Dragonyuan Empire, Qing Shui Town, hill behind the Ye’s residence.

"Young Master Ye, you didn't kill him, did you?"

At the back hills of Qing Shui Town, several disciples from the Ye family clad in white martial uniforms looked shockingly at the young man lying on the ground, all covered in bruises, whispers of concern filled the air.

"Hmph! This piece of trash deserves it, even if he died!"

In the center, a seventeen-year-old boy, Ye Ran, dismissed with indifference. This young man, also a disciple of the Ye family in Qing Shui Town, was known for his tyranny, ruthlessness, and extreme arrogance.

"Where am I..."

While Ye Ran was conversing with his fellow disciples, the severely injured boy lying on the ground started to slowly open his eyes, full of bewilderment.

"Young Master Ye, look! That useless Ye Lan isn’t dead yet!"

Suddenly, a disciple from the Ye family saw Ye Lan gradually open his eyes and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hm? Not dead?"

Ye Ran heard this, rushed over and lifted his foot to stomp on Ye Lan's chest, seeking to finish him off.

On the ground, Ye Lan’s eyes flashed with alertness as he immediately rolled to one side, narrowly avoiding Ye Ran’s ruthless stomp.

"Huh?"

Ye Ran was taken aback. He didn't expect that worthless Ye Lan still had the strength to dodge his lethal attack.

"Ye Ran?"

Upon seeing the youth in front of him clearly, Ye Lan's face was touched with a hint of shock. Similarly, catching sight of the disciples from the Ye family standing behind Ye Ran, surprise was hardly hidden in his eyes.

"Am I… reborn back to my youth?"

Ye Lan came to his senses, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Ye Lan, in his previous life, was a disciple of the Ye family in Shuiqing Town. Unable to practice martial arts because of blocked meridians, he became a looser in the eyes of his fellow disciples.

However, after a miraculous encounter, he managed to unblock his meridians and awaken his twin martial souls. This astonishing talent made him a rare prodigy on the continent of Shenwu.

With his extraordinary abilities, Ye Lan achieved a meteoric rise, mastering both martial arts and the art of pill-making. He became a famed figure, the number one powerhouse and the top alchemist on the Shenwu Continent, honored and revered as the 'Pill Saint' by countless beings.

As he was about to ascend to a higher realm, regrets left over from his life caused demons to breed in his heart, leading to his failure in surviving the celestial tribulation, and consequently his death.

Surprisingly, after failing in the celestial tribulation, he got reincarnated back to his youthful days.

Ye Lan could clearly remember that the scene at this moment was when he was sixteen years old, when Ye Ran and the other family youngsters bullied and viciously beat him up.

If not for his strong life force, he, Ye Lan, would have died at Ye Ran's hands, and it would be impossible for him to awaken his twin martial souls in the future. Nor could he step by step grow into the number one powerhouse and alchemist in the Shenwu Continent!

The Shenwu Continent, where martial arts flourished and the strong were revered.

Those who could practice martial arts were called cultivators.

Cultivators were divided into nine major realms, in succession: Body refining realm, Energy gathering realm, Pill forming realm, Baby birthing realm, Fetal breaking realm, Spirit traversing realm, Yin-Yang mirror realm, Nirvana realm, and Ethereal Spirit realm.

Each realm was further divided into nine levels.

At the pinnacle of martial arts, practitioners can gracefully navigate the sky, upturn rivers, seize stars and moons; they are simply omnipotent.

This is why, on the continent of Divine Martial, everyone pursues the martial path.

Because of the reverence for the strong, Ye Lan, whose meridians are blocked and unable to practice martial arts, has become a useless object in the eyes of the Ye family. He is often subjected to the ridicule and ruthless beatings of the Ye family disciples.

"So it seems that Yu’er, father, and my brothers and friends, they all...."

Ye Lan murmured softly. His heart, cold and silent for many years, now couldn't hide the warmth and excitement.

"You waste, your life is really tough. You suffered such heavy injuries, and you're still not dead?"

Across from him, Ye Ran sneered with a gloomy smile.

His words interrupted Ye Lan's thoughts and brought him instant clarity.

"If you, Ye Ran, are not dead, how could I die before you?"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ye Lan slowly stood up. His pupils coldly locked onto Ye Ran, full of icy disdain.

That cold aura made Ye Ran’s heart jolt. He felt like he was being watched by a wild beast.

He suddenly felt that the waste in front of him, Ye Lan, seemed to have changed.

But why that change occurred, he couldn’t figure that out at all.

"How insolent, today, I will make sure your life is taken!"

After a while, Ye Ran's face darkened. He walked briskly, his right hand clenched into a fist, and he hurled it towards Ye Lan's chest.

"Hmph!"

