Chapter 1 Reincarnation

  In the autumn of 8888, on this day, a hundred flowers fell from the sky, withered trees encountered spring, divine music echoed, ten thousand birds sang in harmony, seven-colored clouds rose to the heavens, and crimson clouds covered the vast expanse. Suddenly, a thunderclap resounded, and the Holy Ancestor descended, transforming heaven and earth.

  The Annals of the Sacred War

  In the summer of 8888, on a certain day after noon, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was scorching hot. In a delicate small courtyard, under a grape arbor, a young beautiful woman was half-reclining on a chaise longue taking a nap. Upon closer inspection, this beautiful woman's abdomen had risen significantly.

  Suddenly, a black hole appeared silently next to the beautiful young woman, and a gray light flashed out of the black hole and entered her abdomen, after which the black hole disappeared.

  Ah...

  The young woman let out a sudden cry of alarm, her hands clutching at her swollen belly, a pained expression on her face.

  "Ritsuki, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

  A man in his thirties, with a sturdy build and thick eyebrows like swords, rushed out of the house. His face had a scar above his nose, which made him look fierce but also gave him a rugged charm. He supported the young woman, his face full of anxiety.

  "Northern Tiger, I had a stomachache just now, but it's okay now. Maybe our baby is kicking!"

  Qiu's face flashed a hint of confusion as she looked at her bulging belly, and her expression softened.

  "Haha! It's been six months, it must be our kid who can't bear to hold back and is kicking around! Come on, let me touch... Oh my, look at that, he's kicking me!"

  The scars on Yunbei's face shone with a gentle warmth in the bright sunlight.

  They just didn't know that the pain from just now was a wandering soul in the endless space and time, occupying the body of their unborn child.

  "I've actually been reincarnated?"

  The residual Yuanshen of Yun Zhongzi fluctuated, carrying an unspeakable sorrow and helplessness. Regarding the flesh he currently occupied, as well as his dire living circumstances, although his Yuanshen had already weakened to the point of near collapse, he could still see everything clearly.

  "I thought I was a cloud in the sky, but it turned out to be a red cloud with a hint of innate virtue and great yang energy. With exceptional talent and profound foundation, I enjoyed the blessings of heaven and earth. Later, I joined the Heavenly Teaching and became a disciple of the Holy One. At the time of the sealing of the gods, I narrowly escaped disaster and was known to the world as a lucky immortal with great virtues, roaming freely in the heavens. Unexpectedly, after billions of years of quiet cultivation, I reached the state of near-sainthood, only to see the Holy One's hope for me turn into calamity from heaven, and in an instant, my physical body collapsed, and my primordial spirit was severely injured!"

  Recalling past events, Yun Zhongzi felt a wave of sorrow and desolation.

  Pangu opened the sky, Long Han's great calamity, the three tribes of dragon, phoenix and qilin wreaked havoc on Honghuang, later the three tribes declined and exited the stage of Honghuang; the founder of Taoism became enlightened, spread Taoism in Honghuang, witches and demons took advantage of the situation to rise up, wanting to dominate heaven and earth. It was also at this time that Yun Zhongzi transformed into a human form, saw the great war between witches and demons, stars rose to dance, the earth sank, the giant pillar that held up the sky collapsed, the heavens tilted and the earth sank, both witches and demons were destroyed.

  After Nüwa repaired the sky, humanity rose to prominence. Yun Zhongzi joined the Primordial Heavenly Lord as a disciple and became one of the saints' sons. He survived through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, during which time humanity flourished and became the main protagonist of heaven and earth. After the Investiture of the Gods calamity, he spread teachings to many people, almost all of whom suffered greatly. Only Yun Zhongzi escaped unscathed, becoming the Fortunate Immortal, roaming freely in heaven and earth.

  After going through millions of years, finally becoming a quasi-saintly great perfection, looking up to the realm of saints.

  But on that day...

