Chapter 1

In the city of Dagan, behind the Lin family's mountain.

A young man lay on the hillside, legs crossed, basking in the afterglow of the sunset, playing with a golden needle that shimmered in the sunlight. His gaze was distant, as if his mind was wandering far away...

This young man was named Lin Nan, who looked only about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome and refined appearance. If he were in the world of Earth, where looks mattered, he would undoubtedly be very popular.

"Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle!"

"Whoosh!"

Lin Nan suddenly shouted softly, and the golden needle he was playing with strangely traced a streak of light, directly entering his ear. "Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle!" Lin Nan shouted again, and the golden needle magically flew back into his hand.

"Damn it, you're obedient, but you brought me to this world of powerful beings, turning me into a useless waste except for my good looks. Is that really good? How can I show off and dominate with you?"

Lin Nan glared fiercely at the golden needle in his hand, but unfortunately, he had no way to deal with it.

He had tried every method—bending, burning, hammering, and more—but could not damage it in the slightest. Even trying to discard it was impossible; as soon as he threw it away, it would fly back into his ear, making Lin Nan suspect that he might be the reincarnation of a silly monkey...

It had been half a month since Lin Nan had been reborn in this world where the strong ruled.

Before his rebirth, Lin Nan had just been specially recruited as a student at a Traditional Chinese Medicine University, still dreaming of seducing the university's beauties. Unexpectedly, while idly helping a Taoist temple clean the statues, he found a golden needle inscribed with "Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle" and was accidentally transported to this world.

So be it, he thought, since he was alone and had no ties. But he was reborn as a waste with shattered meridians in a world where martial arts were supreme. How could he survive?

From the memories of the tragic man, Lin Nan understood this world.

It was a world of survival of the fittest, where martial arts were supreme, and everything was decided by strength. It was called the Divine Martial Continent. The martial arts realm was divided into six levels from weakest to strongest: True Essence, Three Flowers, Four Extremes, Morning Essence, Sage, and True God. Even the weakest True Essence martial artists could break bricks and stones, with a strength of ten thousand pounds. The more powerful martial artists were even more terrifying, capable of flying with swords, collapsing mountains, and splitting seas, possessing abilities that rivaled the mythological figures of Earth.

Just thinking about it made Lin Nan excited.

Wearing white robes, flying with a sword; waving to make the sun and moon sink, and the sword moving to shake the heavens and earth... How elegant and handsome would that be?

Lin Nan seemed to see beautiful women with stars in their eyes, crazily and voluntarily throwing themselves into his arms, calling him "good brother, handsome brother"...

"First, I need to heal my broken meridians," Lin Nan thought gloomily. "I hope my beautiful aunt can do it. If not, I'll have to rely on myself... In this rebirth, no matter what, I, Lin Nan, cannot be a waste!"

The beautiful aunt Lin Nan referred to was named Miao Yi, with a face that could make the moon hide and the flowers blush, and a figure that could make fish sink and geese fall. She was a Ninth Rank Four Extremes expert. Three years ago, she joined the Lin family as a guest expert and lived in the courtyard next to Lin Nan. The young generation of the Lin family called her "Aunt."

"Lin Nan, you waste!"

At this moment, a loud shout from the mountain below suddenly woke Lin Nan from his thoughts.

"Today is the day of the ancestral worship. Did you forget, you waste? You made us search for you everywhere! What are you looking at? Hurry up and get down the mountain!" Several figures rushed to Lin Nan's side at lightning speed.

"Ancestral worship? Sorry, I really did forget..." Lin Nan shrugged, looking indifferent, but inwardly he muttered, "Hmph, once my meridians are healed, I'll see how I'll trample you rookies! Before my meridians were broken, none of you dared to be arrogant in front of me."

Before his injury, Lin Nan was at least a Ninth Rank True Essence martial artist, ranking tenth among the young generation of the Lin family. But now, even a rookie dared to show off in front of him.

"I really don't know why the family head still calls you. What right does a waste like you have to meet the ancestors? If I were you, I would have long killed myself! You've disgraced our Lin family!"

"As a Lin family man, you were even seduced, and not only that, you were forcibly promoted to the point where your meridians were shattered. You're a waste, a complete waste. Can't you see that it was the Wu family's plot? You're an idiot! I really don't know why Aunt Miao Yi is so good to a waste like you. The family has already given up on you, yet she still wants to invite a Morning Essence expert to help you!"

"Morning Essence experts aren't easy to invite, even Aunt Miao Yi might not be able to. Moreover, even if she does, she can't fully heal this waste. His future achievements will be limited, and he will still be a waste, just like his father, wasting the family's resources!"

