"I'm still alive? Haha..." Lian Cheng opened his eyes, a wild joy glowing in them.

Lian Cheng from his previous life was an exalted Star Lord. Despite his power, he was a solitary practitioner without alliances. In a fight over a treasure, he managed to snatch it right from under another Star Lord— only to flee precipitously afterwards.

Since then, he was continuously pursued by that Star Lord and his minions. Luckily, Lian Cheng had numerous treasures which allowed him to escape narrowly time and again. Unfortunately, he was caught off guard during the last chase, falling into a trap set by his pursuers. Despite his struggles, he still met his end.

"Eh, could it be because of that?" A thought crossed Lian Cheng's mind, his face flickering with excitement.

Inside his Purple Mansion, a seed as small as a fingernail floated. It was for obtaining this Star Seed that Lian Cheng had sacrificed his life in the past.

"Indeed a treasure. It can even grant reincarnation." Lian Cheng was emotional at his discovery. After a pause, a resolute look shone from his eyes, "Star Lord Li Yuan, you better watch out, one day, I will trample your star!"

Lian Cheng was well aware of the power a Star Lord wielded— supreme rulers of a central star with colossal influence. However, the reincarnated Lian Cheng was all confidence. After all, he now possessed an invaluable... Star Seed.

The Star Seed represented the primal state of a central star. Owning it, Lian Cheng's future cultivation was bound to produce twice the result with half the effort. Once his cultivation reached peak and the Star Seed matured, he would command a central star, becoming a ruling Star Lord.

A throbbing headache interfered with his thoughts, causing Lian Cheng to slightly knit his brows. It was this body's memories merging with his.

A moment later, Lian Cheng regained his composure and smiled bitterly. "This body's aptitude is quite good, but unfortunately, it's been poisoned leading to a blockage of meridians."

He sighed regretfully. Seems like even in this small tribe, there was endless intrigue.

"Creak!"

The door opened, and a woman dressed in hemp clothing entered carrying a bowl of medicinal soup. Though she was of middle age, her face hinted at a beauty that must've been prominent when she was younger. However, her radiance seemed dimmed and exhausted now.

"Cheng, you're awake?" Seeing Lian Cheng sitting on the bed, the woman's face blossomed into sheer delight.

Perhaps due to the original owner's memories of this body, Lian Cheng revealed a faint smile, softly saying, "Mother, thank you for your hard work."

The woman was none other than Liancheng's mother, Bai Xuelian. After hearing Liancheng's words, she discreetly wiped a tear from her eyes and forced a smile, "I'm not suffering, as long as you are okay, Cheng'er. Here, hurry and drink this medicine, the tribal doctor said it could temporarily suppress the poison in your body... Ah, they were so ruthless to beat you to this state..."

Looking at the medicinal soup in his mother's hand, Liancheng couldn't help but bitterly smile inwardly. The poison in his system was not so simple; these soups were far from adequate to suppress the spread of the toxin.

However, to put his mother at ease, he still swallowed the medicine in one gulp and said, "Mother, you don't need to worry about me, I'll be fine soon. I'm going to be out for a bit, I'll be back before nightfall."

With that, he bolted out of the house before Bai Xuelian could stop him.

Walking through the tribe, Liancheng, with his merged memories, was filled with rage. He was once the most dazzling presence in the tribe, the most promising young disciple.

However, he was subjected to resentment and covertly poisoned by some influential figures within the tribe. As a result, his cultivation had stagnated for three years, remaining at the third level.

His brilliance faded, Liancheng turned into the laughing stock of the tribe. He no longer enjoyed the resources provided by the tribe, even their residence was changed to a dwelling for the lower class.

"Oh, isn't this Liancheng?" An annoying voice rang out, followed by a young man in a beast-fur robe strutting over, a flash of surprise in his eyes, "I heard you died from the poison, how are you still alive?"

Following him were two young boys, also watching Liancheng with smirks on their faces.

Liancheng lifted his head, a sharp glint in his eyes as he watched the approaching youngster. This boy, named Lianhu, was the son of the Tribe's third Elder. With his integrated memories, Liancheng was perfectly clear that the source of his undercover poisoning was none other than this father and son duo.

The chieftain of the Lian Clan was always the strongest within the tribe. The original Liancheng had extraordinary talent, overshadowing all other young members of the tribe, and rumors had it that he was appointed to be the next Chief.

