Chapter 1

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In the vast and wild continent, martial arts are revered, and strength is paramount!

The weak can only live at the mercy of others, suffering from oppression, while martial arts experts can lead the masses and command the world.

It is said that powerful martial artists can shatter mountains and sever rivers; they can step on giant beasts and soar through the nine heavens; and those with great supernatural powers can even transcend life and death, achieving eternal immortality!

Power, wealth, beauty, and status—in the vast and wild continent, as long as you have strength, you can obtain them all!

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In the vast and wild continent, in the Tianfeng Kingdom, there is the Qingyun Sect.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Torrential rain poured down, enveloping the continuous mountains of the Qingyun Sect.

At the foot of the outer mountains of the Qingyun Sect, there were hundreds of small courtyards with green-tiled roofs. This was where the nominal disciples of the Qingyun Sect lived.

In a secluded small courtyard, Ye Chen sat on the bed, gazing at the torrential rain outside, and muttered to himself, "I never thought that there would actually be a world of martial arts, and I would end up in this new world, even possessing the body of a youth who shares my name and looks exactly like me."

Ye Chen looked at the fine steel sword placed beside the bed, still feeling somewhat incredulous.

In his previous life, Ye Chen was a student of archaeology at a university on Earth. During an outing, an accident occurred, and when he woke up, he found himself in the vast and wild continent.

Suddenly arriving in a strange world and entering a strange body, even with his strong mental fortitude, Ye Chen was stunned for a while.

It wasn't until he completely integrated the original memories of the new body and realized that everything was irreversible that he had to accept the reality.

However, in addition to the shock, Ye Chen felt a deep, inexplicable excitement about coming to this new world.

In his previous life, Ye Chen was fascinated by the bizarre and wondrous world of martial arts, longing to wield a sword and explore the mysterious lands, growing stronger all the while. Now, he had truly arrived in the vast and wild continent, a world of martial arts, and he was incredibly excited.

"After all, in my previous life, I was an orphan, alone and without any attachments."

"Now, coming to this new world, I will treat it as a brand new beginning!"

Ye Chen clenched his fists, bidding farewell to the past.

Through the integrated memories, Ye Chen also learned a lot about this world.

The country he was in was called the Tianfeng Kingdom, a nation with a strong martial spirit. The people of the Tianfeng Kingdom began to hone their bodies and practice martial arts from a young age.

However, although everyone practiced martial arts, only a few could truly enter the path of martial arts and become martial artists.

In the vast and wild continent, to truly enter the path of martial arts, one must activate a point called the "Qi Sea Acupoint" within the body.

Only by activating the "Qi Sea Acupoint" can one gather "True Qi" within the body, thus entering the first major realm of martial arts, the "True Qi Realm," and becoming a martial artist.

Ye Chen was a member of a prominent family in Qingyang City of the Tianfeng Kingdom. At the age of twelve, he successfully activated the "Qi Sea Acupoint" and entered the first layer of True Qi, thus joining the "Qingyun Sect" as a nominal disciple.

However, in the two and a half years since joining the "Qingyun Sect," Ye Chen remained at the first layer of True Qi, with little improvement in his strength, and was even surpassed by many new disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

It should be noted that the True Qi Realm is divided into twelve layers. The first four layers only qualify one to be a nominal disciple of the Qingyun Sect. Only by reaching the fifth layer of True Qi can one enter the outer sect and become a formal outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

With only the first layer of True Qi, Ye Chen naturally held a very low status in the Qingyun Sect.

A low status means constant oppression. In the two and a half years since joining the Qingyun Sect, the original owner of this body had been beaten more than thirty times, not to mention the various insults.

Even worse, Ye Chen was given the title of "One of the Three Fools of the Qingyun Sect."

Thinking of the title "One of the Three Fools of the Qingyun Sect," Ye Chen felt speechless. In his previous life, his intelligence was always praised, and as the new owner of this body, he was unwilling to bear this humiliating title.

The "Three Fools of the Qingyun Sect" consisted of three people. In his memory, besides Ye Chen, the other two were named Zhao Jing and Bai Kun.

Just thinking of the other two names made Ye Chen's anger rise.

Originally, being called "One of the Three Fools of the Qingyun Sect" was already infuriating, but Zhao Jing and Bai Kun, the other two fools, openly declared that they did not want to be associated with Ye Chen and challenged him to prove that he was the true fool of the Qingyun Sect.

As expected, Ye Chen was defeated by Zhao Jing and Bai Kun one after another.

To save face, Zhao Jing and Bai Kun publicized their victories over Ye Chen. Whether it was the physical injuries from consecutive defeats or the mental anguish from the new title of "The True Fool of the Qingyun Sect," the original owner of this body died after the challenges, and Ye Chen took over the body.

