001- Rebirth

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Somewhere in the endless void, a small mortal soul crossed this sea of nothingness guided by a massive attraction emanating from a gigantic universe hovering in the same void through which the small soul moved swiftly. After a long period of time, the small mortal soul collided with the membrane of this universe, and mysteriously passed through it without any issues. Upon entering this universe, the small soul experienced a vast array of sensations as it felt the fullness of this universe, known as the 33 heavens.

However, this state did not last long as the Laws governing this universe detected such a wandering mortal soul after entering the 33 heavens. An absolute power descended upon it and sent it into the cycle of samsara...

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Sky spill planet

Sky spill continent - central region

"Where am I?"

The small individual wondered as they awoke from the long period during which their consciousness was in a deep and seemingly endless sleep.

He was surrounded by a gelatinous substance in all the places around him, and he had become as small as a gourd. Moreover, his body was being connected to something he couldn't identify; he couldn't even move, and his outer senses were blurry, but his mind was strangely clear.

"Where the hell have I ended up? The last thing I remember is going to sleep before a flash illuminated everything."

They were thinking deeply, trying to figure out what had happened to them, and thus an unknown period of time passed.

He was thinking deeply, trying to figure out what had happened to him, and thus an unknown period of time passed.

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Suddenly, he felt a tremor as all the strange sticky liquid surrounding him slowly disappeared.

He felt his small body move slowly, while also hearing cries of pain. After a while, he finally saw the light after so long. He felt his lungs burning as air entered, and he began to cry.

"Finally born, it's a boy!"

In the delivery room, a midwife wiped the sweat from her face and looked at the newborn baby.

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[Days later...]

"I didn't expect to reincarnate in the martial world... a vast and diverse world. There were mortals without strength to cut a chicken and there were martial artists who could move mountains and stir seas." Situ Heian thought as he recalled a bit of that novel, he was wrapped in cloths in his crib.

After his birth, he received this name from his mother, one of the many concubines of the Divine Emperor of the Asura Divine Kingdom, a powerful cultivator of the divine sea realm. As far as he remembered, he wasn't particularly special for being the Emperor's son. For a son like him, in the Emperor's several thousand years of life, if there weren't 5,000, there would be at least 3,000 of them. With so many children, those without strength were no different from ants. Especially in the Asura Divine Kingdom, it was a land mostly inhabited by demonic martial artists, and the internal social customs were considered quite barbaric. For members of the royal family who lacked talent, their fate was even more miserable than that of common people.

The Situ Family Clan was considered a wild and brutal family clan. All its princes, successors, and other family members would be thrown into dangerous situations at only 15-16 years old. They were forced to destroy cruel beasts and giant demons, and every member of the royal family who failed this test would have nothing but death awaiting them.

The four Divine Kingdoms were divided into the Nine Furnace Divine Kingdom, Sublime Smelting Divine Kingdom, Asura Divine Kingdom, and Seven Star Divine Kingdom.With the Asura Divine kingdom being the third strongest, and the only one of the four Divine Realms that followed the demonic path.

"For all doubts, my beginning is much better than most individuals on the continent, besides, it seems like my reincarnation came with a little toy."

In front of Situ Heian, there was a translucent panel floating, visible only to him.

[Martial Arts Panel]

[Name]: Situ Heian

[Cultivation]: None

[Martial Talent]: Top 8th Rank (Emperor Grade)

[Divine Body]: Extreme Violet Dantian

[Points]: 0

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[Eight years later...]

Situ Heian was wearing a Black Hanfu, sitting in a lotus position, meditating deeply. After a while, his true essence began to overflow, the energy circulating actively within his newly opened meridians after he broke through and advanced to pulse condensation.

The path of martial arts begins with body tempering, which comprises the stages of Strength Training, Flesh Training, Viscera Training, Altering Muscle , and Bone Forging. However, the true path only begins with pulse condensation. At this threshold, a martial artist forms their meridians and can draw in the origin energy of heaven and earth through their acupuncture points.

When a cultivator opens the meridian channel for the true essence to enter, they will reach Pulse Condensation, and for most mortal cultivators, the pulse condensation stage is a significant bottleneck as it greatly increases the speed at which true essence is absorbed compared to previous limits. An example is how true essence, if it only flowed within the organs and bones, would be like a carriage running in shallow seas and marshes: it would simply get bogged down there. However, if true essence penetrates the meridians and flows there, then it will be unimpeded like a swift horse in open field. There simply was no comparison between them.

The realm of Pulse Condensation was the beginning of their martial arts journey. With nowhere else to go, the true essence of a martial artist would flow through their meridians and enter their dantian. In preparation for Houtian, a martial artist would need to open the dantian and constantly accumulate energy within it.

Heian began cultivating at the age of six, and over the course of two years, he consecutively broke through the stages of body tempering until reaching pulse condensation at the age of eight. Reaching this realm at such a young age was enough to ensure his reputation as a genius among Situ Haotian's children, along with his divine body, the "Extreme Violet Dantian." This was a dantian variation that many Supreme Elders from ancient times possessed. It was said that 20,000-30,000 years ago, the highest under the heavens at that time also possessed the Extreme Violet Dantian.

Situ Heian stood up and sighed:

"I'm already quite ahead compared to Lin Ming; at this moment, he probably hasn't even reached strength training yet."

"Although this advantage doesn't matter much, Lin Ming's meteoric rise after obtaining the magic cube was unstoppable, easily surpassing any delay compared to other 'geniuses' on the continent and beyond."

A panel appeared in front of him.

[Martial Arts Panel]

[Name]: Situ Heian

[Cultivation]: Pulse Condensation (Initial)

[Martial Talent]: Top 8th Rank (Emperor Grade)

[Divine Body]: Extreme Violet Dantian

[Points]: 0

"Even if I wanted to obtain the magic cube, it's unlikely that I'll find it."

The magic cube was Lin Ming's stroke of extreme luck; such an item couldn't be found by searching. Even if Situ Heian wanted it, he probably wouldn't find it. Additionally, he couldn't leave the Asura Divine kingdom until he reached a sufficiently high cultivation stage. However, with this martial arts panel, he doesn't need to worry about that. Over the years, he has discovered its workings and functions.