Chapter 1: The Hidden Catastrophe
In a blood-colored world, the blood mist was shrouded, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood, and when you looked up, it seemed that even the clouds in the sky were blood-red, and it looked extremely shocking.
In this large space, there is only an ancient stone platform, and there is nothing else.
The stone platform was covered with strange patterns, and bursts of cold and biting cold air emanated from the lines, and then gradually spread over the entire stone platform.
Looking closely, there was a young man about twelve or thirteen years old lying on the stone platform, his expression was extremely weak, his immature face showed a look of pain, and his thin body seemed to be trembling slightly because of the cold air emitted by the stone platform.
Next to the stone platform, an old man in black was behind him with one hand, but he was holding a blood-colored bead in the other.
The blood beads are a simple and mottled color around their bodies, with bursts of dull red luster on the surface, and a red liquid flowing slowly inside.
"Evil seed, you don't deserve to have the blood of the tribe!"
The black-clothed old man snorted coldly, and at the same time, the vitality in his palm surged, and the blood beads suddenly emitted a dazzling red light, and then a brutal suction force rushed out from the blood beads, forming a blood-colored light that quickly headed towards the young man on the stone platform.
"No... Don't!"
On the stone platform, the young man's eyes widened, his eyes were full of fear, at this moment, all his previous arrogance was destroyed, and the only thing left was despair.
The blood light quickly expanded in the young man's pupils, and he tried his best to move his body with the only remaining strength, intending to avoid the blood light, but unfortunately, the brutal suction in the blood light firmly fixed him, making him unable to move for half a minute.
The old man in black looked at everything the young man did with cold eyes, and did not stop it, in his opinion, the young man's idea was really naΓ―ve, just a dying struggle.
The blood light finally landed in the boy's desperate eyes, and then enveloped the boy and the entire stone platform, gradually forming an oval-shaped blood-colored cover.
But then something terrifying happened, only to see that in the blood-colored cover, wisps of pale golden blood actually burst out from the pores of the boy's body, and then gradually condensed above the boy, gradually forming a ball of golden blood.
Under this, the young man's consciousness gradually dissipated, and finally his eyes went dark, and everything returned to darkness.
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Moro Domain, Rock City, Yuanjia.
The modest room is not overly decorated, with only a few tables and chairs, and a medium-sized wooden bed.
On the bed, a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old was sleeping, although the boy was sleeping, his face with his eyes closed was showing a panicked look, and his slender hands were clutching the sheets tightly, as if he was having a nightmare.
The young man's name is Yuan Jing, and he ranks third among the direct juniors of the Yuan family, and is the third young master of the Yuan family.
"Dad, save me!"
Suddenly, Yuan Jing's eyes widened and he sat up from the bed suddenly, while his mouth was constantly panting, and his frightened face was pale.
After gasping for breath for a moment, Yuan Jing slowly stretched out his hand and shook it back and forth, and there was a sudden surge of hatred in his eyes.
For countless days and nights over the past five years, this scene was like an imprint in the depths of his mind, lingering and unforgettable.
Knock knock.
"Jing'er, get up and eat. β
At this moment, the knock on the door was accompanied by a low voice, which suddenly sounded from outside the door, bringing De Yuanjing back to his senses.
"Hmm. β
Yuan Jing calmed down and replied, then got out of bed and walked out of the room slowly.
After a brief wash, Yuan Jing walked into the hall, and when he saw a dining table, there was a middle-aged man sitting at the table, his face was resolute, and his eyebrows revealed a fierce color, but it seemed that because of the injury, Ling Li was mostly covered by the paleness.
This middle-aged man is Yuan Jing's father, Yuan Shi.
"Daddy. Seeing Yuan Shi, Yuan Jing shouted softly.
Yuan Shi glanced sideways at Yuan Jing and said, "Well, Jing'er come and sit down, Dad has something to tell you." β
Yuan Jing nodded, and then walked to the opposite side of Yuan Shi and sat down.
Yuan Jing picked up the steamed bun on the table, took a bite, and then looked at Yuan Shi with a puzzled expression, and said, "Dad, is there something wrong?"
Yuan Shi put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, was silent for a while, looked at Yuan Jing, and his expression was slightly solemn: "Jing'er, it will be a coming-of-age ceremony soon." β
"Daddy's physical skills that you want to cultivate... What's wrong?" Yuan Shi had hope on his face.
Yuan Jing was stunned, and his expression began to become gloomy, and he naturally knew the coming-of-age ceremony that Yuan Shi said.
In the Yuan family, when each junior of the Yuan family reaches the age of eighteen, the Yuan family will hold a coming-of-age ceremony.
