Chapter 3

### Chapter 1: Rebirth Against the Heavens

In the vast starry sky, the stars twinkled like tiny lights.

In the void, countless figures darted like meteors, the sound of their passage through the air never ceasing.

These figures varied greatly; some were enormous, their heads visible but their tails hidden, while others spread their wings to block out the sun.

They shared a common trait: their aura was powerful and fierce, and their mere presence was enough to make even ghosts and demons retreat.

"Look, the Supreme Buddha of the Buddhist Sect has appeared. He is a powerful figure at the Great Transcendent realm, and he is accompanied by several other Buddhist masters," someone exclaimed.

"Quick, look! The leaders of the three major Immortal Sects have all arrived, and they are all at the Great Transcendent realm."

The five major Demon Sects also sent their top experts, each of whom was immensely powerful, capable of shaking the world with a single step.

The old ancestor of the Dragon Clan soared through the nine heavens, and the old ancestor of the Golden-winged Great Peng spread his wings and flew...

More and more powerful figures from various races appeared, surrounding a young boy.

The boy's expression was calm, and he even wore a mischievous smile.

His aura was extremely weak, making him seem like an ant trying to shake a tree compared to the powerful figures around him.

He could not even fly, and he only managed to stand in the void thanks to the flying talisman on his feet.

"Boy, hand over the divine root, and we will spare your life!"

"The divine root is mine, and no one can take it from me. If you hand it over, my Dragon Clan will protect you."

...

The boy still did not speak, but he smiled and watched as more and more powerful figures gathered around him.

Before long, over ten thousand powerful figures from various races had gathered, all of them the top figures in the Galactic World.

Seeing these powerful figures, the boy sighed, "I, Xuan Yu, am incredibly intelligent, but unfortunately, I lack a spiritual root and cannot cultivate. Now that I have the divine root, I can finally begin my path of cultivation, yet you come to obstruct me. If that's the case, I, Xuan Yu, will have the satisfaction of taking so many powerful figures from various races and sects with me to the grave."

"Boy, you are only at the Qi Condensation stage. Do you really think you can take us all down with you? Ha ha..."

"Ha ha..."

None of the powerful figures present took him seriously, and they all burst into laughter.

Suddenly, many talismans appeared in the void, including Five Thunder Talismans, Explosion Talismans, Poison Talismans, Sword Talismans, Fire Talismans, Ice Talismans...

These talismans covered the sky and were all detonated at once.

"Boom..."

The void trembled, and the surrounding asteroids and stars shifted.

The ten thousand powerful figures all became disheveled, their faces contorted with anger.

The scales on the body of the Dragon Clan's powerful figure were missing, the feathers of the Golden-winged Great Peng were flying everywhere, and the golden robe of the Supreme Buddha of the Heavenly Capital had turned into tattered strips...

After the intense explosion, the boy's face was pale, but he still stood proudly in the void. He did not take the opportunity to escape, knowing that he could not escape today.

"I hate it! With my unparalleled talent, I cannot cultivate! Even if I had a single defective spiritual root, given time, I could have matched you and killed you like slaughtering dogs," Xuan Yu said with a stern expression.

The Supreme Buddha of the Heavenly Capital clasped his hands together, looking holy, "My Buddha is merciful, but such a demon must be destroyed!"

"Xuan Yu, hand over the divine root. This is your last chance," the powerful figure of the Dragon Clan roared.

...

Xuan Yu ignored them and took out a jade talisman from his chest, his expression resolute.

"With my blood as the catalyst, divine punishment descends from the heavens!" The boy spat out a mouthful of essence blood, and the jade talisman burst with overwhelming power, engulfing all the powerful figures present.

"Boom!"

The body of the Dragon began to dissipate, and it happened very quickly. The wings of the Golden-winged Great Peng were the first to disappear, and the Golden-winged Great Peng screamed as it fell from the sky, but before it hit the ground, the rest of its body had already vanished.

