*TL-note: Transmigration is the movement of a soul into another body after death. It is related to reincarnation.
A source of suction caused Zi Luo's unbroken soul to be pulled into a black hole.
Zi Luo slowly stirred from sleep and was surprised to find that she had been transmigrated into the body of a child. The body was a rare form of Hundun* but it was so clogged up with poison that the little girl was unable to absorb cultivation from heaven and earth.
*TL-note: Hundun is both a “legendary faceless being” in Chinese mythology and the “primordial and central chaos” in Chinese cosmogony, comparable with the World egg.
She examined the scenes in her memory, "The sixth lady of the Ye family, how does it feel to be turned from a genius to a piece of waste?" Then someone taunted in a piercing voice, "Alas, is this not the genius that could speak at five months old, walk at six months old, read at seven months old, and finished the entire Ye family's library collection at six years old. Why she is clogged up with poison and unable to absorb cultivation or cultivate fighting energy? It is ridiculous that this piece of trash still holds the top rank for talent." The sound of laughter ringed in her ears……
"It is truly tragic for a genius who could read the entire library collection at six years old to be no longer able to feel the aura from the heaven and earth or cultivate fighting energy." Zi Luo earnestly felt very sorry for the little girl as she watched these scenes.
Another scene appeared, "Tian-ge*, let's take Zhihao, Zhiling and Zi Luo away from here and go to the countryside. I don't want to listen to them saying our Lou-er* is trash. How could our Luo-er be trash, she has only been poisoned too greatly so her qi is blocked which is why she is unable to sense the auras." The beautiful blonde woman stated in tears as she faced the dark-haired handsome man.
*TL-note: The suffix -ge means big brother, and it applies to both family and someone older than you or someone you look up to.
*TL-note: The suffix -er used for a young person or a form of endearment.
The setting changed again to three innocent children laughing and running on the grassy meadow accompanied by a beautiful couple. The beautiful man and woman watched their playful children and turned to smiled at each other. The very aesthetically pleasing scene was then suddenly shattered by a swarm of figures dressed in white.
"Ye Qingtian (Zi Luo's father), hand over the holy lotus and we will not kill you or else we will not show you any mercy." The man in white smirked.
Zi Luo clenched her fists until her palms bled. The scenario was different with different people but once again another innocent man was made to suffer because of his own treasures. Even the same tone of voice and words are so vividly in one's mind!
Ye Qingtian had already fired out signals before the white-robed men approached in hopes his clan would rush over to provide assistance. "Xi-er (Lin Xi, Zi Luo's mother), take the children and quickly leave here. I will counter them." He anxiously said to Lin Xi with a somewhat flustered expression. He knew they will not be able to deal with these people.
"Humph, not a single one can leave until you hand over the holy lotus. Don't think twice you will be able to escape from my hands because you are the Silver Swordsman. We've dispatched individuals that you will not be able to contend with so you will have to hand over the holy lotus. Just obediently hand over the holy lotus to avoid future suffering for your wife and children." The chief of the white-robed men threatened Ye Qingtian with an expression that said if he did not hand over the holy lotus then they will massacre the whole family.
Ye Qingtian's fury soared, it was one thing to threaten him but another to threaten the ones he valued and cared about. Death to who dares touch them.
His firey red energy mixed with the frantic green energy to being forth a large sword which he used to rapidly cut down in the direction of the white-robed men. The sword dispersed and countless casualties fell but Ye Qingtian was no better. Even the junior swordsmen will be able to injure him now. He has used up all the energy in his body on the sword and not to mention several menacing temple elders remained who have yet to join in the fight.
Ye Qingtian slowly stood up in an imposing manner and stared at the two temple elders. He may have lost but he will not lose vigor.
"Tian-ge, what's the matter. I will help you." Lin Xi tearfully looked towards Ye Qingtian.
"Didn't I tell you to leave? Why did you come back, where are the children?" Ye Qingtian eagerly yelled at Lin Xi who was alone.
"I was worried about you. If we die, we die together. I've hidden the children so don't worry." Lin Xi affectionately looked at Ye Qingtian and had already decided she would not live without him.
"Okay, with us united we will surely defeat these traitors." The courageous Ye Qingtian seemed even more awe-inspiring as he tightly grasped Lin Xi's hand.
"Even with you two united, you will not be our match so just give up. We can even let you go considering you two are from the Ye clan." The elderly man's face was full of deceit. If they really let them go then it would be an enormous charitable act for them.
As they spoke, Lin Xi was already inciting a spell and the white-robed elder's eyes glared when he listened to her spell. No good, this was a forbidden fire spell. A spell which mobilised one's own cultivation and the cultivation from between heaven and earth to burn their own soul. This would unleash great destruction to heaven and earth – Fire Dance on Earth.
On one side, Ye Qingtian had also started to mobilise his own energy to burn his own soul in order to bring out his previous sword attack and the fiery dragon mixed with wind energy charged towards the elders. The temple elders set a protective shield when they realised Ye Qingtian and Lin Xi no longer cared for their life but it was not enough to block off their attack. In the end, both sides suffered as the elders fled.
The Ye clan who had just arrived and spotted the couple lying flat on the ground amidst bloodstains. The vital signs of Ye Qingtian and Li Xin were feeble but when they saw the arrival of the Ye clan, they both slowly opened their eyes and faced towards the head of the three elders to beg, "Elders, take our children back to the Ye clan. I beg of you. The children are in the bushes not far from here."
The three elders looked at the couple lying on the ground and slightly nodded their heads, "Okay, we will take the children back. Don't worry."
