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The sun shined brightly.

Leaves moved as a light breeze went by.

Looking at the heavens I contemplate, why am I here?

Having to bear this loneliness and not even being able to cultivate.

The wind went through his fading white hair.

He looked old, his eyes revealed the experiences he had in his life.

The skin was shriveled and his hands were skinny.

"Age does not forgive."That's what they say.

When young one can be handsome and shine his glow upon the world, and when the years catch up...

A man was standing before a deep ravine.

Looking down at the darkness that was seemingly inviting him to jump he closed his eyes.

"My life has been one of mediocrity and normalcy. I did not make any dent in this boundless universe, the heavens have forsaken me and other people make me disgusted."

The old man was staring at the horizon in a contemplative state.

-The immensity of heaven s is not something I can ima <cough, cough>

His monologue was interrupted by someone coughing blood.

He left a pause before continuing

-The earth is being plagued by conflicts and blood continuously flowing in the rivers.

Moans of pain and slight movements could be heard from behind.

-It seems that my time has gone out and Meng Po is waiting for me.

The man slowly turned to look behind as a smile started stretching on his face.

-You, my friends, will be able to help me fulfill my dream long dreamt.

A maniacal smile crept on his face as his eyes revealed insanity, in front of him hundreds of people had their limbs cut off and their eyes cut off.

These people were mounted on pikes and had their blood collected in individual containers.

These containers filtered the blood and redirected it to a big pool that had inscriptions all over the surface.

The symbols started shining and an overwhelmingly evil qi began to emanate.

The old man, Qiang Ming, went into the pool.

Shortly after a strange phenomenon started manifesting.

The evil qi began to surge inside his body.

Inside a floating palace, a man sat on a throne.

His hair was long and his face looked young.

He had an imposing aura as he stared at the people kneeling below.

Each of the people also had impressive might, but compared to that man, no one could compare.

Each one was speaking of a different problem and after finishing were waiting for the man to give his command.

After a day of talking one man began talking about the disappearance of hundreds of people.

This was not out of the ordinary as with the coming of qi every living being began evolving at a rapid rate.

It wasn't uncommon for people to die in random places.

But the number was a bit big so the man on the throne commanded one soldier to go and investigate.

The soldier nodded and immediately disappeared.

Inside the blood pool Qing Ming seemed to sense something as he looked in a certain direction.