Chapter 2

The intense pain that surged from his mind lasted for no less than a moment before it finally dissipated. As it dissipated, the sudden appearance of unfamiliar memories quickly merged into his own.

His originally bewildered gaze suddenly became extremely shocked and surprised: "I actually crossed over. This place is not Earth. I actually died, and I was killed by a bronze lamp."

Thinking of the unfamiliar memories that surfaced in his mind, Wu Mu couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.

He never thought that falling into a pit would lead to such a mysterious crossing over.

Fortunately, the body he now occupied was also named Wu Mu, who had grown up in a nearby ancient town called Longmen. Although it was called a town, it was no smaller than any ancient city, and might even be larger.

Wu Mu was born and raised in Longmen, surviving for seventeen years without ever leaving a hundred miles away. It was not an exaggeration to say he was a native.

From the memories of this body, he knew that this world was called Qingzhou.

However, this might not be the true name of the world, but perhaps just the name of the region he was in.

In this world, bloodline was supreme. People cultivated their bloodline, using the power of their bloodline to permeate their entire body. A strong bloodline constantly nourished the physical body, and as the bloodline grew stronger, the physical body could transform to achieve an immortal state. Moreover, one could awaken innate abilities from their bloodline, using these abilities to battle, control the elements, and manipulate the sun and moon as easily as taking something from a pocket.

By cultivating their own bloodline, the physical body became incredibly powerful, and battles were extremely fierce. This type of cultivation was known as martial cultivation!

It was said that once one's bloodline was cultivated to its peak, one could even revert to their ancestral form, unleashing incomparable and supreme combat power.

Bloodlines also had different ranks, from the lowest to the highest: Ninth Rank, Eighth Rank, Seventh Rank... First Rank, Royal Rank, Imperial Rank, Emperor Rank, Supreme Rank.

The rank of a bloodline had a significant impact on cultivation from the very beginning.

Moreover, although every living being in the world had a bloodline, if one's bloodline was extremely weak, even if they had a bloodline, they could not awaken it. They would ultimately be considered ordinary people, and even if they cultivated, their achievements would not be high. Most chose to accept their fate.

Those with a strong bloodline would awaken it upon reaching a certain age. These awakened individuals were the most favored in the world. Even without cultivation, after their bloodline awakened, it would naturally refine their skin, meridians, and bones. If they cultivated, they would achieve twice the results with half the effort.

They were the children favored by heaven!

Without awakening a bloodline, no matter how much effort one put in, it would be mostly in vain. They could not compare to those who could awaken their bloodline from birth. The latter had too many advantages.

However, those who could awaken their bloodline were few. In the world, they were the most special group.

Almost every commoner had once dreamed of and hoped for the awakening of their bloodline.

Although those who could awaken their bloodline had innate advantages, heaven still left a glimmer of hope. Even if one could not awaken their bloodline from birth, it did not mean they could not awaken it later.

Regardless of who it was, the first realm of cultivation was called the Mortal Transcendence Realm!

The Mortal Transcendence Realm was divided into: Skin Refinement, Bone Forging, Tendon Transformation, Marrow Washing, and Viscera Cultivation.

Therefore, the Mortal Transcendence Realm was also known as the Five Transformations of Mortal Transcendence. Once this realm was cultivated to its peak, one could use the vast blood energy in their body to break through to a new realm, opening up a Blood Sea and condensing a bloodline. Although this path was difficult, it was the only opportunity for commoners to rise to greatness.

Countless commoners viewed the Four Transformations of Mortal Transcendence as the unchanging path to heaven.

Many talented and resilient individuals had forged a path in what seemed impossible, opening up a Blood Sea. However, most could only stop at the Mortal Transcendence Realm, even after completing the Marrow Washing, they still could not open up a Blood Sea and advance to a higher realm. However, compared to the difficulties faced by ordinary people, those who had awakened their bloodline could easily complete the cultivation of the Mortal Transcendence Realm.

According to the memories, Wu Mu's predecessor was also an ordinary person who had not awakened his bloodline. If one did not awaken their bloodline by the age of fifteen, it meant they could not awaken it on their own. This was a rule that had been passed down for countless years. However, his determination to become stronger led him to embark on the difficult path of cultivation with an ordinary body.

In the last memory, his predecessor had entered the edge of the Beast Mountain near Longmen Town to train his skin, striking ancient trees to toughen his skin. However, while striking the tree, a bronze lamp suddenly fell from the tree and hit him on the head, causing him to lose consciousness.