  Recalling the scene of that day, Yun Zhongzi's residual divine soul emitted a trembling fluctuation.

  That day, Yun Zhongzi was polishing his primordial spirit as usual, but an arc-shaped bridge broke through the large array outside his cave in silence, and landed in his arms. To know that the large array guarding his cave is something that even a saint cannot silently pass through, yet it was pierced by a nameless bridge, leaving Yun Zhongzi greatly astonished.

  Yun Zhongzi only discovered that this bridge was extraordinary, and before he could investigate further, he saw the guardian array outside his cave being instantly destroyed. Immediately afterwards, a terrifying pressure came from the sky, causing his physical body to collapse in an instant.

  Death, the cloud-like child who did not know what death was, suddenly felt its arrival.

  In shock, he didn't think twice and poured his collapsing physical body and more than half of his primordial spirit essence into the gray bridge.

  Yun Zhongzi felt a glimmer of life from the sudden arrival of the gray bridge.

  As the devastating power was about to descend, in the next instant, it would completely destroy his primordial spirit and true soul. He took a glance at the vast expanse of the Desolate Lands, then retreated into the gray bridge.

  It was this last glance that almost shattered his soul.

  What did he see...

  What was it that nearly scared Yun Zhongzi, who was about to become a saint, to death?

  In that one glance, he saw the devastation of time and space for billions of miles...

  With that one glance, he saw Laozi, the immortal sage, being slapped flying into the sky...

  At that glance, he saw the indestructible golden body of Zhunti Bodhisattva turn into flying ashes...

  In that one glance, he saw the Kunlun Sacred Land reduced to ruins, and the Primordial Heavenly Lord's face filled with sorrow...

  That one glance...

  That one glance saw too much, too many shocks, and left endless questions.

  Yun Zhongzi entered the Gray Bridge and found that his physical body still had more than half of the power of Yuanshen, which refined the three-layer ban on this bridge. It was only a three-layer ban, but because of this, he also knew some functions of this bridge!

  Space-Time Bridge!

  The heavenly bridge of time and space.

  The entire power of the quasi-saint realm only opened three layers of seals, Yun Zhongzi knew that this space-time bridge was definitely above the level of the Pre-Heavenly Treasure in terms of rank.

  He had no idea how many taboos there were in the space-time bridge and what level they were!

  "In the endless expanse of time and space, how long have I wandered, Master and the others...!"

  Recalling the past, Yun Zhongzi fell silent for a moment. He didn't know what had happened in that world. What about his master, his fellow disciples, and the loved ones he cared about?

  After he entered the Time-Space Bridge, this gray bridge that descended from the sky hid itself in the endless tide of time and space. Until the moment of his rebirth, he didn't know how much time had passed. He only knew that his primordial spirit was getting weaker and weaker, on the verge of complete collapse.

  "I'm struggling to save myself now, what's the point of thinking about those things?"

  Yun Zhongzi let out a sigh of frustration, but then immediately regained his spirit. "Since I can reincarnate, I've grasped a thread of hope for survival, and the future holds endless possibilities. Who knows, maybe I'll quickly cultivate to my previous life's realm!"

  "I was reborn in a prenatal fetus, a six-month-old embryo that had not yet produced spiritual intelligence. I could fully merge with this physical body, just like the prenatal birth! Cloud Son has been cultivating for billions of years, and his heart is extremely determined. Since he accepted reality, he began to plan for the future. 'The gestation in the mother's womb is the most miraculous creation in heaven and earth. The amniotic fluid contains the aura of prenatal creation, although it is rare, but also creates a miracle. My primordial spirit power is weak now, but I can still stir up the primordial energy of heaven and earth, absorb it into the womb, transform it into creative energy, and turn my physical body into a prenatal Daoist body. Although it cannot be compared to the foundation of my previous life, I can still achieve great success!'"

