a high probability that his Spirit would be like his father’s, inheriting his Lone Bamboo.
In this World that emphasizes Bloodline and background, he was destined not to achieve much in the future.
Let alone accomplishing the four essential elements of a Transmigrator: showing off, flirting, taking on Tang San, and tormenting Yu Xiaogang.
On the other hand,
He discovered that he wasn’t the only Transmigrator in this World.
Take their Zhuling Village, for example.
From a very young age, Lin Yuan noticed an abnormality in a child his age.
His name was Lin Tian, an orphan who grew up eating from various households.
From a young age, he neither liked talking to people nor liked digging for bird nests or catching fish with other children in the village.
He was mysterious all day long.
From the age of two or three, he would run to the back mountain alone before dawn and wouldn’t return until noon.
After eating at a villager’s home, he would go again in the afternoon.
And return in the evening.
Initially, the villagers thought Lin Tian was still young and worried he might encounter danger.
However, after he repeatedly brought back prey like pheasants and wild rabbits.
Over time.
No one said anything about him anymore.
But this aroused Lin Yuan’s vigilance.
How could a child so young, capable of hunting in the mountains, not make Lin Yuan suspicious?
Recently, the faint rumble of thunder could be heard from the back mountain.
This further solidified Lin Yuan’s conjectures.
After sighing, Lin Yuan began to ponder his plans.
He mused that since there was a second Transmigrator in this World, there might be a third, and a fourth.
After all, his father was just an ordinary Spirit Grandmaster with an Innate Soul Power of two levels and a Lone Bamboo Spirit, and his mother was just a common person.
He himself was still two and a half months shy of six years old.
He had neither a Bloodline nor a System Golden Finger.
In this era where fellow townsmen meet and get a shot in the back.
It was better to lie low.
If he Awakened Soul Power, he would become an ordinary Spirit Master, marry several wives and concubines.
And live a peaceful life.
If he didn’t Awaken Soul Power, he would start a small business, open a general store or a restaurant, and still have a decent future compared to his previous life.
Just as he had figured things out and felt greatly relieved, his father’s voice suddenly came from beside him, “Yun Tao…”
Lin Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man, dressed in Spirit Hall deacon attire and carrying a package, getting into the carriage at his father’s invitation.
Lin Yuan recognized this young man: Su Yuntao, the Spirit Hall deacon of Nuoding City.
Known as the Blind-Eyed Douluo, possessing a single dog Spirit.
Of course, this was just teasing.
The real Brother Tao had an impeccable character.
It was precisely because of countless low-level Spirit Masters like Brother Tao that Spirit Hall could become a place yearned for by Spirit Masters across the continent, and even by many Transmigrators.
Almost every year around this time, Su Yuntao would travel across mountains and rivers to Zhuling Village to Awaken Spirits for eligible children.
“Ah Kun, speaking of which, I haven’t had a chance to congratulate you on your promotion to Spirit Grandmaster.
Are you taking your wife and child back to Nuoding City?”
Su Yuntao politely glanced at Lin Yuan and Mother Lin in the carriage, then sighed.
“Yes, I’ve finally saved enough money to buy a small courtyard in Nuoding City.
It’s time to bring them over.”
When Father Lin mentioned the small courtyard he bought in Nuoding City, an unconcealable look of pride appeared on his face.
Now, he was also a man with a house in the city.
This was something worth showing off for any countryman from a poor background.
Saying this, he didn’t forget to tell Lin Yuan to greet Su Yuntao, “Ah Yuan, quickly call Uncle Tao.”
“Uncle Tao!”
Lin Yuan obediently called out.
Su Yuntao nodded, said ‘good boy,’ and then sighed to himself.
Seeing Su Yuntao’s extremely dejected appearance, Father Lin asked in surprise:
“Yun Tao, did you not find any good prospects during this Spirit Awakening again?”
“If only that were the case.” When Spirit Awakening was mentioned, Su Yuntao couldn’t help but pour out his grievances, “Today I ran to dozens of villages.”
“I finally found two with Innate full Soul Power, but one had the trash Spirit Blue Silver Grass, and the other refused to join Spirit Hall.”
“Oh, right, the one who refused to join Spirit Hall is Lin Tian from your village.”
Blue Silver Grass?
Lin Tian?
Lin Yuan’s Spirits were instantly lifted.
The Blue Silver Grass with Innate full Soul Power was, of course, Tang San.
This Lin Tian was intriguing.
As a Transmigrator, and with parents whose Spirits were bamboo and lotus, both without Soul Power.
How could he still Awaken Innate full Soul Power?
Did he possess a Cultivation Technique Secret Manual similar to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?
Should he find a way to snatch it?
As soon as this thought arose, Lin Yuan dismissed it.
Firstly, his father was just the most ordinary Spirit Grandmaster.
Whether he could even defeat the other party was an unknown.
Even if he could win.
With his honest character, he would never harm a fellow villager.
However, it wasn’t entirely without hope.
After all, the tendency to court death was a common ailment among most Transmigrators.
Even if Lin Tian didn’t court death, Lin Yuan would create opportunities for him to do so.
Amidst his thoughts, Father Lin had already started chatting with Su Yuntao about other matters.
Both were Spirit Masters in Nuoding City, and as people from the same circle, they naturally had endless topics to discuss.
Lin Yuan’s thoughts, however, drifted to Lin Tian’s Cultivation Technique.
The passion that had just extinguished in his heart was ignited once again.