Mount Tai Xu!
High in the clouds, on a cliff, within a cave, lives one man with terrifying power. Roaming beyond the world, he lives freely.
This godlike character is now tormented to the brink of despair by a young man.
"You little shit, get lost! I don't want to see you anymore!"
"Eight years! Eight years! Do you know how I've lived these eight years?"
"I'm begging you, you're already very powerful, just leave the mountain. I want to live longer!"
The old man is crying, looking at the boy in front of him, both bowing and saying nice things.
"Master, I'm scared, I don't dare to leave the mountain, it's too dangerous below, the Guanyao don't use anesthetics! I'm afraid!"
"What the heck are you afraid of? They should be afraid of you!"
"Also, don't mention the Guanyao to me, I'm scared too!" the old man said, looking terrified.
"Master…"
"Scram!"
"Will you leave or not? If you don't, I'll kill myself for you to see!"
As he spoke, the old man picked up a stone stool at his feet and knocked it against his own forehead.
Immediately, his head was bloody and blood splattered everywhere.
"Stop! Master! I'm leaving!" Duncan was startled by the old man's crazy actions.
"Leave! Get out now!"
The old man let out his command, shooing Duncan away with a wave of his hand, leaving a parcel behind. He then swiftly closed the cave's entrance.
Finally, the world was peaceful!
Eight years! The old man was driven mad by Duncan! His biggest regret was bringing Duncan, this anomaly, back from the north. The peculiar talent of Duncan in cultivation truly shocked him.
His secret knowledge, including martial arts, medicine, and astrological divination that he had learned throughout his life, Duncan, the rascal, had mastered them all in just eight years. And, infuriatingly, he had even surpassed his master in some areas!
This was utterly embarrassing to the old man!
If he did not send Duncan away, he was certain that he would eventually end up being driven to his wits' end by this rascal.
"Phew! Finally, the brat has left! Thank heavens…"
…
Outside the cave, Duncan, with a reluctant face, stared at the shut door. He knelt on the ground, knocked his head three times in the direction of the cave, and then leaped off the towering cliff.
He closed his eyes, letting the wind carry him down the sheer drop, allowing the wind to cut across his handsome face, and the images of the past appeared one by one in his mind.
Eight years ago, he was merely an eighteen-year-old youth! A young man fresh out of college venturing into the world! His heart was filled with longing and aspiration for a beautiful life.
Back then, he was as innocent as a sheet of white paper, truly believing that everyone was genuine in their dealings with one another, that society was entirely harmonious! At that time, he thought cucumbers were only for eating, and "black fungus" was just a kind of dish. On Christmas Eve, apples are meant to be eaten, but not bananas.
However, he was soon given a harsh lesson by society.
During one of his real-life social observations, he saw a blood donation bus, and without any hesitation, he got on the bus and donated 400cc of blood.
As he was about to get off the bus with a cotton swab in hand, he saw that Ava, the granddaughter of the President of Rob Group, was suffering from congenital leukemia, her family members' bone marrow did not match, so they were recruiting volunteers to donate life-saving blood and bone marrow. The enticing condition laid out by the President of the Rob Group was that if someone succeeded in the matching process and saved his granddaughter's life, his granddaughter Ava would marry him as a token of gratitude.
Caught in the heat of the moment, Duncan agreed to donate his bone marrow. Whether he could marry the beauty wasn't the point, his main intention was to show kindness. He couldn't bear to watch a lovely, beautiful girl perish prematurely. No way!
Luckily, among countless loving men, he was the only one who had a successful match. The operation was also a success, and Ava's life was saved.
In gratitude for saving her life, Ava pledged herself in marriage to Duncan. Duncan thus became a son-in-law of the Jiang family. Initially, he thought life would dramatically turn in his favor and he would be one of the lucky men who could rely on his wife's family's wealth and power. However, reality showed him how different it could be from his lofty aspirations.
After he married Ava, due to her lingering illness, the Jiang family had prevented them from consummating their marriage. His status in the wealthy Jiang family was even lower than that of the dog that the Old Master Jiang kept. Because that dog was allowed to dine at the table! There were servants to feed it, while he wasn't even allowed the privilege to sit at the table.
What surprised him even more was that, in a bid to expedite Ava's recovery, the Jiang family had set their sights on his entire bone marrow.
Using 'toughening him up' as an excuse, the Jiang family had Ava take him to the North for a business deal. On a night when they were alone, Ava had meticulously prepared a candlelight dinner, and he was enchanted! He thought that, at last, they would consummate their marriage.
However, after he had a drink, he grew dizzy and passed out. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a cold valley. His bone marrow had been drained! The majority of his spine was missing, and he was discarded in the wilderness, left to die.
When Duncan was on the brink of death, an old man with an ethereal and sagely aura saved him.
The old man replaced his spine with that of a python's, and that was the only way he survived.
Subsequently, he became a disciple of the old man! Giving rise to the Duncan eight years later.
In these eight years! He had undergone a transformation, mastered exceptional martial arts, and his medical skills were out of this world! These eight gruelling years of training haven't made him forget the ingratitude of the Jiang family, nor the heartless woman.
Eight years!
In every waking moment, he thought about taking revenge!
.....
Lightly touching down on the ground with both feet, he reached out to catch the falling parcel.
Opening the package, within it was yet another letter, left for him by the old man.
"Little rascal! I've given you all I have, this Dragon Command is from the almighty Empress of Yan Country! It can mobilize 5000 divine maidens from the God kingdom! Each one of them is incredibly powerful!
"This Purple Card, there's no limit to it, use it as you wish! It can be used anywhere in the world!
"This is the Immortality Crane Needle! There are eighteen needles altogether! Each needle is a gateway to hell, it can invisibly kill a person, or bring them back to life!
"I'm giving you these Revitalizing Dan and Beauty Dan recipes, they can keep women forever young! You will definitely find them useful!
"Oh right! About your spine, don't assume it's from a python, it's the spine of the seadragon from the deep seas of the East! It's dragon vein! Seadragons are quite powerful, so be cautious with your new spine! If you can't control it, seek help from your senior sisters, otherwise you won't be able to handle it!
"Check out the rest of the stuff yourself!
"As for your revenge, I have one advice: Kill when necessary, there's nothing much to say! Those who are ungrateful and betray others deserve death!
"Remember! You are the inheritor of Old Tao from the Empyrean Void! Don't discredit my name when you venture down the mountain! If you see someone displeasing to the eye, just get even with them, as long as I'm alive, the sky won't fall down!
Looking at the letter in his hand and the items in the parcel before him, Duncan knelt to the ground, kowtowing several times.
"Master! I will never forget your great kindness and virtue! Once I have my revenge, I will return to serve you!"
