"Liu Yunyan... I have always cherished you deeply, why would you harm me?!"

Ye Lingxiao's eyes suddenly shot open.

His eyes were lined with bloodshot veins, his forehead slick with cold sweat due to the intense pain.

He was originally the number one prodigy of the Taixuan Sect, the youngest ever Enlightened One in its thousand-year history.

Three years ago, a newcomer’s place from the mainland's top cultivation institution, the Azure Dragon Academy, was issued to the Taixuan Sect.

However, when everyone in the Taixuan Sect thought that he would be the first person from their history to enter the Azure Dragon Academy,

the unexpected happened. The childhood love he cherished, Liu Yunyan, betrayed him.

Not only did she deceive him into consuming a dispersing agent that dissipated the vital energy within him and caused his cultivation level to regress on the eve of the selection,

But she also struck a poison blow at him during the grand selections the next day.

She ruptured his meridians and took the Dao Bone from his chest.

As a result, not only was the only one slot for the Azure Dragon Academy claimed by Liu Yunyan,

He was also transformed from the unparalleled prodigy of the Taixuan Sect into a cripple with shattered meridians and a destitute Dantian without any cultivation left in his body!

"Liu Yunyan, I have always considered you my deep love."

"But for a slot in the Azure Dragon Academy, you were even willing to harm me in such a cruel way!"

Ye Lingxiao spoke through gritted teeth.

For three years, he's been obsessed with seeking revenge on Liu Yunyan.

However, sadly, things have changed and people are not the same anymore.

Now that Liu Yunyan has joined Qinglong Academy, he has soared to high status, and even his father, Liu Canghe, the head of Wan Jian Peak, has become the second most powerful person in the Taixuan Sect, second only to the Sect Master.

Under such circumstances, even his own mother, Lu Qingyun, who is also one of the seven peak masters of the Taixuan Sect, is powerless to avenge him.

Let alone him, who is considered to be useless.

"Creeeak."

Suddenly, the sound of the door being pushed open echoed.

Ye Lingxiao turned his head and saw a frail woman dressed in palace garb entering his field of vision.

"Xiao'er, you're awake," the woman said as she looked at Ye Lingxiao.

And this elegant lady was none other than Ye Lingxiao's mother,

Lu Qingyun, one of the seven masters of the Taixuan Sect, and the head of Piaomiao Peak.

"Mother... mother."

Ye Lingxiao spoke with difficulty.

Lu Qingyun walked slowly to the bedside, her eyes filled with sorrow as she gazed at Ye Lingxiao.

"Xiao'er, close your eyes, guard your mind, mum will help you heal your wounds first."

Lu Qinyin softly uttered, stretching her hand towards Ye Lingxiao's chest.

Ye Lingxiao closed his eyes, and soon, he could feel a warm current emerging from his chest.

It flowed along his meridians, spreading throughout his limbs and his entire body.

Anywhere it passed, the original excruciating pain was greatly lessened.

In the blink of an eye, an hour later,

Feeling Lu Qinyin withdraw her hand, Ye Lingxiao slowly opened his eyes.

"Xiao'er, do you feel better now?"

Lu Qinyin asked.

Just as Ye Lingxiao was about to speak,

"Cough..cough..."

A bout of mild coughing echoed, and horrifyingly, a trace of bright red blood trickled from the corner of Lu Qinyin's mouth.

"Mum, what happened to you?"

Ye Lingxiao's face instantaneously changed.

"Mum is okay. You don't need to worry."

Lu Qingyun shook his head, casually wiping away the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth.

Upon witnessing this, Ye Lingxiao's eyes instantly turned red.

As Lu Qingyun's single child, how could he not know the reason behind all this?

Three years ago when he had his meridians severed by Liu Yanyan, draining away thirty-six drops of his heart blood, his life was hanging by a thread.

It was Lu Qingyun who, not hesitating to give up eighteen drops of her own heart blood, managed to keep him alive.

Furthermore, over these past three years, Lu Qingyun had been consuming a huge amount of spiritual energy to nurture his injuries and sustain his vitality every day.

Although he had managed to cling on to life over these three years, it was an enormous burden for Lu Qingyun.

"Mother..."

Ye Lingxiao, with tears welling up in his eyes, looked at Lu Qingyun, him about to open his mouth.