Ye Lan coldly snorted, slightly sidestepping, and easily dodged Ye Ran's punch.

In his previous life, he was the strongest warrior in the Divine Martial Continent. Even after being reincarnated back to his youth, he had not yet awakened his fighting spirit nor stepped into the Body Refinement Stage. However, making use of the rich combat experience accumulated in his previous life, dodging Ye Ran's punch was no big deal.

"How can this be?"

Ye Ran's expression tightened, showing a hint of disbelief. The few disciples of the Ye family behind him were also dumbstruck. They never thought that Ye Lan would dodge Ye Ran's punch.

They all knew that Ye Lan was supposed to be a good-for-nothing whose meridians were blocked, making him incompetent in martial arts.

As for Ye Ran, even though he hadn't awakened his spirit nor entered the Body Refinement Stage, he had practiced martial arts for two to three years at the Ye Family Martial Club. So, defeating a martial arts incompetent like Ye Lan was supposed to be a cinch.

Much to their astonishment, Ye Lan, who supposedly didn't know jack about martial arts, managed to dodge Ye Ran's punch effortlessly. How could they not be surprised?

Could it be a coincidence?

At that thought, the disciples of the Ye family were certain that it had to be a coincidence.

How could Ye Lan possibly dodge Ye Ran's punch?

"Die!"

Shaking off his surprise, Ye Ran shouted angrily, forming his left hand into another punch that aimed straight for Ye Lan's cheek.

Ye Lan remained calm and composed, slightly leaning back, and once again effortlessly dodged Ye Ran's punch. At the same time, in the blink of an eye while evading, he kicked sharply, landing his foot right in Ye Ran's crotch!

Ah~

A heart-wrenching scream echoed long on the back hills of the Ye family residence.

Ye Ran was clutching his lower body, pain coursing through his body, causing him to convulse. He collapsed to the ground, curled into a shrimp-like form, with a face pale as a sheet, unsightly to the extreme.

He never expected that Ye Lan would be so cruel as to directly attack his lower body!

In the back, a few young masters of the Ye family saw how effortlessly Ye Ran was beaten by Ye Lan; their faces revealed an even deeper shock!

They now understood that Ye Lan's previous ability to dodge Ye Ran's attacks was definitely not a coincidence; he truly had the ability to do it.

Today, these disciples of the Ye family began to doubt, was Ye Lan really a waste who knew nothing about martial arts?

"I didn't hit you hard enough to make you childless; you got off lightly!"

Ye Lan looked at Ye Ran, who was in pain, his face revealing a bright, sunny smile.

Ye Ran wanted to say something, but the severe pain in his groin robbed him of the energy to speak. He could only glare at Ye Lan maliciously, looking like he couldn't wait to tear Ye Lan to pieces.

"Do all of you want to fight me together, or shall I kick all of you out together?"

Ignoring Ye Ran's malicious gaze, Ye Lan stared indifferently at several disciples of the Ye family.

Those several disciples of the Ye family, they looked at each other, indecision on their faces.

They were all members of the family who were not diligent in their learning, practising martial arts at the family martial arts hall in their free time, always alternating between moments of enthusiasm and laziness, without their hearts truly devoted to martial arts.

Compared to martial arts, they couldn't even handle Ye Ran when they acted together; now, how could they be a match for Ye Lan?

Didn't they see that Ye Ran was kicked by Ye Lan in the groin, causing his body to convulse and rendering him unable to move?

At that moment, several disciples from the Ye family were fleeing in embarrassment with Ye Ran, fearing Ye Lan would strike back at them.

"Ouch, it hurts so much, It's been such a long time since I felt this intense pain!"

After the disciples from the Ye family retreated in embarrassment, Ye Lan was overwhelmed with pain, grimacing and gasping for air.

Now, he was no longer the mightiest one who could intimidate the entire Shenwu continent with a single stomp, but just a fragile boy from his early years.

His injuries were severe enough to confine him to the bed for a month or two.

Had he not been reborn and possessed the robust will from his previous life, Ye Lan would have lacked even the strength to move, how could he possibly fight off Ye Ran?

"Yuer, father, I'm back now, and from this moment on, I will never allow anyone to bully or plot against you. The enemies from our past will be eradicated by me one by one!"

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ye Lan stared at the boundless Qingshui town, looked at their family residence in the valley below, a smile playing on his lips, his eyes full of determination.

At this moment, Ye Lan had made up a resolution in his heart that, since the heaven had given him another chance to live,

Then, he would protect his past lovers and friends. Those old enemies and adversaries would be dealt with by him personally.

He wouldn't, like in his previous life, watch helplessly as his beloved ones, his kin, his friends, and his brothers were killed one after another.

He would turn the course of destiny this life using his experience in martial arts and elixirs from his past life!

Defy the fate, regain the peak!