The night was silent, but the scent of
blood
lingered in the cold air.
In the deserted courtyard of the
Xiao Family Estate
, a figure lay motionless on the stone floor. His
robes, once embroidered with the family crest, were torn and soaked in blood
. His once
brilliant eyes were dull
, and his breathing was weak.
This was
Xiao Li
, the once-talented young master of the
Xiao Family
.
A genius? Once.
A cripple? Now.
His
own half-brother, Xiao Feng
, had
shattered his dantian
out of jealousy, destroying his cultivation. His own
father, Xiao Zhen
, the patriarch, had
stood by and let it happen
.
And now, discarded like a useless dog, Xiao Li was left to
die alone
.
“How… pathetic.”
His vision blurred as his consciousness drifted. The mocking laughter of his
relatives and clan members
echoed in his mind.
“A cripple like you isn’t worthy to live.”
“Such a waste of resources. Just die quietly.”
Xiao Li’s
body trembled
, but he could not even lift a finger. His injuries were too severe.
His meridians were broken, his dantian in ruins
—no cultivator could survive such damage.
His
life was fading
.
But at that moment—
BZZT!
A
golden lightning bolt
streaked across the sky, illuminating the darkness. The
heavens rumbled
, and an unseen power surged into his body.
[Universal Prime System Activated]
[Soul Merge Complete]
[Initializing 1000x Cultivation Speed…]
[Initializing 1000x Comprehension Amplifier…]
Xiao Li’s
lifeless body convulsed
. A
torrent of knowledge
rushed into his mind, merging with his soul.
Memories that
were not his own
.
A
Supreme Powerhouse from the God Realm
—betrayed, slaughtered, erased from history.
And now, their souls had
become one
.
Xiao Li’s
eyes snapped open
.
He had returned.
The pain that had once consumed him
vanished
. His body, once weak and broken, now
buzzed with unimaginable energy
.
Xiao Li slowly lifted his hand.
His fingers curled into a tight fist
—the same hand that had been powerless just moments ago.
“This feeling… I’ve never been stronger.”
His
dantian
, once shattered, was now
completely restored
—no,
it was something more.
A normal cultivator’s dantian could only store a limited amount of
Qi
, but his felt
bottomless
, like an endless
void
.
And the
system
…
[Host has obtained the Universal Prime System]
[1000x Cultivation Speed Active]
[1000x Comprehension Rate Active]
[1000x Resource Effect Multiplier Active]
Xiao Li’s lips curled into a smirk.
1000 times the cultivation speed?
1000 times the comprehension rate?
With this,
who in the entire universe could stop him?
Ding!
[Mission Activated: Begin Cultivation]
[Objective: Reach Qi Refining Stage]
[Reward: 1000x Effect Bonus on First Breakthrough]
A surge of
excitement
flashed through him.
In his past life, it had taken him
years
to achieve breakthroughs. But now?
One breath. One thought.
He would ascend faster than anyone in history.
Xiao Li
sat cross-legged
, his body instinctively pulling in the surrounding Qi.
And then—
BOOM!
A
tornado of spiritual energy
swirled around him, flooding into his meridians at
an insane speed
.
[Qi Refining Stage 1… Qi Refining Stage 2… Qi Refining Stage 3…]
Xiao Li’s cultivation
skyrocketed
, crossing
three entire levels in seconds.
Had any other cultivator seen this, they would have thought it
impossible
.
But for him?
This was just the beginning.
The first rays of
morning sunlight
shone over Linfun City.
Xiao Li
rose to his feet
, his once weak body now overflowing with strength.
His
father abandoned him.
His
brother crippled him.
His
family spat on him.
But now…
They would learn
fear.
He took a step forward, his expression unreadable.
"The Xiao Family thinks I am dead?"
A
cold smile
spread across his lips.
"Then let’s show them a ghost."