But all of a sudden.

"The Peak Master is currently healing her disciple. She is not available for any guests."

A hurried voice echoed from outside the door.

"Get lost, who the hell do you think you are to stop me, an elder?"

"Bang!"

A low, muffled sound echoed, followed by a scream.

Ye Lingxiao's face showed anger.

"This is too much!" he roared furiously.

Just as he was about to rise, a gentle voice stopped him.

"Lingxiao, rest well, mother will take care of this."

Lu Qingyun said calmly, before she rose and left the room.

Ye Lingxiao looked at Lu Qingyun's slender, departing figure, his fists clenched in instant!

"Liu Yanyan!"

Three years ago, who dared to humiliate and disrespect Piaomiao Peak in Tai Xuan Sect?

"Liu Yanyan, you wait. One day, I'll enter the Qinglong Academy and make you pay for everything I lost three years ago!"

Ye Lingxiao said in a deep voice before he closed his eyes to practice his Qi.

Immediately, the surrounding spiritual energy was attracted by his Qi, and it flowed into Ye Lingxiao's body through the pores of his skin.

The energy rapidly circulated throughout his body along his meridians, but when it passed through his chest.

"Puff!"

A surge of pain made Ye Lingxiao spit out a mouthful of fresh blood on the spot.

He hastily halted practicing his cultivation technique, but despite that, the intense pain continued to radiate from his chest.

"Without a Dao Bone, am I doomed to be a useless person in this lifetime?!"

Ye Lingxiao was filled with unwillingness.

But, just then,

All of a sudden, Ye Lingxiao felt a scorching sensation in his chest.

He lowered his head to check.

He saw a jade pendant hanging on his chest, emitting a dazzling light.

"What's going on?"

Ye Lingxiao voiced out his confusion.

According to Lu Qingyun, this jade pendant was left to him by his father when he was born.

But as to what kind of background his father had, or where he had gone, Lu Qingyun had never mentioned anything to him.

He reached out to take off the jade pendant, but the moment he touched it,

"Whoosh!"

He felt the world spinning around him, and when he regained his senses, everything in front of him had changed.

He was in an endless dark space.

Ahead, a gigantic bronze sword, hundreds of meters tall and carved with mysterious patterns, hovered in mid-air.

Ye Lingxiao surveyed his surroundings, recalling everything that had just happened.

"Could this be the space inside the jade pendant?" He mumbled softly. Raising his head to look at the hilt of the bronze sword, he noticed two large characters clearly engraved there.

"Xuan Tian." Ye Lingxiao muttered, his voice had barely faded when...

"Boom!"

A thunderous noise resounded, and with it the entire bronze sword began to tremble.

"Who dares to utter the title of this being?!"

A commanding voice suddenly boomed.

Instantly, an overwhelming force surged forth! Ye Lingxiao, feeling himself in front of this power, was like a solitary leaf in a storm, which could be capsized at any moment!

He looked at the bronze sword in front of him in shock.

Could a sword... actually talk?

But just as Ye Lingxiao was startled,

Suddenly,

"Hmm?"

"The bloodline of the Ye Family? Young man, what's your name?"

"The younger generation, Ye Lingxiao, does not know about the elder..."

Ye Lingxiao immediately opened his mouth, but hadn't finished speaking yet.

"That's right then."

Xuan Tian Sword interrupted Ye Lingxiao's words. After speaking, as if he had made a discovery, he continued: "Oh? What’s happening with your body?"

"Your meridians are shattered, and the Taoist Bone is missing."

"Being a descendant of the Ye family, have you actually fallen to this extent?"

Xuan Tian Sword spoke one after the other, and after a few moments of contemplation.

"Well, seeing as you are a descendant of the Ye family, this seat

referring to himself

will help you today."

"Come press your palms onto this seat, and sign a Master-Servant contract with this seat. From now on, this seat will assist you in becoming invincible in this world."

Xuan Tian Sword slowly said.

Ye Lingxiao stood on the spot, after these words were spoken, his eyebrows furrowed.

"A master-servant pact?"

Ye Lingxiao arched his eyebrows: "May I ask you, who is to be the master and who is the servant?"

"Don't you know? Of course, you're the servant and I'm the master."

"Oh really? Are you unwilling?"