The other powerful figures were even less capable of withstanding the divine power of the jade talisman.

In an instant, everything turned to nothing, and even the surrounding stars were reduced to dust.

The jade talisman gained a crack but did not shatter, and it disappeared into the spatial rift created by the explosion along with the divine root.

...

In the Divine Martial Continent, a declining third-grade cultivation world.

In the southwesternmost and most remote part of the Warring States, the capital city of Shendu, the residence of the Grand General.

The Tuoba family is one of the five major families in the Warring States, and its head has been the Grand General for several generations.

The current head of the family, Tuoba Xiong, is the Grand General of the Warring States and the Hundred Victories General, who guards the Southern Wilderness, making the barbarian tribes there tremble in fear.

Tuoba Xiong, covered in dust, had just returned to the Grand General's residence in Shendu.

The direct line of the Tuoba family has been a single descendant for three generations. Tuoba Xiong's son, Tuoba Jie, got married at the age of eighteen and is now thirty, finally having a child.

Tuoba Jie's child had already become famous in the Warring States before it was even born.

The ruler of the Warring States, Situ Tianlong, specially allowed Tuoba Xiong to return from the Southern Wilderness to witness the birth of his grandson.

Tuoba Xiong knew that Situ Tianlong was trying to win his loyalty, but he still felt grateful.

"Father, it's been a whole day, why hasn't the child been born yet?" Tuoba Jie was extremely anxious.

"Stay calm, you must remain composed. How did I teach you?" Tuoba Xiong said, but he was even more anxious inside.

Many members of the Tuoba family's collateral branches were also present, but they were not there to offer blessings. They hoped that Tuoba Jie's wife would give birth to a daughter.

Some of the more malicious ones even cursed, "Difficult labor! Difficult labor!..."

The Tuoba family was very powerful, but the direct line only included Tuoba Xiong and Tuoba Jie, while the collateral branches had a large population but had never held power.

Tuoba Jie's lack of an heir gave the collateral branches hope.

Now that Tuoba Jie's child was about to be born, they did not want a male infant to be born smoothly.

"Wah..."

The child was born, and its cry shook the heavens.

Tuoba Xiong was overjoyed, "Good, such a loud cry. He will surely be a remarkable person in the future."

"Father, I finally have an heir! An heir!..." Tuoba Jie was almost incoherent.

"Let's go, let's go see my grandson." Tuoba Xiong could not contain his excitement and ran off.

Seeing Tuoba Xiong's anxious appearance, Tuoba Jie smiled and followed closely behind.

"Please, don't let it be a boy..." The collateral branches were restless.

"Congratulations, Grand General, congratulations. You are now a grandfather." The midwife beamed, knowing she would receive a generous reward.

"Boy or girl?" Tuoba Xiong asked impatiently.

"It's a boy!"

Tuoba Xiong took the infant into his arms and said happily, "Steward, reward!"

The midwife's eyes were wide with joy, "Thank you, Grand General!"

Seeing the male infant, Tuoba Xiong's face lit up with joy.

The male infant had a large face with distinct features, a wild and fierce demeanor, sharp eyebrows, bright and clear eyes, a high nose, and chubby little hands waving as if greeting Tuoba Xiong.

"Father, let me hold him." Tuoba Jie reached out to take the child.

Tuoba Xiong turned away, "Boy, why are you in such a hurry?"

"This is my son, how can I not be in a hurry?"

"This is my grandson too. Why don't you go see your wife first?" Tuoba Xiong refused to let Tuoba Jie hold the child.

Tuoba Xiong looked at the male infant and muttered, "His eyes and demeanor are full of wildness. Let's name him Tuoba Ye."

And so, the male infant's name was decided.

Tuoba Xiong, the newly born infant, had the mind and memories of an adult.

Xuan Yu, using his essence blood to activate the divine punishment jade talisman, had destroyed many powerful figures. His physical body was destroyed, and his soul entered the divine root, carrying the divine punishment jade talisman into the void, ultimately becoming the infant Tuoba Ye.

