Chapter 1

"Uncle Zhou, don’t stop me, I want to go in and see Young Master."

"Wait a bit longer."

"It’s been half an hour. If Young Master was fine, he would have come out by now. Since he hasn’t, something must have happened. From the commotion earlier, Young Master must be seriously injured."

"Wait a bit longer."

"Uncle Zhou!"

Outside the window, the voices of an old man and a young man could be heard in a deadlock.

Inside the room, Lu Yuan, who was listening, was still in a daze.

If it weren’t for the sharp pains coming from all over his body, which were so clear, he would have thought he was dreaming.

A few minutes, no, perhaps a few seconds, or maybe a few hours ago.

After watching a classic martial arts movie, Lu Yuan, feeling excited, made a wish through a new app that suddenly appeared on his phone.

To become the best in the world!

After making the wish, Lu Yuan didn’t take it seriously and fell asleep.

But he never expected that when he woke up, his wish had come true!

He, Lu Yuan, had truly become the best in the world!

Only this "world" was not the original Earth, but a world called Jiuzhou.

In the Jiuzhou world, the江湖 (jianghu) and the朝廷 (court) coexist, and different races and fierce beasts live together.

People here can split mountains and rivers, fly through the air, and travel through the earth by cultivating.

Yes, Lu Yuan had traveled through time.

Because of a wish, his soul came from Earth to Jiuzhou, possessing the body of a young man also named "Lu Yuan" who had lost his consciousness, his soul had dispersed, and he was severely injured.

Due to the timely possession, Lu Yuan absorbed most of the dispersed memories of the original body.

...

Jiuzhou "Lu Yuan."

From Yunzhou, Nanchuan County, the Lu family was a powerful clan in Dongxia City.

But fifteen years ago, the entire family was wiped out in one night.

Only the five-year-old "Lu Yuan" escaped because he was playing outside.

Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps it was divine mercy.

The "Lu Yuan" who bore a deep grudge showed astonishing cultivation talent.

In just ten years, "Lu Yuan" went from nothing to mastering the family's ultimate skill, the "Xuantian Palm," creating a record that the Lu family had never seen in over a hundred years.

He returned to Dongxia City alone and, with his own strength, destroyed the Four Seasons Sect, the culprit behind the Lu family's massacre, shocking Nanchuan.

Two years later, due to an accident, he faced the first in Yunzhou and the tenth in the world.

"Lu Yuan" defeated the opponent with just three strikes, causing a sensation in Jiuzhou.

Half a year ago, the current best in the world passed through Yunzhou and, for some reason, had a conflict with "Lu Yuan," leading to a fight. "Lu Yuan" defeated the opponent with three strikes and became the new best in the world!

...

As the best in the world, no one should have been able to injure the original body.

But through the memories, Lu Yuan discovered speechlessly that the "real culprit" behind the original body's loss of consciousness and soul dispersion was himself.

A few minutes, or perhaps a few hours ago.

The original body suddenly felt a surge of inspiration and tried to break through a cultivation bottleneck in the study.

Needless to say, not only did he fail, but he also lost his life!

...

"Knock knock~"

The sound of knocking on the door.

Lu Yuan, who was immersed in the original body's memories, came to his senses and, enduring the sharp pains, replied in the original body's tone, "What is it?"

"Young Master, you..."

"Young Master, are you okay? If it hurts a lot, don’t hold it in. I’ll go get the medicine for you."

A clear, slightly naive young girl's voice quickly spoke before the old man's voice.

"…I’m fine."

Lu Yuan replied calmly, "You don’t need to wait outside. Go about your business."

The young girl's voice belonged to the original body's maid, a eleven-year-old girl named Lianpeng, who was greedy and straightforward.

Yes, she was also the original body's half-apprentice.

The old man's voice belonged to a former Lu family servant. Fifteen years ago, the original body escaped the massacre thanks to this loyal servant named Danzhou, who protected him and fled.