Clearly, his predecessor was killed by a mysterious bronze lamp!

"Killed by a bronze lamp? Am I in a coffin now?"

After quickly sorting through all the memories, a strange light flashed in Wu Mu's eyes.

"Bad, I must immediately leave the stone coffin. Otherwise, I will suffocate to death right after being reborn!"

Without hesitation, he reached out and pushed the coffin lid with all his might.

Crack!

As soon as his hands landed on the stone coffin, he felt a heavy weight. However, this body had undergone extremely rigorous training, and the strength he exerted was several times stronger than what he had on Earth. The force of his arms pushing out was no less than several hundred pounds.

The coffin lid made a dull sound and slowly lifted, inch by inch. As it lifted, a cool breeze entered Wu Mu's lungs.

Sigh!

Breathing in the fresh air, Wu Mu became even more invigorated. He quickly pushed the coffin lid to the side, creating a gap large enough for his body to slip out. He then exhaled heavily, his face relaxing: "What a heavy stone coffin. If this body hadn't been trained, I would have suffocated to death even after being reborn."

Thinking about the possibility of suffocating to death in the coffin, his face turned dark.

"This tomb has ventilation! No, it's cracks. Why are there so many cracks on the ceiling?"

After crawling out of the stone coffin, Wu Mu looked around. Instead of the expected darkness, weak light penetrated from outside. The cracks on the ceiling resembled a spider web, as if they had been caused by some terrible impact, allowing light to enter the tomb.

However, it was nighttime outside, and although there was moonlight, the light that entered the tomb was still very weak. He could only see the surroundings with the help of the dim light.

The tomb was not luxurious, but rather simple. In the center of the tomb, the heavy stone coffin was placed. On the coffin, a rusty bronze lamp was placed on the lid. The lamp was already extinguished and looked like a discarded waste lamp.

"This bronze lamp killed my predecessor. I never thought it would be placed in my tomb."

Wu Mu's expression changed as he looked at the bronze lamp, recalling the memory of being killed by the lamp. Although it was his predecessor's memory, he had now been reborn in this body and absorbed his predecessor's memories. He could consider himself the same person as his predecessor.

The bronze lamp looked like an ancient palace lamp, with a bronze lotus on top. The bronze lotus petals were open, and in the center, a bronze lotus seed pod was visible. On the seed pod, nine small holes were clearly visible, with the largest one in the center. The other eight holes surrounded it, each being half the size of the central one, highlighting the supreme status of the center. Unfortunately, there were no lotus seeds inside, or perhaps they should be called wicks.

His feelings towards the bronze lamp were extremely complex.

Snap!

As he walked to the bronze lamp and reached out to grab it, a strange force seemed to emanate from the lamp, emitting a layer of bronze divine light that instantly enveloped his entire body. Then, a thumb-sized bronze leaf on his neck also strangely emitted a layer of divine light.

It suddenly broke free from his neck and shot into the bronze lamp like a bolt of lightning.

"It's the bronze leaf. It actually followed me to this world."

Ding!

With a clear sound, an incredible scene unfolded before Wu Mu. The bronze leaf shot into the bronze lamp at an incredible speed and appeared in the center of the lotus seed pod inside the lamp. As it landed on the wick, it instantly transformed.

Whoosh!

Then, an eerie scene appeared. The bronze leaf seemed to truly merge with the bronze lamp, becoming the wick, a bronze lotus seed. After merging, a bronze flame suddenly appeared, lighting up the entire lamp. The ancient light illuminated the tomb clearly, revealing every detail.

Whoosh!

The bronze lamp, as if it had gained a spirit, suddenly shot out of his hand, transforming into a stream of light and appearing on his left shoulder. When it landed, Wu Mu felt no weight, as if the lamp was just an illusion.

Once it landed on his left shoulder, it seemed to take root and completely merged with his shoulder.

"I can't take it off!"

Although Wu Mu was shocked by the sudden change, he quickly reacted and tried to remove the bronze lamp from his left shoulder, but found that he could not. It was as if it had taken root.

"What's going on? If I can't take it off in the future, when I go out, others will notice something strange. Even if they can't tell what's special about the bronze lamp, its strangeness will be a reason for others to harm me. Also, my bronze leaf actually attracted the lamp and became its wick, merging with it. What's happening?"

Wu Mu was shocked, but his mind quickly raced with thoughts.

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