Dusk fell over the campsite on Ghost Cave Ridge. The place was surrounded by wilderness, only the endless chirping of insects breaking the silence. Ethan Carter lay weakly on a surgical table inside a minibus. Only his mouth still worked.
Beside him stood Brandy Johnson. Her eyes were cold as ice.
"Brandy... what's happening to me?" Ethan asked, his voice barely a whisper.
She didn’t answer.
A man in a blue hiking jacket climbed into the vehicle, followed by three people in white coats and masks. They quickly surrounded Ethan, pulled off his shirt, and started smearing icy disinfectant all over his chest and stomach.
Ethan's eyes widened. Panic surged. "Brandy! What are they doing?!"
Her voice came calm and emotionless. "Ethan, someone powerful needs a new heart. Yours is not just healthy, it’s special. No rejection risk after transplant. You’re... ideal."
A thunderclap couldn’t have hit harder. Ethan’s mind reeled. That so-called love at first sight, the sweet dates, the fairy tale romance—it was all a setup. A cruel trap.
Just over a month ago, graduation was near. Brandy Johnson, the most stunning girl in the business program, came chasing after him. Everyone said when a girl pursues a guy, it’s easy to win him over. It didn’t take long for them to become a couple.
Brandy came from one of Jiangbei’s top families. Her parents treated Ethan warmly, even inviting him to their home multiple times.
Once their relationship was steady, she invited Ethan to go camping at Ghost Cave Ridge. He didn’t suspect a thing, not even when he drank something she handed him. Minutes later, he’d blacked out.
Now, here he was—stripped, helpless, laid out like an animal for slaughter.
At that moment, the man in glasses grabbed Brandy and gave her a hard kiss. He snickered. "Brandy, you’ve done well. This kid’s organs are priceless. His body’s one in two billion—perfect compatibility. No rejection in any transplant. His internal organs? Worth more than gold."
Brandy curled into Liam Mitchell’s arms, her voice syrupy. "Liam, I’ve suffered so much for you. Smiling at him every day, saying those disgusting sweet words. Just thinking about it now makes me sick."
Liam threw back his head with a laugh. "Relax. Once I deliver his heart to the Miles Family in the capital, my dad’s career will skyrocket. He’ll become a real power in Jiangbei. And when that happens? The Mitchells rise to the top, and you... you’ll be my bride."
Brandy giggled, leaned in, and kissed him again like she couldn’t wait.
Ethan’s fury boiled over. His voice cracked from the strain. "You monsters... I’ll make you pay! Every last one of you!"Liam Mitchell stared down at Ethan Carter with a mocking grin. "You're already a dead man. Talking tough now doesn't mean a damn thing. But hey, at least you didn't die for nothing. Brandy’s been sweet-talking and clinging to you all this time... not too bad for your last days, right?"
Ethan’s eyes burned with fury. He wanted to curse, to scream, but the anesthesia had silenced him. All he could do was glare, eyes locked on Liam with hate.
Liam checked his timepiece, face turning cold. "Do it. Take whatever’s worth anything."
Powerless, Ethan watched as they sliced open his chest and began removing his organs.
"Keep going!" Liam shouted. "His liver and kidneys are priceless. Filthy-rich folks would kill for this."
Ethan’s spirit shattered. Shock, rage, despair, helplessness—his mind was a storm of pain. But his body couldn't fight, only lie there, watching pieces of himself taken away... heart, kidneys, lungs—everything.
"And drain his blood too!" Liam barked with greedy eyes. "Universal donor blood like his sells for millions!"
"And the corneas," he added with a sneer. "Those’ll fetch a good price too."
Once the eyes went, Ethan saw nothing. Only voices remained.
Brandy Johnson chuckled, "Who’d have thought a broke student could be so valuable?"
Liam burst out laughing. "Yeah, he’s worth a fortune. But that's over. Dump his corpse into No-Return Abyss."
Then darkness claimed Ethan. His mutilated body was tossed into the abyss without a second thought.
A month later...
Between two towering snowy peaks in northwestern Huaxia, there was a chasm so deep it seemed to pierce the earth’s core—No-Return Abyss. Steep cliffs, sheer walls, bottomless depths. People feared it. Many had fallen... none had returned.
From the lowest shadows of that abyss, a young man was climbing up—Ethan Carter.
Sharp-eyed and strong-limbed, he moved with the agility of a beast, fingers gripping stone, leaping meters with a push—like a man reborn.
A month ago, they threw him into the abyss.
But fate had other plans.
Mid-fall, he was snatched from death by a mysterious man—Gabriel Smith, the only known cultivator in a thousand years to nearly ascend.
But Gabriel had failed. He was ambushed, broken mid-ascension, and cast back to earth with his body ruined and time running out.
Then he saw Ethan falling, saw the spark of immortal potential in him.
In his final days, Gabriel chose to pass on everything—his organs, forged by heavenly tribulation, transplanted into Ethan's empty shell, and his lifetime of cultivation and wisdom, transferred in one final ritual.
Ethan lived again.
And he knelt, heart full of purpose, and called Gabriel his master.“When I roamed the world back in the day, I mentored four young talents—one in medicine, one in martial arts, one in formations, and one in talismans. They’ve likely built the top clans in Huaxia by now. I made a pact with them: each clan must raise several outstanding, beautiful women. If anyone shows up with the Longevity Token, they must marry off the best among them and hand over half their wealth as dowry. Ethan, take the Longevity Token and go find the Four Great Clans. They owe us a marriage.”
“I’ve passed all my skills to you through the instillation method. But that’s theory. You need real battle now—train hard, don’t waste what I’ve given you.”
“Twenty years ago, I had a relationship with the Tang Clan’s young lady. She bore me a daughter—should be nineteen now. Find them, take care of both mother and daughter for me. If my daughter’s fond of you, marry her.”
“I was so close to ascending—until I got betrayed. Sebastian Gray was the one who ambushed me. They call him the Old Ancestor of Qingcheng. Once you’ve gained enough strength, kill him for me.”
“I’m leaving you a wax pellet. You must swallow it. Inside it is the King Love Gu—one male, seven females. The male can suppress any of the females. These seven female Gu reside in the bodies of seven women with unique physiques. They’ll become your closest companions. With their help, your path will be much smoother.”
“I’ve set up an immortal array down here in the Abyss. Eight hundred monsters and demons are sealed inside. Their power will flow into you continuously, building up your Supreme Immortal Body. Every three months, you must return to refine your body. Don’t forget!”
Gabriel Smith had given Ethan everything—his immortal organs and his final instructions. His life had burned out. Once his message was delivered, he passed on peacefully.
For a month, Ethan soaked in medicinal broth and followed the training method his master had imparted. His wounds healed fast, and the immortal organs adjusted to his body like they belonged—as expected of someone born with immortal bones. Anyone else would’ve exploded from the raw power.
After recovering, he knelt and bowed three times before Gabriel’s body, then swallowed the wax pellet. He sorted through his master’s belongings, packed up, and started his journey home.
He felt his strength surge with every step—Gabriel’s immortal power coursed through him.
Climbing up two-thirds of the abyss wall, he suddenly heard a female voice above.
“Jaylon, if you do this, the Anderson family won’t let you go!”
Ethan’s eyes narrowed. He picked up his pace. Swerving around a rocky outcrop sticking out two meters, he climbed a bit higher—and saw them.
A young man and woman stood face to face on a ledge.
She was in her twenties, with a delicate and striking face. Even her mountaineering gear couldn’t hide her sensual figure—curves that pulled the eye and made it impossible to look away.