"Are you really okay? Young Master, don’t hold it in. If it hurts, say it out loud; it will hurt less. It’s not embarrassing... Ouch, Uncle Zhou, you hit my head again!"

"Who told you to be so disrespectful?"

"I’m just worried about Young Master, Uncle Zhou, you’re bullying me!"

"Ha~"

"Hmph, I won’t talk to you anymore!"

With the noise, the old man and the young girl slowly moved away.

In the room, Lu Yuan let out a breath and relaxed.

Although he had absorbed most of the original body's memories, he wasn’t yet prepared to take over the original body's existence.

Lianpeng and Danzhou were the closest to the original body.

If he didn’t handle the interaction well, they might notice something was off.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Lu Yuan needed to quickly adapt to the original body's everything.

Including cultivation methods, speaking tone, walking posture, and attitude towards the world.

He was fortunate to have absorbed most of the original body's memories in time.

Without the memories, the situation would have been much more difficult.

Fortunately, it was still...

Suddenly, Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, his pupils dilated, and he almost cried out.

Because three black mists suddenly appeared on the ground in front of the desk.

The black mists dissipated, revealing three black-clothed figures, their heads bowed, kneeling on one knee in unison before Lu Yuan.

"Report to the Master, the assassination of the Zhen Nan Wang failed."

The black-clothed figure in the middle, with a low voice, reported fearfully, "We are willing to accept punishment, please punish us, Master!"

"Please punish us, Master!"

The black-clothed figures on either side bowed their heads and echoed in unison.

Lu Yuan, "…"

Damn, he was just celebrating, and now he was slapped in the face.

This slap came too quickly!

Master?

The original body actually had a group of powerful subordinates, and these people seemed to be assassins?

They had just completed a mission to assassinate the Zhen Nan Wang!

The current dynasty in Jiuzhou was ruled by the Dayu Empire, which had been established for nearly a hundred years.

To stabilize the four directions, the founding emperor of the Dayu Empire sent four trusted strongmen to guard the four borders, who were enfeoffed as hetero-clan kings.

Among them, the Zhen Nan Wang was responsible for guarding Yunzhou.

Why did the original body order his subordinates to assassinate the Zhen Nan Wang?

Money? Power? Or women?

Or did he have a personal grudge against the Zhen Nan Wang?

If there was a grudge, wouldn’t it be better for the original body, the best in the world, to handle it himself?

Besides, how many subordinates did the original body have?

Were there any with deep schemes, who were just pretending to be loyal to the original body?

Who was the strongest among them?

What tone did the original body use when talking to them?

What punishment was usually given for a failed mission?

He didn’t know...

He knew nothing!

Lu Yuan hadn’t absorbed the original body's memories about this.

A problem arose!

At this moment, he not only had to endure the sharp pains from his body but also maintain his composure, at least not let his breathing or heartbeat betray him.

Forcing his mind to stay clear, he quickly thought of a solution.

What to do...

How to deal with these three subordinates?

Without the memories as a reference, Lu Yuan could only rely on himself and quickly decided on a starting point.

The original body's personality!

From the memories he absorbed, the original body was the type who was ruthless and spoke little.

Before avenging his family, he buried himself in cultivation every day.

After avenging his family, he continued to cultivate but became more laid-back.

Besides enjoying reading ancient books and occasionally pondering cultivation bottlenecks, he was indifferent to everything else.

Following this character, Lu Yuan tried to speak.

However, at that moment, he suddenly smelled an odd scent, and the words he was about to say changed subconsciously—

"Soul Chasing Incense?"

Soul Chasing Incense?

The three black-clothed figures were taken aback by the words.

In the next moment, they suddenly grabbed their clothes and sniffed them closely.

After a short while, their bodies stiffened, and their movements stopped.

"Exposing the Master, we deserve death!"

With that, they raised their hands and struck their foreheads, shattering their skulls and dying instantly.

Lu Yuan, "…"