For Lucas and Mira Hale, swordsmanship eluded them as they had little to no talent for mana sensitivity and cultivation, but alchemy was their forte as they had the most absurd comprehension hence why the Marcus couldn't let go of a "promising" talent such as Austin, little did they know that this "promising" talent was the former Supreme of the divine realm.
Austin, contrary to the eagerness of the family, was deep in thought, "It's obviously been centuries since my death, evident from my deduction, how did I not die, didn't that dagger kill my two acolytes? What? Is that dragon alive? And is it in the Mortal realm? I can sense its life seal. Did he reincarnate, too? No, it still has its pride law, so it's the same beast, but why is it so weak? "
He then tried sensing mana in the environment, but it was just too weak to cultivate between steps. The family then served sumptuous dishes, and while Austin was fed grounded food by his sister, it was better than breastfeeding. As the Supreme, it was humiliating to suckle from a mortal, or rather, that's how he comforted himself.
After they had their fill, Elena forced her breasts down Austin's throat despite his defiance, but since he was weak, and his mother was a cultivator high human in the fourth mortal level (first step), uttering phrases like, my son must suckle my mana milk to grow strong and become a heaven-defying alchemist. His father, on the side, cheered for his future swordsman apprentice, agreeing with the mother's ramblings. Austin, after a few minutes suckling, finally slept soundly after centuries.
Years passed, and the mother and siblings ran their alchemy store. The father often hunted beasts, and on some days of the month, he would come home with second- or third-level magic beasts. Austin would want to eat them raw to recover his previous power, but he was afraid of offending his forceful mother. How low the Supreme has fallen.
Today was Austin's fifth birthday, and in the wee hours of the morning, he was woken up by his siblings and informed that he would be going to their alchemy store to start learning alchemy. As time went by, he accompanied them and