Cultivation is the key to the coming-of-age ceremony, if you break through the quenching body before the age of eighteen and reach the Tianyuan realm, you can continue to stay in the Yuan family and enjoy the cultivation resources such as the Yuan family's elixir exercises.
But if you can't reach the Tianyuan realm before the coming-of-age ceremony, you will be given up by the Yuan family and sent to work in the major shops.
And this is equivalent to having a difficult relationship with the path of cultivation.
You must know that in this world where martial arts are respected, you have always spoken with strength, and your cultivation is low, so you can only be an ant and be slaughtered by others.
"Refining... Fivefold. Yuan Jing's face was gloomy, and his hands suddenly clenched.
Yuan Jing understood that only the fivefold refining body did not have the qualifications to continue to stay in the Yuan family, that is to say, as soon as the coming-of-age ceremony passed, he would leave the Yuan family, and from then on, he would have no fate with cultivation.
Cultivating together, a hundred flowers bloom, in addition to cultivating vitality, physical art is also one of them.
The first level of body cultivation is body refining.
The refining body is divided into eight layers, and every time it breaks through one weight, the strength of the physical body will rise by one point, and after the eightfold level, it is the Tianyuan body, which is equivalent to the Tianyuan realm of the same vitality.
And Yuan Jing can only continue to stay in the Yuan family if he breaks through to the Tianyuan body.
"After five years of cultivating the body technique, there are only five levels of body refining. β
Hearing this, Yuan Shi's palms suddenly clenched, and the look of hope on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a look of self-blame: "It seems that what happened back then not only ruined your cultivation, but also caused immeasurable damage to your body." β
"That's why your physical skills have progressed so slowly over the years. β
Yuan Shi sat on the chair with a decadent expression, he knew that Yuan Jing in front of him was not a lazy person, on the contrary, Yuan Jing cultivated harder than anyone else.
However, it took five years to cultivate the body technique before it could reach the fifth level of body refining, which is enough to explain the problem.
Hearing Yuan Shi mention the events of the year, Yuan Jing's hands were also slowly clenched, and a look of pain appeared in his eyes.
The cold stone platform and the old man in black seemed to reappear in front of him, bringing him endless pain.
"Dad, back then... Who are those people?" Yuan Jing couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Yuan Shi was silent for a while, and finally took a deep breath, and said hoarsely: "Okay, now that you have grown up, there are some things you should know." β
"Back then, our Yuan family was the overlord of the Xuantian Domain, ruling a domain and shocking the Quartet. Yuan Shi said slowly.
Yuan Jing nodded, indicating that he knew that the Xuantian Domain that the Yuan family was in charge of back then was indeed one of the few top-level domains in the Shengyuan Continent, and had created many glories.
"At that time, my father was the second master of the Yuan family, and when I participated in the "Chosen Road" held by Qixuanzong, I met your mother by chance. Yuan Shi's face showed a look of memory, and at the same time, there was tenderness in his eyes: "After going through many dangerous experiences at that time, my father and your mother had feelings for each other, and finally had you." β
"As soon as you were born, you crossed the quenching body and went straight to Tianyuan, and at the age of twelve, you broke through to the Qi Sea Realm that was difficult for your peers to reach, and your birth did bring a lot of glory to the Yuan family, and even made the Xuantian Domain have the potential to win the first domain of the Cangwu Continent. β
Yuan Shi's face was full of pride, he could have such a son who was a genius, and he could be said to have died without regrets at that time.
Yuan Jing bit his lip tightly, five years ago, he was indeed extremely talented, proud of his peers, and in the limelight, if it weren't for the sudden arrival of those unidentified black-clothed people, his current strength is probably far from estimating.
"But the good times didn't last long, five years ago, the advent of that clan ruined you and the Yuan family. β
Yuan Shi's eyes were slightly closed, but his body trembled slightly at this time: "Until then, my father didn't know the identity of your mother and the person who came." β
"What identity?" Yuan Jing frowned slightly, a little unclear why, for his mother, he has always had only a hazy figure in his heart.
"The goddess of the Kagura clan of the primordial ancient clan!"