As the third Elder's son, Lianhu was naturally gifted and exceptionally talented, but he was always outshone by Liancheng. To make it easier for his son to take over the Chief's position, the third Elder secretly poisoned Liancheng.

In Liancheng's past life, the servants who served them were all sent by the third Elder, who also controlled the tribe's medicinal resources. If he manipulated them covertly, it would be impossible for outsiders to notice.

Especially after Liancheng's cultivation stopped progressing, the third Elder used his power to oppress Liancheng's family further. He forced them out of their residence and even confiscated their basic cultivation resources.

After Liancheng's cultivation surpassed him, Lianhu constantly harassed him, often leaving him severely injured. The reason Liancheng could be reincarnated was that his former body was severely injured by Lianhu's men, coupled with the severe poisoning, he died with resentment.

Lian Cheng had been through two lifetimes, his eyesight was extremely sharp, with a slight turn of mind, he had already analyzed the whole situation completely.

At this moment, seeing Lian Hu leading people to trouble him again, he naturally would not be kind, and coldly shouted: "Scram!"

"Little beast, who are you cursing?" A killing intent flashed in Lian Hu's eyes, he did not expect Lian Cheng to dare to insult him like this.

"Dare to curse Brother Hu? I think this kid is tired of living, really think he's still the genius of three years ago?" The two young men behind Lian Hu sneered and approached Lian Cheng.

Lian Cheng hooked up a sneer at the corner of his mouth, saying, "Shameless creature!"

"Little beast, not beaten for two days and your skin is itchy again, huh? Really think I dare not kill you? Today I'm going to kill you, and no one can stop me!" Lian Hu roared, his fists clenching with a crackling sound.

"Such a waste with developed limbs and a simple mind." Lian Cheng sneered.

"I'll kill you! I'll have your two old folks buried with you!" Lian Hu roared like a raging tiger, pouncing at Lian Cheng.

Lian Cheng's eyes turned cold, murderous intent flashing in his heart, swiftly moved his feet, swinging his fist towards Lian Hu's chest.

Seeing this, a cruel smile crossed Lian Hu's face, he had not expected Lian Cheng to confront him head-on. Lian Hu himself had reached the ninth level of body refining, while Lian Cheng was only at the fifth level. Even though Lian Cheng's fist brought a gust of wind, he did not take it seriously at all.

He threw a Tiger Roar Punch, there was actually a faint sound of a tiger's roar, meeting Lian Cheng's fist. The sneer on his face grew even thicker, as if seeing the scene of Lian Cheng's bones breaking.

"If you're in a hurry to die, then I'll..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he only felt a black shadow flashing before his eyes, a gust of wind hitting him in the face, even causing some pain on his face; and his all-out punch seemed to have hit nothing, causing him to stagger.

As he was stunned, a sharp pain suddenly came from his chest, making his face instantly turn red, his body flew backwards and heavily fell to the ground.

"Waste like you, how dare you yell at me?" Lian Cheng walked over, kicked him heavily, and then left.

The two disciples following Lian Hu were dumbfounded as they stared at the prostrate Lian Hu, not reacting until Lian Cheng had departed. They hurried over to lift him up.

They had never imagined that Lian Cheng, whom they had regarded as a waste, had managed to knock Lian Hu down in one strike. Lian Hu, after all, had always dominated the first place among the younger generation of the tribe ever since Lian Cheng. Yet, what had just occurred was far beyond their imagination.

"Lian Cheng, I'll kill you!" Lian Hu muttered, clutching his chest, coughing twice, and roared in anger.

Lian Cheng, who had already left, of course, heard his roar, but he didn't care at all.

Although Lian Hu was four realms higher than him, his past life as Star Monarch held unparalleled combat experience. How could Lian Hu compare to that? Despite how powerful his Tiger Roaring Fist seemed, it was full of loopholes in Lian Cheng's view, and it could easily be avoided. Even if Lian Cheng wanted to kill him now, it would be an easy task.

After Lian Hu had spoken those words earlier, Lian Cheng indeed wanted to kill him, but at the last moment, he held himself back.

The reason he didn't go all-in was partly because he was not prepared to bear the consequences of killing Lian Hu given his current status. On the other hand, the adult ceremony of the Lian Clan was in three days, and he planned to completely defeat Lian Hu in front of the entire clan, reclaiming everything that had previously belonged to him.