Chapter 1

Light and Dark Reincarnation (1)

Chapter 1

Tian Qilin, the leader of the Wulin Alliance.

He was so strong that he was called the strongest Wulin Alliance leader in history, and he had a peculiar nickname.

That nickname was Mad Demon (狂魔).

The term 'demon' (魔) was usually associated with the Evil Sect, and the character 'mad' (狂) in front of it meant 'crazy.'

There was a reason why such a nickname was given to him, the leader of the righteous Wulin Alliance and rumored to have reached a realm no one else could.

One reason was his personality.

He usually appeared cheerful and friendly, but once he got obsessed with something, he would pursue it relentlessly until his desires were satisfied.

His becoming the Wulin Alliance leader was also due to this personality. The reason was simple.

He didn't like the previous Wulin Alliance leader.

He knocked out the previous leader, claiming he could do a much better job, and when the Five Great Clans and Nine Great Sects confronted him, the result was Tian Qilin's overwhelming victory.

He brought down the Murong Clan, which had fiercely opposed him, in just one day. The other clans and sects, witnessing the rapid downfall of the once-powerful Murong Clan, were too afraid to act.

The second reason was his face.

It wasn't that he had a face so handsome it made people think he was crazy.

His appearance was quite ordinary, so there was another reason.

It was his smile.

No matter who he was dealing with, he always had a faint smile on his face. The stronger the opponent, the deeper the smile, and the more difficult the situation, the more pronounced it became.

Once, he went to the Evil Sect alone and challenged the current Heavenly Demon to a one-on-one martial arts duel. Those who witnessed the duel said:

"Tian Qilin... That wasn't a human smile. It was the smile of a madman... a Mad Demon... Yes, that smile was truly the smile of a Mad Demon..."

There were many other reasons, but in any case, he was the Mad Demon recognized by everyone in the Wulin world.

And now, this Wulin Alliance leader and Mad Demon, Tian Qilin, was cornered at the edge of a cliff.

"Haha. Am I too popular? I'm getting a bit overwhelmed by all this attention."

Not long after the rumor spread that the Evil Sect had allied with the Blood Sect, Kunlun sought help from the Wulin Alliance.

He came out to stretch his legs after a long time, only to find an unexpected festival.

A festival to kill the Mad Demon Tian Qilin.

"All the foolish people from the Nine Great Sects and Five Great Clans are here. And that one looks like the current Heavenly Demon... Are you the Blood Demon? Wow, you're really ugly."

Despite Tian Qilin's mockery and taunting, none of them laughed or reacted.

Instead, they exuded even more intense aura and became extremely tense.

From this, Tian Qilin realized they were fully prepared.

"Of course. The best experts from the righteous and evil sides wouldn't gather just for fun. Wow, thinking about it, this feels like a major battle between the righteous and evil sides."

At Tian Qilin's words, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Gongcheng, stepped forward.

"Amitabha. Layman, you need not worry. The world will know of this. And you will be recorded as having died in this war, unable to withstand the combined attack of the Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon."

"Wow... You're smart. A brilliant strategy from a bald head with no hair. Ah! Is it because you're bald that you think so clearly?"

"Amitabha."

Master Gongcheng of Shaolin Temple was known for his fiery temper, matching his massive build, and he was indeed like that.

But when faced with Tian Qilin's taunting, Master Gongcheng only chanted and retreated.

This meant he was fully determined.

"Tsk... This isn't fun at all."

At that moment,

Tian Qilin disappeared.

Everyone searched for him, and soon they found him holding the heads of the Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon.

By the time they saw this, the Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon were already being slammed into the ground.

Bang!

The Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon, known as the strongest in the evil side.

Yet, they were slammed into the ground by Tian Qilin without any resistance.

"What can I do? The Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon, who were supposed to bring me down, ended up like this."

His overwhelming strength.

But that overwhelming strength made Tian Qilin complacent.

And a moment of complacency soon turned into a tight grip around his neck.

"I knew you would act like this, layman."

As Master Gongcheng's eyes, which had been closed, opened,

a golden light entered Tian Qilin's eyes, and something grabbed his feet.

"Really?"

Tian Qilin was shocked to see the blood of the Blood Demon and Heavenly Demon clinging to his feet.

A mixed martial arts technique combining the Heavenly Demon's demonic aura and the Blood Demon's blood energy.

Tian Qilin had no knowledge of this technique, as the two had never cooperated before.

"This is a technique called Heavenly Demon Blood Prison. After you die, it will never be revealed to the world again."

"Is that so? But, baldy, why are you the only one talking? Are the others mute? Or did they lock their mouths?"

Tian Qilin mocked while secretly trying to free his feet, but they wouldn't budge.

"Layman, struggling is futile. This technique, created at the cost of the Heavenly Demon and Blood Demon's lives, is one from which even you, the Mad Demon, cannot escape. Surrender your neck..."

Swoosh!

Master Gongcheng tried to finish his sentence but couldn't.

His head was cleanly cut off.

Tian Qilin and Master Gongcheng were three yards apart, yet Tian Qilin leaped the distance and slit Master Gongcheng's throat with his bare hands.

There was no visible sword energy or sword aura.

The bizarre technique, never seen before, shocked both the righteous and evil sides, and they all gripped their weapons.

"Struggling is futile... Well, I'm about to struggle a bit. Who wants to come first? I'll struggle, you know."