They finally closed their eyes forever when the three elders nodded their heads. The Ye clan and the elders then all sighed for the fallen Ye Qingtian. "Quickly, lead the children over here and you two bring their bodies back." The three elders ordered followed by "Yes." by their underlings.
"Dad, mum, what's wrong?" Ye Zhihao ran over with his two younger sisters when he saw the couple on the ground.
"Zhihao, your parents are dead. Your father depleted his own energy and was seriously injured while your mother burned her own soul to sacrifice herself in the fight. Come home with us and we will look after you and your siblings. You don't have to worry." The three elders' expressions were apparent with grief.
"No, I don't want to go back. I want my dad and my mum." Ye Zhiling tearfully yelled.
"Zhiling, don't you want revenge? You all are so small and don't have any strength. How will you live?" The three elders questioned Zhiling in a stern voice with a hint of fury.
"Zhihao and Zhiling can return but not Ye Zi Luo. The Ye clan has no place for trash like you. If it was not for you then Qingtian-gege would not have left the clan and let alone die." Ye Zhentian ruthlessly humiliated Zi Luo.
"If you don't let my little sister return then we all won't return. We must return all together." Ye Zhihao loudly replied. He could not let them leave his younger sister all alone.
"Elder brother, elder sister, you two return. We need to avenge our mother and father. You two can only increase your strengths back at the Ye home whereas I am handicapped. Please return for the sake of avenging our parents and not for me." Zi Luo said lonesomely with tears in her eyes.
"Good thing you understand, let's go. When we return, we will announce the return of Ye Zhihao and Ye Zhiling while Ye Qingtian and Lin Xi with their trash of a daughter Ye Zi Luo all perished." Ye Zhentian said to the rest of the Ye clan while he dragged the children away by hand and the three elders voiced no opposition.
After thinking for a while, Ye Zhihao reached a conclusion. Indeed, his little sister was right, only when they return to the Ye house, they can quickly increase their strengths and avenge their parents.
"Little sister, remember to look for us. Your elder brother and sister will be waiting for you. Also, don't forget our promise." Zhiling with her mournful red eyes shouted at Zi Luo in the distance.
"Elder brother and sister, I will return. Wait for me." Zi Luo looked at Zhihao and Zhiling who are far away now and promised.
As Zi Luo watched the scenes from the memory, sadness and sorrow welled up from the deepest part of her heart. In a split second, an image appeared in the sky where Ye Zi Luo of Lingwu and Zi Luo of the cultivation realm joined together to allow a whole new Zi Luo to be born.
Zi Luo dragged her broken body back into the tiny house and her grieved eyes scanned the room, "Dad, mum, I will definitely avenge you. Elder brother and sister, I will definitely come and find you." Zi Luo tightly coiled her fist to make a silent vow.
She organised the information left by Ye Zi Luo of Lingwu and realised this was not the cultivation realm but a world called Lingwu. The world of Lingwu valued sorcerers and swordmasters as the main professions.
Sorcerers could acquire aura from heaven and earth to strengthen their own cultivation and their ranks were respectively, Sorcerer, Master Sorcerer, General Sorcerer, King Sorcerer, Emperor Sorcerer, Almighty Sorcerer, Holy Sorcerer, God Sorcerer…… In each rank advancement, a lotus symbol appeared on the body and when a new rank was reached, a new petal would be added to make nine petals in total. The colours of the petals were different for each rank, respectively; red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, purple and gold;
Swordmasters also relied on the aura from heaven and earth to strengthen their own blood flow and their ranks were respectively, Junior Swordmaster, Intermediate Swordmaster, Senior Swordmaster, Bronze Swordmaster, Silver Swordmaster, Gold Swordmaster, Holy Swordmaster, God of War…… In each rank advancement, a sword symbol appeared on the body and when a new rank was reached, a tiny sword would be added to make nine swords in total. The colours of the swords were different for each rank, respectively; red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, purple and gold.
Other professions included alchemists and their ranks were respectively, Junior Alchemist, Intermediate Alchemist, Senior Alchemist, Master Alchemist, Great Alchemist;
Refiners, Junior Refiner, Intermediate Refiner, Senior Refiner, Master Refiner, Great Refiner;
Formation masters; Junior Formation Master, Intermediate Formation Master, Senior Formation Master, Master of Formations, Great Formation Master;
Barrier masters*, Junior Barrier Master, Intermediate Barrier Master, Senior Barrier Master, Master of Barriers, Great Barrier Master;
*TL-note: Used the translation "Barrier Master" from the manga series Kekkaishi.
Beast masters, Junior Beast Master, Intermediate Beast Master, Senior Beast Master, Master of Beasts, Great Beast Master and et cetera.
The world of Lingwu was divided into three major empires namely, Kuiyuan Empire, Cangmang Empire and Qilu Empire. At the crossroads of the three empires, the towering Lingwu Academy recruited talented students from these three empires.
The graduates from Lingwu Academy would then be able to get higher positions within their own empires. In the end, strength determined everything in a nation that held strength in esteem.
The four ancient clans of Lingwu consisted, Ye, Ling, Leng and Min.
The four dangerous places of Lingwu were, Dream Forest, Death Valley, Forged Sea and Rosemary Desert. These places were both feared and sought after for its spirit flowers, spirit herbs, spirit medicines and magical beasts believed to fill these lands. The abundant aura also made it easy to advance in rank but it was impossible to enter these lands without enough strength as it was the graveyard for heros.
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