Thinking of the thirty times he was beaten in the two and a half years at the Qingyun Sect, the various insults, and the humiliations from Zhao Jing and Bai Kun, Ye Chen felt a surge of anger.

"This grudge must be avenged! Zhao Jing, Bai Kun, and the others must be thoroughly beaten!" Ye Chen said through gritted teeth.

He was naturally furious, as after integrating the original memories, he felt all the pain and insults as if they were his own.

"There is only half a year left until the entrance examination of the Qingyun Sect." In the midst of his recollections, Ye Chen suddenly remembered an important matter.

As a "nominal disciple," Ye Chen was not yet a formal disciple of the Qingyun Sect. According to the rules of the Qingyun Sect, nominal disciples could only practice for three years. If they could not become formal outer sect disciples within three years, they would have to return to their families.

If he were really expelled from the Qingyun Sect, it would not only be a disgrace in the Qingyun Sect but also a disgrace to his family.

"No, I cannot be expelled from the Qingyun Sect."

"Strength, I must improve my strength. To survive in this world, to avoid further humiliation, and to earn respect, I must improve my strength!"

A sense of urgency made Ye Chen stop his wandering thoughts. He quickly sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state, preparing to practice diligently.

"The True Qi Realm, the first major realm of martial arts, is the stage where True Qi is guided into the Qi Sea Acupoint, and a True Qi vortex is formed within the Qi Sea."

"The more True Qi in the Qi Sea, the stronger one's strength. It is said that a True Qi expert at the twelfth layer can form twelve True Qi vortices in the Qi Sea, with an incredibly thick True Qi, capable of shattering a small mountain with just True Qi alone!"

Ye Chen was currently at the first layer of the True Qi Realm, with only a small True Qi vortex in his Qi Sea.

If he reached the second layer of True Qi, the original single True Qi vortex would split into two. At the third layer, three True Qi vortices would form, and so on.

The more True Qi vortices, the higher the True Qi Realm.

"From now on, I must practice the True Qi cultivation technique every day, striving to absorb more True Qi into my body!" After making up his mind, Ye Chen adjusted his mind and entered a meditative state in the Qi Sea.

As soon as he entered the Qi Sea, Ye Chen was stunned.

Like the Buddhist saying "a flower is a world," the Qi Sea Acupoint is a mysterious and significant point for martial artists, seemingly a separate world where True Qi can be stored.

However, each martial artist's Qi Sea is only used to store True Qi and contains nothing else. Now, Ye Chen discovered a seven-story pagoda floating in his Qi Sea.

This seven-story pagoda, towering and immense, seemed to be the pillar of the Qi Sea world, and more astonishingly, it was covered in endless light, as if adorned with countless stars!

"This pagoda!"

"It's actually inside me!"

Ye Chen was almost shouting in shock.

The reason he came to this new world was because of this pagoda.

In his previous life, as an outstanding student of archaeology, Ye Chen had the opportunity to travel to Antarctica. While attempting to walk on the ice, he accidentally fell into an ice cave.

Initially, he thought the ice cave wasn't deep, but he kept falling, deeper and deeper, until he eventually fell into a vast, dark space.

In that space, there was an endless glow of starlight, incredibly mysterious.

Even more bizarrely, around the space, giant beasts were prostrating on the ground, bowing to the center of the space.

Each of these giant beasts was over ten thousand meters long, making Ye Chen seem as insignificant as a speck of dust in comparison. Yet, Ye Chen could see these giant beasts clearly.

As an outstanding student of archaeology, Ye Chen had never heard of such large beasts on Earth!

Looking around, there were ten thousand giant beasts prostrating in the space.

If this were told to others, no one would believe it.

Ye Chen himself found it hard to believe. Following the direction of the beasts' prostration, he looked toward the center of the space and saw a seven-story pagoda floating there.

The pagoda was smaller than any of the giant beasts, but the aura it emitted proved that it was the absolute center and true master of the space.

As Ye Chen looked at the pagoda, it seemed to sense his gaze and spun around. Ye Chen felt as if he were being watched by a deity.

Then, the pagoda emitted endless starlight, and in the light, Ye Chen saw it shrink, eventually becoming the size of a thumb.

The thumb-sized pagoda flew straight toward Ye Chen, and in his stunned state, it entered his body.

At that moment, Ye Chen heard the roars of ten thousand beasts and felt a powerful dizziness. Then, he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he found himself in the new body in the Qingyun Sect.

Now, discovering this mysterious pagoda in his Qi Sea, Ye Chen was incredibly shocked!

He never expected that the pagoda, like him, had also come to this new world and was now inside his body.

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