* * *

Struggle.

It was useless.

I ended up dying.

I struggled hard, though.

I started feeling exhausted after taking on over a hundred people.

They weren't just anyone; they were real experts.

Exhausted, I made a mistake and ended up impaled by countless spears.

I had no regrets about dying.

I had lived a happy life in my own way.

If this was the price, I should accept it gladly.

I thought I could now enjoy death peacefully.

If I could just disappear, I would be satisfied.

But...

Why are my eyes opening?

I can guarantee I died.

I felt my body being pierced by swords, my heart exploding, and my head being cut off.

Yet, I am alive.

In another child's body.

Tian Qilin opened his eyes five days ago.

In front of him stood a man who looked like a bandit, which made Tian Qilin burst into tears and snot as soon as he woke up.

The bandit's name was Murong Xue.

He was the father of the original owner of the body Tian Qilin now inhabited, Murong Jin.

Yes.

Tian Qilin had come back to life.

With the memories of 'Tian Qilin' in the body of 'Murong Jin.'

"Ugh..."

He woke up, but Tian Qilin was still in shock.

Even after five days, he couldn't get used to the feeling of this new body.

It was understandable, given that he had suddenly come back to life in someone else's body, but the main reason was the stark difference from his original body.

A thirty-nine-year-old body and a seven-year-old body.

Moreover, Murong Jin was a weak child from birth.

Not just weak, but incredibly weak.

A child who could be blown away by the wind.

On the first day in this child's body,

Tian Qilin immediately realized that Murong Jin had a special constitution called Gouyang Meridian.

Gouyang Meridian was a well-known constitution.

It was the opposite of Gouyin Meridian, and roughly speaking, it meant that the meridians were severely damaged, preventing the smooth flow of internal energy, and the yang energy continuously expanded, suppressing the yin energy within the body. This imbalance led to a short life.

He knew the cure as well.

Just eat everything that's good for the body and become strong.

But there was a reason he knew so much about this constitution.

"Phew... Even the new body has Gouyang Meridian."

Indeed.

Tian Qilin had also had Gouyang Meridian in his childhood.

"Sigh, what can I do? It's my fate."

As soon as he got up, Murong Jin immediately sat in a lotus position, raised his hands horizontally, and began to draw circles with his hands.

It looked as if he was holding a large bead in his hands.

What Murong Jin was doing was a practice called Yunqi Diaoxi (運氣調息), which involved breathing and generating energy according to an internal energy cultivation method, and circulating that energy throughout the body to build up internal energy.

However, Murong Jin's meridians were severely damaged, so he shouldn't have been able to practice Yunqi Diaoxi normally.

But who was Tian Qilin?

He was the Mad Demon and the Wulin Alliance leader, a man who, if he wanted something, would acquire everything related to it.

He not only plundered various cultivation methods but also created new ones by making them his own. The method Murong Jin was practicing was one of those.

The cultivation method called 'Waigong' (外圓功) was astonishing because the energy circulated outside the body rather than inside. As Murong Jin moved his hands, the internal energy obtained from his breathing circulated directly above his hands.

It was a truly absurd internal energy cultivation method, but it was possible for Tian Qilin.

It required an incredibly delicate and profound control and concentration, so even if he taught it to others, the chances of them using it were virtually zero.

The advantage of Waigong was that it allowed the cultivation of internal energy even with severely damaged meridians.

The disadvantage was that it was extremely difficult.

Murong Jin was drenched in sweat in no time and had to stop the cultivation method soon after.

"Phew. I might die, really..."

There were good cultivation methods that could rapidly increase internal energy with just breathing, but he couldn't use them due to Gouyang Meridian. It was frustrating, but he had no choice.

Since he had decided to live in this body, cultivating internal energy was essential.

If he wanted to live, he needed to cultivate internal energy to connect his meridians and heal his body, which was the case with Gouyang Meridian.

At first, he had wanted to die again.

He didn't have a strong attachment to life.

He didn't think he could live a more enjoyable life than in his previous life.

Moreover, he was in a poor family with Gouyang Meridian.

A difficult life was already foreseeable.

But after a day, he suddenly thought:

Is there something I haven't done yet?

On the second day, he pondered what he hadn't done, and on the third day, he got up and started practicing 'Waigong.'

There were many things he hadn't done.

He had become the strongest expert and the Wulin Alliance leader, but he had never been married.

He wasn't uninterested in women, but he never wanted to live with one.

He had destroyed a clan but never a sect.

Since he had destroyed a clan, he should destroy a sect once.

He hadn't really played with the black path people much.

They seemed interesting...

There were many other things.

Playing an instrument as a bald monk in Shaolin Temple.

What if a handsome man appeared in Ami Sect?

A one-on-one battle between a Blood Sect zombie and an Evil Sect zombie.

Which side, Wudang or Kunlun, was more stubborn?

The world had many things he hadn't done, and the more he thought about it, the hungrier Murong Jin became.

After practicing the cultivation method a bit, he got up, slapped his cheeks to energize himself, and stretched.

"Ugh! Phew... I need to challenge the imperial guards and the secret police someday. They're supposed to be strong. If I'm lucky, I might even challenge the emperor... Life is what you make of it, right?"

Tian Qilin, the former Wulin Alliance leader.

He died, but the Mad Demon did not.

With his new body, Murong Jin, he dreamed of new crazy deeds.