He retained Xuan Yu's memories, which is why his eyes had a wild look. In his previous life, he was a rebellious person.

When Tuoba Ye heard Tuoba Xiong speaking, he closed his eyes to pretend to be sleeping, but in reality, he was checking his body's condition.

In his previous life, Xuan Yu lived in the Galactic World, a sixth-grade cultivation world, where there were countless cultivation methods.

He was passionate about cultivation and had collected many cultivation methods. Due to his lack of a spiritual root, he could only rely on a spiritual root talisman to勉强 reach the Qi Condensation stage, but he could not advance further.

However, he had memorized all those cultivation methods, including the method for inner vision.

He had not yet cultivated, so it was uncertain whether he could perform inner vision. He tried, and to his surprise, he could.

The divine punishment jade talisman was hidden in his divine sea, but it had gained an additional crack. When he first obtained the divine root and the divine punishment jade talisman, the divine root was withered, and the jade talisman had eight cracks. Now, it had one more.

Finding the divine punishment jade talisman, Tuoba Ye felt relieved.

The divine punishment jade talisman, paired with the divine root, was certainly not an ordinary item.

In his previous life, he was only at the Qi Condensation stage, but by using his essence blood to activate the divine punishment jade talisman, he had eliminated over ten thousand top figures. The power of the jade talisman was unmatched.

Moreover, the divine punishment jade talisman contained cultivation methods that Tuoba Ye had not had the chance to practice in his previous life before he was discovered to possess the divine root.

Cultivators must have a spiritual root, immortals must have an immortal root, and divine beings must have a divine root.

Once one possesses a divine root, becoming an immortal is relatively easy, and the foundation for becoming a divine being is established, making it much easier than for others.

The divine root had caused a bloodbath, directly causing the Galactic World to fall from a sixth-grade cultivation world to a fifth-grade cultivation world.

Tuoba Ye began to search for the divine root. Compared to the divine punishment jade talisman, the divine root was even more precious.

He discovered that he had two spiritual roots in his body: one was a multicolored spiritual root, and the other was a golden spiritual root, which was likely the divine root.

A single-attribute spiritual root is the best, while a multi-attribute balanced spiritual root is the worst.

The divine root aside, the multicolored spiritual root in Tuoba Ye's body was a balanced and defective spiritual root.

"At least I'm stronger than in my previous life!" Tuoba Ye thought.

In his previous life, he could not even obtain a defective spiritual root, but in this life, he at least had a defective spiritual root, and he also had a hidden divine root.

He was easily satisfied; as long as he had a spiritual root, he could cultivate, even if it was slow.

In his previous life, without a spiritual root, he relied on a spiritual root talisman to force his cultivation to the Qi Condensation stage, which was a miracle.

Now, with the conditions for cultivation, he would definitely be much stronger than in his previous life.

With the divine root and the divine punishment jade talisman in his body, Tuoba Ye was full of confidence, determined to carve out a new path and even return to the Galactic World to find his beloved from his previous life.

In his previous life, he had a childhood sweetheart, and although he did not even have a defective spiritual root, she had a single-attribute pure spiritual root, an unparalleled talent, and her cultivation progressed rapidly, being accepted into a major sect.

To avoid falling too far behind his girlfriend, Xuan Yu devoted himself to the study of talismans and achieved some success.

Unfortunately, everything became a fleeting memory. Now, he had been reborn, not in the same world, and the space was different, and he did not know if the time was also different.

Regardless, Tuoba Ye wanted to return to the Galactic World to find his beloved.

Whether his beloved was still waiting for him, he did not care.

Whether his beloved was still alive, he did not want to think about.

He had no intention of returning to seek revenge because the powerful figures who wanted to seize the divine root were all dead. If he had any grudges, it would be with all the major sects in the Galactic World, who would want to kill him.

The driving force for him to return was to find his beloved from his previous life.