Xu Zifan returned to the void space, and with Shaohua by his side, he felt less lonely than before. His space could now hold things, and in this life, he had secretly filled it with a considerable amount of stuff: antiques, rare books, paintings by famous artists, clothes, food, gold and silver treasures, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, as well as many medicines he had concocted himself and a set of surgical instruments. While in the void space, he had categorized and organized all these items, and even had Shaohua create a list for easy retrieval in the future.
All of this is preparation for the next life. With these, you won't have to worry about traveling to the modern era or the ancient era.
Xu Zifan lingered in the void for a long time, until his feelings for his wife, children, and relatives gradually faded and he regained his youthful mindset before heading to the next world.
Xu Zifan opened his eyes and before he could even see his surroundings clearly, someone grabbed his wrist and flew into the sky!
Xu Zifan looked down and saw that he was standing on a sword, dozens of meters off the ground. His pupils contracted, and his whole body tensed. The person holding him was a young woman, dressed in gorgeous and flowing ancient clothing, no less beautiful than the princesses he had seen in his previous life. The young woman was on the verge of tears, and said a half-hearted apology: "Senior Brother, I'm sorry, it has nothing to do with Chong Jun. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't cause any more trouble for Chong Jun. You're so badly injured, you can't beat him. You should go back and heal your wounds."
Although Xu Zifan was not afraid of heights, this kind of flight was beyond his comprehension. He was unable to reply for a moment, and his internal organs were in great pain. He could only frown and put on an attitude, quickly absorbing the memories.
This is a world where cultivation is possible. The world is inhabited by mortals, demons, monsters, and cultivators. It is said that there are also immortals, but no one has ever seen them; ascension is a legend from ten thousand years ago. The mortal realm is ancient, ruled by emperors, but not the dynasty Xu Zifan is familiar with. The cultivation world has over a dozen sects, large and small, as well as many independent cultivators who cultivate using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, mountain veins, and minerals. Demons and monsters, naturally, cultivate using some murky and chaotic things; their goal is to one day ascend to immortality.
The world is divided into different realms, each ruling its own territory without interfering with the others. Of course, good and evil cannot coexist, and conflicts arise between realms from time to time, with many conspiracies and schemes. A hundred years ago, a great war took place between cultivators and demonic cultivators. The Xuan Tian Sect, to which the original owner belonged, was the number one sect in the cultivation world, holding an irreplaceable position. The original owner was the chief disciple of Xiang Wentian, the sect leader of the Xuan Tian Sect, and also the senior brother of all the sect's outstanding disciples.
The girl who was pulling him along as they flew on their swords was the sect leader's only daughter, named Xiang Yushuang. Because of her young age, she was everyone's junior sister. The original owner of this body possessed a lightning-type Heavenly Spiritual Root. As the eldest disciple, he always led by example, diligently cultivating and practicing. At only 30 years old, he had already reached the late Golden Core stage, his strength and talent far surpassing others. Xiang Wentian intended to groom him as the next sect leader and had even arranged a marriage between him and Xiang Yushuang. One possessed a pure Yang body, and the other a pure Yin body; their combined cultivation would surely yield twice the results with half the effort. Xiang Wentian specifically chose the original owner as his disciple, hoping that he and Xiang Yushuang could stand hand in hand at the pinnacle of the cultivation world.
Xiang Yushuang, however, was a passionate and fiery person who loved excitement and excitement, and always felt stifled around the calm and collected original owner of this body. One day, while strolling around, she stumbled upon outer sect disciples bullying a menial disciple named Huo Chongjun and righteously intervened. Not long after, she discovered that her intervention had emboldened the outer sect disciples to harass Huo Chongjun even more. Enraged, Xiang Yushuang sought out the original owner to teach those people a lesson. Seeing that Huo Chongjun was seriously injured, she felt responsible for his injuries and frequently visited him, applying the best medicine as an apology. The more she learned about him, the more her compassion overflowed, and she couldn't help but pay attention to Huo Chongjun, eventually falling completely for him.
Huo Chongjun initially ignored Xiang Yushuang, finding her annoying. He came to the Xuantian Sect to avenge his father's death at the hands of Xiang Wentian and had no interest in socializing. Later, he inadvertently learned that Xiang Yushuang possessed a pure Yin constitution, and that dual cultivation with her could accelerate his cultivation. Moreover, Xiang Yushuang was the sect leader's daughter, so he intentionally began a flirtatious relationship with her, secretly meeting her behind her back. Eventually, he obtained Xiang Yushuang's body and various resources, shining brightly in the sect competition and catching the sect leader's eye, who took him as a disciple.
During this time, the original owner went to a secret realm, unaware that he had been cuckolded. The secret realm suddenly collapsed, and the original owner, severely injured, rushed back to his sect. He astutely discovered that his beloved junior sister was having an affair with a menial disciple, and he was so angry that he vomited blood and almost suffered a qi deviation. He went to confront Huo Chongjun, but due to his serious injuries, he was no match for Huo Chongjun and instead embarrassed himself in front of all the disciples. This was precisely the time when he transmigrated, and he had just finished embarrassing himself and was being taken back to his residence by Xiang Yushuang to recuperate.
Through this incident, Huo Chongjun and Xiang Yushuang's affair was exposed. According to the original plan, the sect leader couldn't control Xiang Yushuang and had no choice but to allow them to become Daoist partners, ordering the original owner to focus on healing. At this point, no amount of anger from the original owner could change anything; his foundation was damaged, and he could only slowly recover. Huo Chongjun, on the other hand, gained access to the sect's best resources because of marrying Xiang Yushuang. He cultivated with her daily, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. He possessed a fire-type Heavenly Spiritual Root, excellent aptitude, and superior cultivation techniques, quickly surpassing all other disciples, including the still-injured original owner. Even the sect leader began to consider grooming him as the next sect leader.
