(1) Success
Amidst the desolate valley of Demon Execution Cliff, a man in dark robes knelt there. His arms were chained on the two pillars of arching ice as he unbearably knelt on the chilling white floor. A gust of wind passed by and his white hair fluttered in unison. The wounds on his pale white skin stung from the light breeze's coldness. It was an utter torture, specially now that he cant even circulate qi all over his eight meridians.
Tatata!
The sounds of heels tapping resounded around the valley and four figures appeared. Two were women of unparalleled beauty while the other two are men having fair faces. They looked at him in disdain.
"Zi Yingjun, Time Lotus Essence was discovered by our sect's old ancestor. Give it back." the woman said, stepping closer to him.
"Ha... Alright." Zi Yingjun raised his head, his pair of deep purple eyes looked at them in a dull way. "However, Time Lotus Essence is hidden in my dantian. If you ruin it, the artifact will also perish. Unseal it first."
"You think we are stupid?!" a man pointed at him in anger.
"If not, what else?" Zi Yingjun chuckled. He have been tortured here for months, the pain turned numb but his arrogance will not diminish even for a bit.
"You-"
"Su Hai, shut up!" the other man said. "Kong Wei, unseal his dantian. Zi Yingjun is shrewd and we all know that but even if he fought with us, he wont stand a chance."
"Yes." Kong Wei nodded, she went up to Zi Yingjun then absorb all the qi stored in his dantian before undoing the seal.
"Hehe." Zi Yingjun revealed a devious smile, he summoned the Time Lotus Essence outside. The gold lotus was surrounded by a yellow aura. It slowly opened its sharp petals
"Its really..."
"Time Lotus Essence!"
"Quick! Take it!"
Kong Wei who stood the nearest cant even control her amazement, she quickly went forward and touched the golden petals. Its sharp rim cut through her thumb, Kong Wei got more ecstatic at Time Lotus Essence's sharpness.
"Heh. Stupid old hags!" Zi Yingjun shouted, the golden lotus started revolving. His shout caused the four to be stunned however, a large explosion happened before their eyes!
Boom!
Su Hai and the two coughed, a mist covered their eyes. Its a good thing they reacted on time and activated their armaments, if not, they would have died because of that explosion. Unfortunately, before them is no longer the platform of Demon Execution Cliff. Its a deep pit and even Kong Wei's corpse didnt survive.
"That demon!" Su Hai gritted his teeth. Kong Wei is a Celestial Life stage cultivator and one of their supreme elders. Losing her is a great disappointment.
"K-Kong Wei...." the other woman gasped. She and Kong Wei were like sisters, it caused her immense sorrow knowing her friend had died.
"Zi Yingjun actually knew how to activate it. Sigh, who knows what heinous deeds will he create again...."
A storm has come over Zi clan. The winds were furiously howling as rain drizzled continuously over the tiled roofs. From the highest range of Da Long Mountain, Clan Leader Zi Ming Yun stood there. He looked out of the window, countless flashes of lightning descended while deafening thunders echoed.
"Clan Leader, a message came from the Supreme Elder of Jiang clan. Their third young miss, Jiang Mei Hua will come here this month." an elderly man stepped inside the chamber, he politely bowed at Zi Ming Yun who is two decades younger than him.
"Well, notify Yingjun. He should meet up with his fiancee." Zi Ming Yun waved his sleeve. The elderly man hummed and left. Zi Ming Yun lightly smiled. Though he hated Zi Yingjun for a reason, he was still his nephew and the best chess piece for strengthening their clan.
Inside a dark room, the window opened which led in the furious winds and rain droplets. The pale light of the moon permitted in. A young man aging fifteen sat upright on his bed. His purple eyes blinked in confusion.
"It... succeeded?" he looked on his hand, there are no bruises or wounds. The room he is in is somewhat familiar. His thin lips rose into an arc, he cant hide his pleased expression. "Hehe... Hahahaha! Its a success! I was reborn!"
Zi Yingjun looked outside the window. If he remember it correctly, this is Zi clan, a small-scale force that relies on the large-scale force, Jiang clan. With his experience, he can toy around Zi clan or even Jiang clan!
However, it'll be just a waste. There are more super forces around the five continents that he can infiltrate, one of what he wanted to ruin is Ice Deity Sect. They dared to torture him for almost a year in Demon Execution Cliff!
Unfortunately, he is still not strong enough to deal with them. He should be at least in the peak of Celestial Life Stage and estimating the time, his revenge will only happen after two hundred years or so.
"Ah, Time Lotus Essence does live to its name. It brought me back to time by sacrificing my cultivation base. Sadly, I cant bring it with me." he bitterly smiled. Time Lotus Essence is a rare treasure. He found it while raiding a tomb of a Celestial Death Stage cultivator. Zi Yingjun only had one clue how to use it and from the tomb's owner, one has to self destruct to fuel it. Other than it can be used for rebirth, the Time Lotus Essence recorded everything that happened in the beginning of time.
Namely martial skills, herbs, elixirs, knowledge about weapons, pill recipes and more! Unfortunately, Zi Yingjun have no time to study it as the righteous path forces invaded his demonic sect and sealed him in Demon Execution Cliff.
"Hmph. Those hypocrites." he sneered, Zi Yingjun's deep purple eyes flashed a sharp light as he looked outside. "With my memories of seven hundred years, lets see who can stop me!"