Chapter 1

In the summer of the 6753rd year of the Xuanwu Calendar, in the northwest of the Heavenly Tang Empire, at the Qingyun City, the Lei Huo Sword Sect was holding a class for its outer disciples.

The sun was scorching, and the training ground was sweltering, but almost all the outer disciples were listening attentively. The lecturer was the most beautiful senior sister in the inner disciples of the Lei Huo Sword Sect.

In the farthest corner at the back, a short-haired teenager around fifteen or sixteen years old was sleeping soundly.

"Where am I?"

Suddenly, the short-haired teenager woke up from his dream, looking around in confusion.

"Ha ha!"

Many disciples burst into laughter.

At the front of the training ground, Xiao Junwan frowned and said unhappily, "Junior Brother Qin Yang, did Senior Sister's lecture disturb your sleep?"

"Ha ha!"

The laughter in the training ground grew even louder.

Qin Yang did not respond. He looked at Xiao Junwan, his eyes filled with surprise.

"What, did Senior Sister scare you?" Xiao Junwan glared at him.

"No, how could a beautiful Senior Sister like you scare me?"

Qin Yang replied, and the people around him looked as if they had seen a ghost. When had Qin Yang ever been so bold as to tease Senior Sister Xiao Junwan?

Xiao Junwan huffed and continued her lecture.

"Xiao Junwan is still alive, and this is the Lei Huo Sword Sect!"

"Could it be that I really succeeded?"

Qin Yang's heart was beating twice as fast as usual, filled with joy.

"I, the Heavenly Blade Demon God, struck the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell and did not die. Instead, I returned to my youth!"

...

The Heavenly Blade Demon God Qin Yang, a waste in his youth and a failure in his youth, had a great encounter at the age of thirty, obtaining the Swallowing Heaven Emperor Tree as his martial soul, thus embarking on a path that defied the heavens.

At fifty, he became an emperor; at seventy, he became an emperor; and at a hundred, he became a transcendent being, entering the vast starry world.

In the starry world, he shone brightly, wielding the Heavenly Demon Blade to slay the pride of all races. In just a thousand years, he had become a half-step ruler of the starry world.

However, becoming a ruler of the starry world was extremely difficult.

Qin Yang's Dao heart was flawed, and he had too many heart demons.

At this time, the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell appeared, and countless powerful beings vied for it. In the end, ten top-tier strong beings jointly obtained the right to use the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell.

However, after truly understanding the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell, the other nine top-tier strong beings all gave up using it.

Even a ruler of the starry world would need to burn most of their essence blood and soul to strike the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell, and the success rate was less than ten percent!

Qin Yang was not yet a ruler of the starry world at the time, and using the Wheel of Reincarnation Bell required him to burn all of his essence blood and soul.

Just as the other big shots thought Qin Yang would also give up, he unexpectedly took action, burning all of his essence blood and soul, making a desperate gamble.

"The Heavenly Demon Blade had no reaction, and the holy blood armor that could withstand the attack of a ruler of the starry world also had no reaction."

"It seems I have indeed returned, and I am not in an illusion."

Qin Yang's eyes were filled with joy.

Although his indestructible holy body and the bloodline surpassing a divine dragon were gone, and his overwhelming power and myriad skills had completely disappeared, so what?

"In my previous life, I left behind too many regrets and lost a lot, leading to the strength of my heart demons."

"Now, even though I have become an ordinary person, my parents are still alive, and Xiyu has not died. I have a chance to make everything right!"

"In this life, what I want to protect will not be lost; what I want to destroy will not exist in this world!"

Qin Yang's eyes were filled with confidence.

...

"My dear grandfather, Tang Bingyue, you probably never thought I would be reborn, right?"

Qin Yang muttered to himself. His family background was not ordinary. His maternal grandfather, Xie Zhen, was the prime minister of the Heavenly Tang Empire, which had a population of over ten billion.

Tang Bingyue was an imperial princess, betrothed to Qin Yang from a young age.

However, after Qin Yang's father, Qin Hai, went missing and his mother's cultivation fell, making her an ordinary person, Tang Bingyue broke off the engagement. Xie Zhen publicly announced that he would sever ties with Qin Yang's mother and sent them to Qingyun City, thousands of miles away from the capital!

Qin Yang's mother, Xie Yan, was originally a young lady, but after losing her cultivation and finding it difficult to earn a living, she managed to raise Qin Yang, who was only eight years old at the time.

"My dear grandfather, to curry favor with the royal family, you could even sever ties with your own daughter, ignoring her for years."

"Do you know how many tears my mother shed in secret?"

"Tang Bingyue, I don't blame you for breaking off the engagement. You are a princess, and it's normal not to want to marry a waste. But you shouldn't have sent people to poison my mother, causing her to lose all her cultivation and suffer from illness!"