The original owner was unwilling to accept this and kept a close eye on Huo Chongjun. One day, he accidentally discovered that Huo Chongjun was practicing demonic arts. He immediately stepped forward to question him, but was defeated by Huo Chongjun, who secretly placed a wisp of demonic energy into his body. He had a lightning spiritual root, which was inherently incompatible with demonic energy, and his cultivation had not yet recovered. He was immediately provoked into madness and was then falsely accused by Huo Chongjun of practicing demonic arts.
The people no longer looked at the original owner with reverence, but with disgust and hatred, and they shouted for his death. The original owner had no choice but to flee with all his might, but Huo Chongjun wouldn't let him go, revealing his secret of having a pure Yang body. The original owner suddenly became a tempting target, like Tang Sanzang, and wherever he fled...
He was surrounded and relentlessly pursued, never finding peace. Finally, exhausted, he was captured by a demonic cultivator. Unwilling to be drained of his yang energy to replenish his yin, he committed suicide in anger. After his death, he was even refined into elixirs to enhance the demonic cultivator's cultivation.
Huo Chongjun used Xiang Yushuang to gain Xiang Wentian's trust and become the next sect leader. He then secretly instigated a war between various factions, took advantage of the chaos to kill Xiang Wentian, and imprisoned Xiang Yushuang in a secret room, using her to replenish his yang energy. He made full use of her.
The original owner died with his eyes wide open in discontent, and asked the interdimensional messenger to defeat Huo Chongjun in his place. He was unwilling to accept that his hard-earned cultivation over the years could not defeat someone who had taken a crooked path.
After Xu Zifan finished receiving the memories, they arrived at their destination. The flying sword descended rapidly, and Xu Zifan suddenly felt weightless, experiencing motion sickness for the first time. As soon as he landed, he bent over uncomfortably, struggling to suppress the urge to vomit.
Xiang Yushuang rushed forward to support him, "Senior Brother, why are you doing this?" She took out a small porcelain bottle from her storage bracelet, poured out a pill, and handed it to Xu Zifan, "Senior Brother, take this quickly."
Xu Zifan felt terrible, but he didn't recognize what kind of medicine it was, so he didn't dare to take it. He pushed her away, tried to stand up straight, and walked into the room.
Xiang Yushuang's expression changed, and she clutched the pill tightly, choking back tears, "Senior Brother, are you blaming me? Will you never talk to me again?"
Xu Zifan frowned and said impatiently, "Didn't you just say that if anyone's to blame someone, it's you? You can leave now, you're not welcome here."
"Senior Brother!" Xiang Yushuang, who had grown up with him as his childhood sweetheart, immediately burst into tears upon hearing these words. "Senior Brother, I... I really didn't mean it. I just... I just couldn't help myself..."
Xu Zifan struggled into the room, slamming the door shut. Following his memory, he took out a spirit stone and placed it in a circular indentation on the wall. The crying outside immediately ceased. He exhaled, clutching his head, and slowly moved to the bedside, lying down and closing his eyes. [Shaohua, monitor my body data… never mind, monitoring is useless. This injury can't be cured by either traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine. This is terrible.]
Xiang Yushuang, standing outside the door, stared wide-eyed in disbelief when she saw Xu Zifan activate the barrier. Her senior brother had never hindered her before; was he truly angry and resentful now? She shook her head and murmured, "Senior brother, I only ever saw you as a brother..." Thinking of Xu Zifan's cold words earlier, she felt incredibly wronged, tears streaming down her face. After standing there for a moment, she quickly flew away from the mountain peak.
Shao Hua reminded Xu Zifan that Xiang Yushuang had already left.
[It's best if you leave. No one should come looking for me. I don't know how to use those techniques or spiritual power yet; I'm a complete weakling. The most important thing is to recover my health. I'll think about it carefully.] Xu Zifan closed his eyes, carefully integrating the original owner's memories, mainly those related to healing pills. Everything in this world was beyond his comprehension, and accepting it would be a bit difficult. After all, he was encountering many terms for the first time, making it no less arduous than rapidly absorbing new knowledge.
About half an hour later, Xu Zifan figured out how to treat his current condition. He sighed, got up, took out a white porcelain bottle from his storage ring, and drank the spiritual spring water inside in one gulp. The taste was sweet, and he felt refreshed all over. Every pore on his body opened up, and his strength was restored. He truly felt like he had taken a miraculous elixir. This was what the original owner had retrieved in the secret realm. When the secret realm collapsed, the original owner desperately retrieved this porcelain bottle of spiritual spring water, intending to give it to Xiang Yushuang to help her break through to the Golden Core stage. Who knew that Xiang Yushuang would cheat on the original owner? The original owner would save it for Xiang Yushuang later, but he wouldn't; it was most suitable to use it on himself.
After the pleasant sensation subsided, Xu Zifan was able to walk freely again, and the excruciating pain was gone. This was simply miraculous for him, a renowned healer who had dedicated his life to medical research. However, his memories told him that the spiritual spring could only restore his body to the level of a healthy mortal. His injuries, compounded by Huo Chongjun's attack, were extremely severe. No matter how good the spiritual spring water was, the amount in that small porcelain bottle was insufficient; it could only relieve the pain, not cure the underlying problem.
Xu Zifan looked around the room, then smiled helplessly. [I thought I was well-prepared, but none of the things I prepared in the last world are useful. Who would have thought I'd transmigrate to a world like this? Cultivating immortality, demons and monsters, elixirs and formations… isn't this a mythological story?]