Chapter 176 - Shin Xuanjis Past & Future (1/2)

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”This is it.” Shin Xuanji, dressed in crimson and donning an oni-mask, said indifferently. With a gaze unmoving on the Heavenly Steps, he recalled his journey since arriving here.

Born in the Shin Clan, he was nothing more than an ordinary member. He had no great backing, extraordinary talent, or status within the clan. He was a maidservant's son, bestowed the name of Shin due to his father who was nothing more than a low-ranking member of the sect.

His life couldn't be considered horrible, but it can't be considered grand either. Growing up, much of his time was staying with the other low-status children doing various activities. They dreamed and talked about reaching great heights, everyone's respect, immense wealth, and beautiful women. To him, those days of dreaming were his best childhood days.

They all knew it was nearly impossible, but they still dared to dream.

When he turned old enough to hunt, he was sent to handle a task far from the clan by his father. Then, it happened.

Their eradication.

It was sudden and when he learned of the incident, he nearly broke down. The only thing he could think about was revenge. With that, he came to a friend of his to seek refuge. However, he was betrayed as, in the middle of the night, a pair of assassins were sent to reap away his life.

Luckily, he avoided being poisoned by his friend and stayed up that night after a nightmare. He noticed their approach, almost instinctively, he ran. They chased him for several days until he couldn't run anymore. Without any qi left to fight, he was all but dead.

Then, they showed up.

Han Genji and Lin Feilin were traveling in the area. Lin Feilin was the one who took action, dispatching the assassins with exceptional ease. They saved him and accepted him. That's how he became Han Genji's disciple.

Later, his master suffered a tribulation he could not survive. Escaping to the Earthly Titan Sect, he was tortured viciously for information. Luckily, the sect didn't have anyone with a profound soul cultivation to soul search him. They had to use standard methods.

With his knowledge and what he knew of his master's operation, he drew out his tortured life for every second possible. A silver-blue figure appeared with a choice he couldn't refuse. At the time, he didn't understand why this figure wanted him to swear a soul oath to forget past grievances towards the Yan Clan.

Now, he knew.

Yan Zaizen, his Ninth Brother, had achieved an extraordinary cultivation base. He was almost sure that Yan Zaizen was dead and some old monster had taken his body. To avoid any guilt, he removed the threat that was Shi Xuanji. In exchange, he gave Han Genji face to help him overcome his current situation.

With that help, he traveled with a single-minded goal for revenge. Luckily, the Earthly Titan Sect was weakened considerably by Yan Zaizen, so getting his revenge was going to be easier.

After a decade of traveling as a wandering traveler, he met a force called the Blood Fiend Sect who were running away from enemies in their original country, arriving in Presba due to them bordering them. Somehow, he was accepted due to his age, cultivation, and perceived talent.

He comprehended the Mortal Law of Blood and developed the Blood of Black Iron conceptual law. With it, he utilizes qi to create a very heavy blood qi that can consume other blood to grow denser. This achievement enabled him to become a disciple of an elder who took kindly to him.

His rise was abrupt and even his loss of genitals was recovered by the former grand-tier force. He now had revenge in sight. Unfortunately, the enemies caught up and eradicated a majority of the sect. Besides a few others, his master and he escaped. However, his master suffered severe injuries while protecting him. The pills and elixirs he obtained from Yan Zaizen had already been depleted, so he couldn't help.

Fortunately, he survived but with a cultivation base and foundation decrease. Despite this, they had to hide from their enemies, living in the mountains with just him and her. It didn't take long before the master and disciple relationship collapsed between them and became something more.

Before he knew it, she had become pregnant. He was going to be a father! Decisively taking his former master as his wife, his mindset changed.

His goals changed from getting revenge to providing for his wife and child. If Yan Zaizen had heard the story up to this, as someone who reads too many novels of rising after a tragedy, he would assume his family was killed with misfortune falling behind always.