"Enough. What's the point of talking to this waste? The time for ancestral worship is almost here, take him away!"

Lin Nan remained indifferent throughout, being carried at an astonishing speed toward the Lin family's ancestral hall. No one noticed the anger surging in his eyes.

...

The Lin family had a thousand-year legacy and was one of the five major families of the Qianyuan Kingdom. Every July 15th was the Lin family's ancestral worship day, the second most important event after the year-end competition. Normally, all the direct descendants of the Lin family would participate.

Lin Nan inherited the memories of the tragic man and was familiar with the ancestral worship. When he was brought there, the direct descendants of the Lin family had already gathered, standing in order according to their status and position in the family, ready for the auspicious time. At this moment, everyone's gaze focused on Lin Nan.

"Lin Nan, what are you doing? You forgot such a big event? Your body is a waste, and your mind has become an idiot?! Hmph, if Guest Expert Miao Yi can't invite a Morning Essence expert to help you, you won't need to participate in next year's ancestral worship!" Uncle Lin Jianqiu coldly snorted and scolded.

Faced with such contemptuous words and the disdainful gazes of most people, Lin Nan's handsome face showed no change. He shrugged indifferently and walked slowly to the back of the line.

Before his injury, he could stand among the top ten of his peers. Now, he could only stand behind the eight or nine-year-old children.

In this world where martial arts were supreme, reality was so cruel. With his shattered meridians, he was just a waste without cultivation, and his status was naturally the lowest.

"Brother Nan, don't think too much. After all, you are the second most handsome in the Lin family. Don't worry, Aunt Miao Yi will definitely invite an expert to heal you. Even if she can't, there's still the first most handsome, me. Rest assured, one day, none of them will look down on you, because you are my best friend, Lin Shuai, the best, no one else!"

A familiar voice suddenly reached Lin Nan's ears. Lin Nan knew it was the best cousin of the tragic man, a self-proclaimed narcissist whose name and appearance were completely mismatched, Lin Shuai.

When Lin Nan first arrived, he almost died from the shock of this guy's self-proclaimed "first most handsome" in the world, especially in front of the real first most handsome. It was simply... outrageous!!!

"Go to hell..."

Lin Nan didn't even look and casually raised his middle finger in one direction. However, no matter what, such "comfort" warmed his heart. In this world where martial arts were supreme, how many people would still treat you as a brother when you became a waste?

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Lin Nan was slightly startled and looked sharply at the statue in the center of the ancestral hall. The Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle, which was already in his ear, seemed to urge him to rush to the statue.

"Statue! What's going on? Could this statue be related to the golden needle?" Lin Nan was both shocked and excited.

The golden needle inscribed with "Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle" was found on the statue. He had studied it for half a month without any results, but now, seeing the statue, specifically the pearl in the statue's forehead, he felt a vibration!

However, Lin Nan did not dare to move recklessly and could only temporarily suppress the impulse to rush to the statue to investigate.

The ancestral worship ceremony soon began, with the Lin family head, Lin Zhen Tian, Lin Nan's grandfather, leading the way into the ancestral hall to kneel and worship the ancestors' statues.

As he approached, the vibration Lin Nan felt became stronger, making him increasingly excited.

After enduring for half an hour, it was finally Lin Nan's turn, who was at the end of the line.

Lin Nan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement deep in his heart, and walked steadily to the statue. His eyes were fixed on the dull, sky-blue pearl in the statue's forehead. The golden needle in his ear suddenly vibrated violently, and at that moment, Lin Nan saw the words "Qiankun Immortal Palace" in golden letters on the dull, sky-blue pearl.

"Qiankun Immortal Palace!"

"Boom!"

Like the Stabilizing Sea Divine Needle, when Lin Nan silently recited "Qiankun Immortal Palace" in his mind, his brain suddenly exploded.

...

"Lin Nan seems to be really a waste. Look, he's already trembling and sweating just from standing there..."

"This waste isn't kneeling quickly. Why is he just standing there like an idiot?"

While everyone looked at Lin Nan with disdain and confusion, no one noticed that the dull, sky-blue pearl in the statue's forehead had developed fine cracks.

At this moment, Lin Nan felt as if he was in a magical space. The golden needle he had played with for half a month, which had seemed useless except for being silly, suddenly emitted a brilliant golden light, rapidly growing larger. In an instant, it seemed to support the heavens and earth, rooted in the ground and reaching the sky, emitting an overwhelming pressure that almost instantly made Lin Nan lose consciousness.

"The first level of the Qiankun Technique, the Body Refinement Technique, is activated."

As he lost consciousness, a cold and indifferent voice flashed in Lin Nan's mind.