  Yun Zhongzi knew better than anyone the benefits of having good foot meridians, as the quality of one's innate abilities represented the strength or weakness of their potential. Just like the saints of past lives, which one wasn't deeply rooted and awe-inspiring?

  It's fortunate that he was reborn as a fetus, and still has the opportunity to use the innate energy of creation to transform his physical body and achieve a pre-heavenly Dao body. If it were after birth, even he would be powerless.

  "My mother's body has a weak and small water-based power, but it's not as gentle as the original water power. Although it has a slight nourishing effect on her physical body, it also has violent factors that constantly harm her body, making it slowly become fragile! Moreover, my mother's body also has an internal injury, which causes her strength to be stuck for a long time and unable to make progress!"

  "Since I've reincarnated into your body, becoming your child, this is the predestined cause and effect, the inheritance of bloodline, unbroken ties, connected fate, sharing honor and shame. Let me, this unborn child, help you!"

  In the clouds, the child's thoughts are determined, and he begins to use his primordial spirit to communicate with the heavenly and earthly primordial energy. He enters the mother's womb, reshapes the fetus's physical body, and simultaneously releases some of the primordial energy containing the creative energy into the mother's body, repairing and transforming her own body.

  In order not to attract attention from outside, his movements were not big.

  One month later, early morning!

  "Bei Hu, I've broken through again!"

  In the room, Qiuruiyue suddenly got up from bed and startled Yunbeihu who was sitting cross-legged beside her.

  "What? Slept for one night and broke through again?"

  Yunbei Hu scratched his head, surprised and puzzled at the same time.

  Pregnant women generally suffer from a decline in their vital energy, let alone an increase in strength. It's already fortunate if their strength doesn't decrease. But Autumn Moon is an exception, her strength has increased several times, and it's always happened overnight without her even realizing it, which is simply unbelievable!

  "Really! I couldn't have imagined it either! I remember that year, not long after our child was born, we went out on a trip and were ambushed, everyone was injured and left with internal wounds. From then on, neither of us made any progress in our abilities... but unexpectedly, since that one time last month when my stomach hurt, the internal wound healed quickly, and my ability has advanced from level 1 to level 4, reaching mid-tier magic! Look, even my skin is getting better, I feel like I've become 10 years younger!"

  Qiu Ru Yue's face was filled with joy, and by the end of it, she had even revealed a hint of a young girl's shyness.

  "Hmm! For the past month, every time I sat next to you practicing meditation, I felt extremely comfortable. The hidden injuries on my body also fully recovered three days ago. How strange is that? Could it be that our unborn child has brought us this blessing?"

  Yun Bei Hu couldn't help but touch Ruyue's big belly, and then lay down on the bed edge to listen carefully.

  Another two months have passed in the blink of an eye!

  Hahaha...

  A burst of hearty laughter came from the small courtyard, causing a stir among the people in Noda's mansion.

  "Honey, I've broken through! I've surpassed the level of a martial artist and entered the realm of a grandmaster!"

  Yun Bei Hu let out a loud whoop of excitement, embracing Qiu Ruyue tightly and planting several kisses on her face.

  "Beware of our children!"

  Qiu Ru Yue hastily covered her swollen abdomen, gave him a displeased glance, and softly said, "Bei Hu, you are the number one genius of the Yun family, reaching the peak of mastery at an early age. If not for the internal injury from back then, you would have definitely entered the realm of grandmaster by now, and wouldn't have to suffer the ridicule of those brothers!"

  "Heh heh! What's the big deal, just them, still wanting to compare with me?" Yun Bei Hu curled his lips, gently stroking his large belly, and softly said, "All of this is the blessing brought by our child, not only did it help me break through my shackles, but also allowed you to reach the pinnacle of a magician!"

  "Yes! Our children will definitely achieve great things in the future, and it's even possible that they'll become emperors!"

  Qiu Ru Yue stroked her belly, with a radiant glow of maternal love on her face, shining brightly!