After Su Chen discovered he had died, he appeared in a strange, pitch-black space.
"Damn it!"
"That Old Dog Xu Family actually had such luck!"
Recalling what Xu Ba said at the end, Su Chen was filled with indignation.
It was clear that the City Lord's Breakthrough to the Spirit Vein Realm was a sure thing.
Yet, it was the Xu Family that Broke Through first.
Such was fate, a cruel twist of destiny.
Just as the Xu Family Old Ancestor said, if the City Lord had Broke Through first, it would have been the Su Family's turn to attack the Xu Family.
"Someone from the Su Family betrayed me!"
If one could see his face, it would surely be as black as charcoal right now.
Those who could be sent out were either his descendants or his closest confidantes.
However, Su Chen had no time to worry about these things now.
Because his Golden Finger had arrived; the Golden Finger he had longed for a hundred years hadn't come then, but it came after his death.
Could it be that his hundredth birthday activated it?
But now that he was dead, what use was this Golden Finger?
Su Chen still obediently looked it over.
It was a book, and Su Chen held it in his hand and began to flip through it.
The first page read:
"In your first life, you were young and reckless, committing many mistakes.
After leaving home, you endured hardships, fought in mercenary groups, rose to power, established a Family, became an Old Ancestor, and spread your lineage, leaving your mark in this world.
Although you died, your legend still circulates in Changchuan City.
Your life was indeed spectacular."
"Evaluation: White Three Stars"
"Reward: 30 Fate Reversal Points"
"Please select your Fate Reversal Point allocation and enter your second life."
A prompt appeared before Su Chen.
"Aptitude: 0 (+)"
"Comprehension Ability: 0 (+)"
"Family Background: 0 (+)"
"State of Mind: 5"
"Tip: Fate Reversal Points can be used immediately or saved for the next life, but after one life, everything except State of Mind will be reset to zero."
Su Chen understood.
His Golden Finger was actually a Life Simulator!
This thing could only be activated after death!
It was a complete rip-off!
Complaining aside, he couldn't not use the Golden Finger.
Su Chen used all 30 Fate Reversal Points in one go.
Among them, Aptitude +15, Comprehension Ability +10, and Family Background +5.
Having Cultivated for a lifetime, Su Chen understood that to Cultivate quickly in the early stage, one needed Aptitude, and to Breakthrough to a higher Realm in the later stage, one needed Comprehension Ability.
Without Aptitude in the early stage, there would be no resources, and without resources, there would be no later stage.
So he added 5 more points to Aptitude.
A white light flashed, and Su Chen entered his next life.
....
Beifeng City
A handsome young man was staring dumbfounded at himself in the mirror.
"Holy moly, to only awaken my memories at seventeen, why didn't you awaken earlier?!"
Su Chen was speechless.
If he had awakened a year earlier, he could have done so much more.
For example, participating in the assessment for top Martial Houses.
For example, participating in the assessment for top Sects.
In this life, his identity was quite good; he was the son of the Beifeng City Lord.
Su Chen had already prepared himself to work like an ox, but he didn't expect to be born into an official Family.
The City Lord of Beifeng City was named Jiang Li.
In this life, Su Chen also became Jiang Chen.
However, there was good news: he was still in the Tianfeng Kingdom in this life.
Thinking of the Su Family's annihilation in his previous life, which was only twenty years ago, the Xu Family's Old Ancestor was still alive.
Su Chen felt that the revenge he couldn't get in his previous life, he could get in this life.
"Young Master Jiang Chen, the Master is looking for you to discuss something."
A cute, round-faced girl in a goose-yellow dress ran over with small, quick steps.
This was Su Chen's maid in this life.
Su Chen nodded and followed the maid to meet his father in this life.
In the spacious room, Jiang Li had already had the servants set out the meal.
A tall, rather stern middle-aged man and a woman in a moon-white silk dress with her dark hair neatly pinned back with a jade hairpin were seated, waiting for Su Chen.