Yuan Shi's eyes turned red little by little at this time, and his palms were clenched tightly: "At first, my father didn't understand why your mother was leaving, and it was as long as eight years since he left, until then he finally understood." β
"As one of the primordial gods, the Kagura clan is located at the tip of the world pyramid, and its strength is extremely terrifying, and at the same time, it attaches great importance to bloodlines, and does not allow outsiders to defile it. If the Kagura clan discovers your existence, it will be a fatal catastrophe for you and the Yuan family. β
"Although your mother tried her best to cover up your existence, she was eventually discovered by the Kagura clan and sent the clan elders to erase you. β
Yuan Shi stared at Yuan Jing, with a deep sense of self-blame and unwillingness in his eyes: "In that battle, the Yuan family suffered countless casualties, and my father finally failed to protect you, and was severely injured by the Kagura clan, and since then the muscles and veins have been in ruins." β
"And you, too, were captured alive by the Kagura clan. β
"Daddy..."
Yuan Jing looked at Yuan Shi, recalling the earth-shattering battle back then, his eyes gradually turned a little red, he knew what kind of price Yuan Shi and the Yuan family had paid in order to protect him, and what kind of tragic battle they had experienced!
It's just that at that time, he hadn't grown up yet, his strength was limited, and he couldn't help anything, so he could only watch the Yuan family die one by one with anger.
Yuan Shi is still telling: "When you were about to be wiped out by the Kagura clan, your mother appeared and forced you to die, and in the end, the Kagura clan cared about your mother and did not erase you." β
"But..."
Yuan Shi's body trembled slightly, and the bloodshot in his eyes climbed out at this time: "Although the Kagura Clan did not erase you, they sacrificed you to the Heavenly Stone, sucked all the bloodlines in your body with heavenly means, and replaced them with the bloodlines of the second-order Yuan Beast Huoyun Unicorn!"
"Since then, every two years, you will have to exchange blood because the essence blood of the Yuan Beast in your body is exhausted, and the pain you endure is indescribable. β
"Your cultivation has also been completely destroyed under this catastrophe, and your body has become weak and sickly since then. Speaking of this, Yuan Shi's eyes were red, he was a father and son, and when he saw this scene happen with his own eyes and was powerless to stop it, he felt so coliced in his heart.
Yuan Jing's eyes were closed, and the scene of that year resurfaced, and a monstrous hatred surged in his heart, the Kagura clan abolished his father, destroyed his cultivation, killed other people, and imprisoned his mother, so that his family could not get together!
"This hatred is not shared!"
Yuan Jing opened his eyes, clenched his teeth, and said word by word.
"After this catastrophe, the strength of the Yuan family has been greatly reduced, and it has lost the power of the overlord of the Xuantian Domain. Under the rebellion of the affiliated family, the Lin family, he was instantly defeated, fled all the way east, and hid in this Moro Domain Rock City. β
Yuan Shi's voice was desolate, and his words revealed a deep powerlessness, after the Yuan family experienced a catastrophe, before the vitality recovered, they were rebelled by the Lin family, and finally forced to move away, which made the Yuan family, which was already seriously injured, aggravated again, and it is difficult to recover so far.
It is unimaginable that the Yuan family, which has such a huge power, ended up in such a field.
"The Lin family... Damn it!"
Yuan Jing muttered, with murderous intent in his eyes, he still remembered that the Lin family was just a little-known small family, if it wasn't for the support of the Yuan family, it would have been annihilated and dissipated in the cruel family struggle at that time.
Unexpectedly, when the Yuan family was in danger, he bit back and wanted to put the Yuan family to death!
Yuan Shi looked at Yuan Jing with a heavy expression, and said, "Jing'er, don't do impulsive things,"
"Let's not talk about the Kagura clan for the time being, let's take the rebellious Lin family as an example, after all these years of Taoguang cultivation, the strength is inferior to that of the Yuan family back then. Yuan Shi looked at Yuan Jing with a serious expression and said.
"Jing'er, remember that you are no longer the unparalleled talent of the year, and you must think twice before doing anything. Yuan Shi said in a deep voice, he was really afraid that after Yuan Jing knew what had happened, he would be impulsive and run to the door to die.
"I understand. β
Yuan Jing nodded, he understood the meaning of Yuan Shi's words, he was not a hot-headed person, and the gap between the two was still known.
What's more, how can he have any qualifications now?
"Well, it's good that you understand. Yuan Shi nodded.
"Dad went to the Gongyuan Pavilion to see if there was any elixir to treat your injuries today. Yuan Shi continued in a deep voice.
After speaking, Yuan Shi got up and walked out of the hall.
Yuan Jing looked at Yuan Shi's majestic back in the distance, and a look of great longing suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Strength! Now what he desires most is strength!
If he had the strength and strength enough, the Kagura would not have dared to do whatever they wanted.
The Lin family didn't have the courage to bite the Yuan family back, thus encroaching on the Xuantian Domain.
But it's a pity that what he lacks most now is strength.