Ye Lingxiao nodded his head: "Though I'm a mere mortal, I don't have a habit of being a servant to others."

"You said what?!"

"Young man, do you know who I am?" Xuantian Sword hurriedly replied.

"I don't know and I don't want to."

Ye Lingxiao shook his head: "If you don't have anything else, I will take my leave."

After speaking, Ye Lingxiao closed his eyes, wondering if there was a chance to leave this place.

"Wait..."

The voice of the Xuantian Sword came again.

"Fine. As you don't wish to, I won't force you."

"Come and hold me, let's make it an equal pact."

With a sigh of resignation...

Ye Lingxiao opened his eyes, but quickly, they shut again.

"What? You won't even sign an equal contract with me?"

The Xuan Tian Sword muttered, its tone clearly holding more urgency compared to before.

Ye Lingxiao seemed to not hear it, continued to keep his eyes closed.

After a few moments...

"Boy, tell me, what will it take for you to sign a contract with me?"

The Xuan Tian Sword could no longer hold back its impatience.

Only then did Ye Lingxiao open his eyes, taking a moment to think.

"It's simple, we sign a Master-Servant contract, with you as the servant and me as the master."

Ye Lingxiao articulated word by word, and as soon as he finished...

"You said what?!"

A gasp of surprise instantly echoed. "Boy, you're just a mortal, without even a trace of Dao bones, yet you want to be my master?"

"Do you know...?"

"If you, elder, are not willing, then forget it."

"Ye Lingxiao," interrupted with a stately resonance in his voice, halting mid-sentence.

It appeared as if he was about to close his eyes again.

Finally, after a deep sigh...

"Alright! Master and servant, so it shall be!"

"Boy, my previous few masters were all profound cultivators with abilities reaching the heavens and spanning the earth."

"If you wish to become my master, don't tarnish my reputation in the future!"

As his words fell, the bronze giant sword suddenly shivered. A faint light dispersed from the body of the sword.

Ye Lingxiao stretched out both of his hands, slowly placing them on the giant bronze sword.

In an instant.

"Boom!"

The bronze giant sword vibrated violently, and countless dazzling lights shot out from the sword body in the blink of an eye.

"Hahaha, Eighty thousand years! Eighty thousand years in full! I am finally going to see the light of day again!"

"Boy, although you have become my master now, your current cultivation level is far from enough to control me!"

"You lack spiritual bones, I will turn my sword body into a spiritual bone for you, and give you the foremost method of the Divine Creation World, helping you rebuild the path to invincibility as soon as possible!"

Xuantian Sword loudly proclaimed.

The next moment,

Endless light enveloped Ye Lingxiao.

Ye Lingxiao could only feel a surge of massive information flooding into his mind.

His chest also instantly became incredibly hot.

Then his meridians, bones, and flesh,

all seemed to be boiling, becoming unbearably hot.

"Ahhh!"

Ye Lingxiao couldn't help but let out a scream.

And at the same time.

"Whoosh!"

He experienced another round of dizziness.

Ye Lingxiao was back in his room.

He quickly closed his eyes to check himself.

He soon found that at the location where his Tao bone had been missing,

a mini version of the Xuantian Sword had appeared.

"All of what just happened, was real!"

Ye Lingxiao exclaimed, a mix of shock and joy in his voice.

Following this, he then started examining the additional information in his mind

A short while later.

"The Primordial Creation Technique!"

Ye Lingxiao whispered. The additional information that appeared in his mind was indeed a complete cultivation technique.

He took a deep breath, sat cross-legged in meditation, and focused on his mind to start practicing according to the content within.

At once, a vortex, vague and elusive, appeared above Ye Lingxiao’s head.

All the spiritual energy within the room was instantly absorbed.

A few breaths later.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Lingxiao suddenly opened his eyes.

A burst of ecstatic joy emerged on his face.

"Qi Gathering First Layer!"

Ye Lingxiao exclaimed in joy.

He couldn't believe that, in just a few breaths, he had transformed from a useless person to a martial artist with the cultivation base of Qi Gathering First Layer!

"The Primordial Creation Technique is indeed powerful!"

"Liu Yunyan, just wait for me!"

"With the Primordial Creation Technique in hand, it won’t be long before I enter the Azure Dragon Academy, and personally reclaim everything I lost three years ago!"