When Su Chen saw the two, a smile appeared on his face, and he respectfully said, "Greetings, Father and Mother."
Wang Hanyu pulled Su Chen over and said, "You child, come quickly and sit down.
There's no need for so many rules at home."
Su Chen took the seat.
Jiang Li said, "Let's eat first; we'll talk about things after dinner."
Su Chen obediently finished his meal, and only then did Jiang Li tell him the reason for summoning him.
"Chen'er, you are now at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Spirit Enlightenment, just one step away from the Spirit Gathering Realm."
"This Spirit Convergence Pill might be able to help you."
After dinner, Jiang Li took out an exquisite box, which contained a Medicinal Pill—a Spirit Convergence Pill.
A single Spirit Convergence Pill could help someone Breakthrough from the Peak of Spirit Enlightenment to the Spirit Gathering Realm.
The refining method was only known by top-tier forces.
Not only was it expensive, but most importantly, you couldn't necessarily buy it even if you had the money!
Although Jiang Li was a City Lord and a Spirit Vein Realm expert, it was not easy for him to obtain a Spirit Convergence Pill.
Su Chen felt a little touched.
Three days later, Su Chen was already in the Spirit Gathering Realm.
He was still only seventeen years old.
In his previous life, after leaving his Family, it had taken him a full twenty-five years to reach this stage, but now he was eight years earlier.
The future was promising.
After his Breakthrough, Su Chen returned to the Lingyun Martial House in high spirits.
Although the Lingyun Martial House was far inferior to the two top Martial Houses, it was still one of the top ten Martial Houses in the Tianfeng Kingdom.
Upon his return to Lingyun Martial House, Su Chen's Breakthrough to the Spirit Gathering Realm caused quite a stir.
After all, a seventeen-year-old in the Spirit Gathering Realm could already be called a Genius.
Even within the Lingyun Martial House, where Geniuses gathered, only a small handful of people possessed such talent.
Su Chen also entered the inner courtyard ahead of schedule and chose an Elder as his teacher.
The Elder Su Chen chose was named Jiang Xiangyang, a powerful expert at Spirit Vein Seventh Stage, four stages higher than Jiang Li, Su Chen's father in this life.
Jiang Xiangyang was a slovenly old man.
Out of consideration for their shared surname, he accepted Su Chen as a Disciple to instruct.
Just like that, Su Chen gained another major backer.
That evening, urged by his friends, Su Chen held a banquet to celebrate his entry into the inner Sect and his successful apprenticeship under Elder Jiang Xiangyang.
After all, this journey had not been easy.
Su Chen was almost beaten up by his mischievous friends.
In their eyes, Su Chen's life was completely like cheating.
Having a City Lord as a father, successfully reaching the Spirit Gathering Realm at seventeen, entering the inner Sect, and becoming a Disciple of Elder Jiang Xiangyang.
If this wasn't a life winner, what was?
"You don't understand, you don't understand anything."
Su Chen merely shook his head.
How could they possibly understand how difficult his journey had been?
Although that was in his previous life.
After leaving the restaurant, the moonlight was hazy, and Su Chen shivered.
He saw a familiar person.
Someone with the demeanor of an old acquaintance.
This old acquaintance was an enemy, and it was the Xu Family!
"Li Ming, do me a favor."
Su Chen looked seriously at the drunken man beside him.
The man, seeing Su Chen's serious expression, immediately sobered up.
"I knew you were faking being drunk!"
Su Chen looked at Li Ming, who had instantly sobered up, and felt a surge of anger.
Li Ming gave a sheepish smile.
It wasn't that he didn't want to help Su Chen, but if he hadn't faked being drunk at that time, he might have died in the restaurant.
"You were also faking being drunk," Li Ming mumbled softly.
Su Chen didn't bother with it.
Back when he was in the mercenary group, this level of alcohol was like drinking water, but he couldn't show too many abnormalities now.
"Help me investigate someone."
Su Chen pointed at the young man who resembled an old acquaintance.
The young man turned his head and smiled at Su Chen.