"Young master has been unconscious for three days. The martial spirit awakening ceremony will be held tomorrow. If he still doesn't wake up, he will lose his chance forever."
Ye Xuan heard a faint voice drifting around him. He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt like iron plates.He was having a great difficulty to open his eyes.
After a long struggle, a sliver of light finally broke through.
"I am alive? How is that possible? That bastard hit me head on. I was clearly walking by the side of the road… maybe a little inside the road… but that doesn't mean I should be killed."
He cursed silently, but the fact remained. He was alive.
"Maybe someone was kind enough to bring me to a hospital?" Ye Xuan forced himself to focus on his surroundings.
Instead of a hospital, he found himself lying inside an ancient and luxurious room.
"What kind of hospital looks like this?" he muttered in confusion.
"Young master woke up!" a startled voice shouted beside him.
Ye Xuan turned and stiffened. A breathtaking young girl sat by his pillow. Her skin was pale like carved jade and her delicate features were framed by eyes swollen from crying.
"What a beautiful nurse. I need to thank whoever brought me here," he thought as something warm stirred in his chest.
"Excuse me, miss… where am I?" he asked cautiously.
The girl froze. Her face drained of color in an instant.
"Young master, you forgot Xiao'er?" She burst into fresh tears, crying as if her world collapsed.
"What is she talking about? Young master? Is she roleplaying or something?" He was about to speak again, but a sharp, stabbing pain exploded in his head.
"Ahh!" Ye Xuan screamed and collapsed back into unconsciousness.
Xiao'er panicked and ran out.
"Master, young master woke up for a moment, but then he cried out and fainted again," she reported anxiously to Ye Chen.
"Xuan'er woke up? You are certain?" Ye Chen asked in a trembling voice.
No one knew what had truly happened to Ye Xuan. Not even his mother. But Ye Chen knew.
Ye Xuan had swallowed an ancient pill said to increase one's potential and boost the chances of awakening a martial spirit above the human level. The risk was terrifying. If the user could not handle the pain, they might lose their mind forever.
Ye Chen never wanted his son to take it, but their family was cornered and facing an existential disaster right now. So Ye Xuan had taken the pill willingly to fight for a chance at survival.
Ye Chen had been preparing himself for the worst, but hearing that his son briefly woke up made his heart surge with hope.
"Go and take care of him. I will call the fifth elder," he ordered. The fifth elder was the family's alchemist and the one who provided the pill.
Five hours later.
Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes again. This time, a torrent of memories flooded his mind. His body trembled as the truth settled.
He had died. Killed by that stupid truck driver. Now he had transmigrated into the Great Wilderness Continent, into the Ye family of a small city named Jinhai.
Here, martial artists dominated the world, capable of shattering mountains with a single motion. And entry to this realm began at the age of fifteen, when one awakened their martial spirit.
He saw memories of this body's parents, their struggles and the ancient pill swallowed before fainting.
"So the previous owner of this body was a giga chad who gave his life to protect his family. Alright buddy, I will take care of this body, your family and Xiao'er too. Ahem," Ye Xuan thought.
[Ding! Infinite Body Cultivation System is activated]
[Congratulations master. Your status panel is now available]
"A system? Really? This common golden finger occurrence of the novels has really happened to me? Ahahahahahaha!" Ye Xuan burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Master… see? I said it. Young master has gone crazy," Xiao'er whispered fearfully.
Ye Xuan froze.
"Oh shit… I forgot to check if anyone was around."
"Xuan'er, are you alright?" a worried voice came from the side.
He looked up. This body's father Ye Chen was standing there with red eyes. This man was the current master of the Ye family and now his father.
Ye Xuan forced a calm smile.
"Yes father. I am fine. I just lost control of my emotions after surviving that ordeal. Forgive me for showing such a shameful side."
"Heavens have not abandoned the Ye family," Ye Chen choked and pulled him into a tight embrace.
Ye Xuan stayed still, understanding how much weight this man had been carrying in the past few months.
Even Xiao'er was wiping her tears at the touching scene.
"Father, everything will be fine. The Lin family will pay for what they did," Ye Xuan said coldly. A tremendous anger suddenly burst out from him.
"Holy shit! Where did that anger come from? Don't tell me the original soul is still here," Ye Xuan thought nervously.
"Take these medicines. The fifth elder prepared them personally for you. Rest well. Tomorrow is the most important day for our family," Ye Chen instructed. Though he was a body forging seventh realm expert, exhaustion had turned him into a shadow of himself.
After his father left, Xiao'er fed him the medicine and stepped out too.
Ye Xuan sat cross legged and spoke to the system.
"System, give me a brief explanation about you and show me my panel."
[You will break through a small body cultivation realm every three days. There is no limit to your body. This process begins after your martial soul awakening]
[Master: Ye Xuan
Martial Cultivation: Not awakened
Body Cultivation: Not awakened
Talent: None]
"What kind of heaven defying thing are you? Breakthrough every three days without lifting a finger?" Ye Xuan almost jumped from excitement.
He understood the meaning of body cultivation. Strengthening the body using rare treasures and advanced techniques. Breaking through was at least five times harder than martial cultivation.
Even if he awakened a trash spirit, even if he never cultivated a day in the martial realm, this system alone could make him a monster given enough time. He would be able to shatter stars in the future without an ounch of martial cultivation strength.
"But I still need at least an eight star human level spirit to avoid the impending family disaster. An earth level spirit would be ideal."
Feeling his head grow light again, he drifted off to sleep. He needed perfect condition for tomorrow.
…
Inside Ye Chen's room.
"Mei'er, Xuan'er made it through. We will avenge you soon," Ye Chen whispered, brushing the forehead of a pale woman lying unconscious on the bed. Her skin was turning blue from a spreading poison.
…
The next morning.
Ye Xuan rose early and bathed before Xiao'er brought his clothes. A clean white robe.
"Thank you Xiao'er."
"Please don't thank me young master. It is my duty to serve you."
He nodded, patted her head and tied his long hair before heading out with her toward the awakening hall.
"Young master will definitely awaken a powerful spirit," Xiao'er said with bright hope.
The hall came into view soon. Three youths were already waiting there. They were the sons of the second, fifth and seventh elders.
When Ye Xuan arrived, murmurs filled the hall.
"Young master recovered. I hope he awakens something strong."
Ye Xuan ignored the whispers and stepped to the front. No one objected.
"Xuan'er, sit. I will begin," the sixth elder said.
Ye Xuan already understood the process. The elder would channel spirit qi into his body while he formed hand signs.
He sat down. Ye Shen placed his palm on Ye Xuan's back and began pouring energy into him. Ye Xuan's hands moved in steady patterns.
When the energy reached its peak, the elder stepped back.
At once, Ye Xuan's body began absorbing spirit qi on its own. The air trembled lightly.
It was the sign of an awakening.
Everyone watched with held breath as the awakening reached its climax.