The sun hung low over Liang Village, casting long shadows across the fields where farmers worked in quiet reverence. News of the divine incident spread like wildfire, but none dared speak of it openly. To most, it was as if a storm had passed and taken the heart of the village with it.
Only Li Chen remained at the edge of the grave behind his family's modest home, unmoving, as the sun began to sink behind the western ridge.
The stone marked with his father's name stood simple and silent:
~~ Li Kai~~
A man who lived quietly and died fiercely.
Beneath the surface of that dirt lay the body of a mortal man—yet also something more. A hidden god. A sealed beast. A father who had chosen love over power.
Li Chen bowed deeply one final time, then turned toward the house.
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The door creaked open. The once-warm home was now cold. Every creak of the floorboards sounded louder. Dust hung in the air like a memory left untouched.
He walked into his parents' bedroom, now frozen in time. His mother's embroidery sat unfinished beside the bed. His father's old cloak, rough and patched, hung on a peg near the window.
He touched the edge of the table and let his hand trail over the surface until it met something strange—a wooden panel beneath the bed that didn't quite align with the rest of the floor.
With effort, he lifted it.
Beneath lay a stone tablet, roughly the size of his chest, wrapped in layers of cloth. Strange glowing patterns pulsed across its surface. As soon as he unwrapped it, the air shifted. The scent of plum blossoms and something ancient filled the room.
The tablet hummed and began to project an ethereal light, forming words mid-air:
Lin Yue – Bloodline Profile
Origin: Lin Clan, Celestial Branch – Upper
Realm
Cultivation Level (Sealed): Saint King Realm
Special Constitution: Divine Lunar Vein – Grants unmatched Yin essence and cultivation speed under moonlight.
Core Techniques: Moonsever Sword Sutra
Lunar Rebirth Art (Dual Dao Variant) :Frozen Orchid Domain
Engagement Status: Betrothed to Bai Yu (Third Son of Bai Clan) – Status: Broken
Crime: Desertion, bloodline dilution, violation of Celestial Marriage Decree
Status: Marked for retrieval – pending judgment
Li Chen's hands trembled.
"She was… from the Upper Realm?" he whispered, blinking rapidly. "A Saint King…"
That rank was beyond the understanding of any sect in the Lower World. It sat high within the Upper Realm, just beneath the feared Saint Emperor level. To villagers, it was the stuff of myths. To Li Chen… it was his mother.
He scrolled further down the projection.
> Reason for Descent:
Independent mission to locate Heavenly Fragment – Mythical item said to restore karma and rewrite fate lines.
Fragment believed to exist in lower realms, cloaked in time laws.
Status: Inconclusive. Last energy trace detected in Sky Dust Realm before memory seal.
> Final Record – Personal Note:
"If this tablet is found by my son, Li Chen…
Know this: I loved your father more than life, more than duty, more than the stars that watched us.
You are not an accident. You are the culmination of bloodlines the heavens themselves feared.
Forgive us. Survive. And when you are ready… awaken."
The light faded.
Li Chen sat in silence, unmoving, eyes locked on the dim tablet.
The wind outside howled.
Then—he clenched his fist, his grip tightening around the jade pendant at his chest.
"I don't care if you're from the Upper Realm… or even the Immortal Realm. I don't care if I'm hunted or marked or cursed by fate. You're my parents… and I'll bring you back. I'll make the heavens regret ever touching us."
Suddenly—
> DING!
A sharp chime rang out in his mind.
His vision spun. The room distorted.
> [FAMILY LEGACY SYSTEM ACTIVATED]
– Host: Li Chen
– Bloodline Analysis: Hybrid – Holy Body of the Dawn (Potential exceeds Immortal Realm) + Divine Lunar Vein
– Realm Status: Lower World – Qi Condensation (unawakened)
– System Type: Family Growth + Legacy Expansion + Bloodline Evolution
Initial Privileges Unlocked:
1. Ancestral Archive Access
2. Bloodline Tracker
3. Legacy Mission System
4. Cultivation Sync Bonus – Offspring and Partner Boosts
Welcome, Successor. The Heavens have made their move. It is now your turn.
Li Chen stumbled back, gasping.
"What… what is this?!"
> This is the path your blood has chosen.
You are no longer just Li Chen of Liang Village.
You are the seed of rebellion.
You are the spark that will burn the sky.
As the pendant flared with light and golden runes swirled in his pupils, Li Chen felt it—
A power stirring deep within. A storm ready to awaken.
The heavens had struck first.
Now it was his turn.
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End of Chapter 2
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