"You were only seven years old back then, and at first, I didn't believe it, but the facts are as they are. Even at such a young age, your heart was so cruel!"

Qin Yang's eyes flashed with cold light.

"Xie Zhen, when my mother and I were expelled from the capital in the cold winter, I will bring her back to the capital in glory once my cultivation is restored this winter."

"At that time, the gates of the Xie family will be perfect for heating!"

Qin Yang's heart was hard to calm, and even after a thousand years, many things still filled him with hatred.

With such hatred in his heart, it was fortunate that Qin Yang had a firm will and a powerful martial soul, the Swallowing Heaven Emperor Tree. Otherwise, how could he have become a half-step ruler of the starry world?

...

"Qin Yang, answer this question. What is the most important thing for a martial artist, and how do they influence each other?"

Seeing that Qin Yang was no longer sleeping, Xiao Junwan asked from the front of the training ground. She was ultimately kind-hearted, and even if it was too late, she wanted Qin Yang to learn as much as possible.

"Living."

Qin Yang stood up and said calmly.

"Ha ha!"

The training ground erupted in laughter again.

Xiao Junwan glared at him.

Qin Yang smiled and said, "Just a joke, Senior Sister, don't be angry. The most important things for a martial artist are the martial soul, bloodline, bone insight, and divine storage."

"The bloodline affects the physique, and a powerful bloodline allows bone insight to develop well. The stronger the bone insight, the higher the comprehension."

"The martial soul is connected to the soul, comprehensively affecting a person's bloodline, bone insight, and divine storage. The most important is the martial soul, and a person only has three chances to change their martial soul in their lifetime."

"Divine storage is a person's hidden attribute, making it difficult to discern a person's divine storage."

Xiao Junwan frowned and said, "The rest is fine, but where did you hear about divine storage? We in the Heavenly Tang Empire don't have such a concept."

A young man in brocade clothes nearby sneered, "Senior Sister, he probably read it in some storybook. Qin Yang must have said it to make us admire him. Ha ha, Qin Yang, I admire you so much!"

Qin Yang glanced at the young man, his eyes flashing with cold light. This young man was Chen Feng, from a wealthy family, and he was the one who killed Xiao Junwan.

Qin Yang had spent three years at the Lei Huo Sword Sect, and the only person he was grateful to was Xiao Junwan. She was extremely beautiful and, more importantly, had a good heart.

When Qin Yang entered the Lei Huo Sword Sect, he was at the first level of Gathering Qi, and he was still at the first level of Gathering Qi now. During this time, he had endured much ridicule, but Xiao Junwan never looked down on him. For the first two and a half years, she had spent a lot of effort helping him improve.

Unfortunately, Qin Yang never made progress.

In the past half year, Xiao Junwan had not paid much attention to Qin Yang, as the outer disciples' major exam was approaching, and she had many responsibilities with the outer disciples she was in charge of.

"Qin Yang, are you looking at me like that? Do you want to challenge me? Come on, I'll let you use one hand, ha ha!" Chen Feng laughed wildly.

Qin Yang was at the first level of Gathering Qi, but Chen Feng was already at the fourth level of Gathering Qi!

At the first level of Gathering Qi, one's punch strength was a hundred kilograms; at the fourth level of Gathering Qi, it could reach four hundred kilograms!

"Qin Yang, sit down."

Xiao Junwan sighed.

Qin Yang nodded lightly and sat down. He did not explain further, as the concept of divine storage was known by fewer than a hundred people in the Heavenly Tang Empire.

Those who truly understood divine storage could be counted on one hand.

"Waste!"

Chen Feng glanced at Qin Yang disdainfully, his voice low but audible to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang's eyes flashed with cold light. He remembered that after the outer disciples' major exam, Chen Feng had persuaded Xiao Junwan to drink a lot of wine. In the end, Chen Feng's carriage took Xiao Junwan home.

The next day, Xiao Junwan was found dead in her home, having committed suicide with blood all over the floor!

Many people suspected Chen Feng, but the Chen family was powerful, and the matter was eventually dropped. Qin Yang only learned the truth much later.

"Chen Feng, Chen Feng, back then, no one could stop your evil deeds, but now that I have been reborn, your good days are over."

Qin Yang sneered inwardly. Since he had returned, Chen Feng would die, and Xiao Junwan would live a good life.

Qin Yang's gaze returned to Xiao Junwan, and after a moment, his eyes flashed with a strange light.

"Xiao Junwan's bloodline and bone insight are only average, and her martial soul is also average, but she has such a divine storage. Interesting."

Qin Yang mused to himself. If Xiao Junwan's divine storage were activated, she would have no problem becoming one of the top experts in the Heavenly Tang Empire.