The moon was high.
The tension in the courtyard was even higher.
One assassin.
One maid.
One masked rogue from a forbidden sect.
And one very shirtless young master standing in the middle like a spiritual piñata.
"I can explain," I said, for the third time in ten minutes.
"You keep saying that," Qing'er muttered. Her glare could've melted spirit stones.
"I don't trust her," Lan Ruo added, blade in hand. "She's hiding her true cultivation."
Rin, standing with her robe half-burnt and her Qi flickering, simply smiled.
"You don't need to trust me. You just need to accept what's already written in your blood."
[SYSTEM]
Bloodline Marker Detected: Primordial Dragonborn Lineage
Locked Status: Requires Dual Cultivation with Abyssal Yin Carrier
Side Effects: Possible memory flashback, cultivation surge, increased libido, unpredictable emotional triggers.
Recommendation: Proceed with caution. Or recklessness. Up to you.
So let's review:
1. I'd just learned I wasn't some random reincarnator.
2. My past life was something called the Dragonborn Star.
3. And the only way to unlock what that meant… was to cultivate with a forbidden demoness who might stab me after cuddling.
Naturally, I said:
"...Let's do it."
"You idiot," Qing'er and Lan Ruo said in unison.
Minutes Later – Secret Chamber Beneath the Courtyard
The system had activated an old formation beneath my estate—an ancient dual cultivation circle carved into the stone by someone I'm guessing was very horny, very powerful, and very dead.
Symbols glowed in red-gold.
The air shimmered with Yin and Yang energy pulsing in sync.
Rin stood barefoot in the center, eyes soft now—almost… reverent.
"You still don't remember, do you?"
"Should I?"
She stepped closer, brushing my jaw with her fingertips.
"You saved me once. In another life. You burned down a sect to do it."
"...Huh. Sounds dramatic. And hot."
"Then burn again. And remember me this time."
Her robes slipped off her shoulders.
The circle lit up like the heavens.
And the dual cultivation began.
[SYSTEM – DUAL CULTIVATION INITIATED]
Special Conditions Met: Abyssal Yin × Dragonborn Yang
Unlocking Bloodline Memory Fragment 1 of 9…
Synchronizing spiritual signatures…
Warning: Vision Overload Imminent.
FLASH.
Suddenly I wasn't in the chamber anymore.
I stood on a battlefield made of molten stone and skyfire. Black dragons roared overhead. The ground was split with rivers of blood. Bodies of cultivators lay scattered like leaves after a storm.
And at the center of it all—was me.
Or… someone with my face. Golden eyes. Silver battle robes. Wings made of pure flame spread behind his back.
He held a dying girl in his arms.
Rin.
Only… younger. Human. Eyes full of light, not shadow.
"Don't… let it all go to waste," she whispered.
My past self looked down, eyes hard as stars.
"I won't."
Then everything exploded.
CRACK.
I gasped, falling back into the present, sweat pouring from my body, Qi swirling violently inside me.
The formation pulsed once more… and shattered.
BOOM.
Stone walls cracked. The ceiling trembled.
I collapsed beside Rin, both of us gasping for air.
"Well," I panted, "that was new."
She smiled, eyes glowing faint violet again.
"You unlocked the first piece. That's all I was meant to do."
"And now?"
She stood shakily.
"Now… I run again."
"What?"
"The Crimson Veil Sect will track me here. They're coming. You're not ready for them yet."
"But—"
She kissed my cheek. Soft. Sad.
"We'll meet again, Dragonborn. When you're strong enough to survive it."
And then—poof—she vanished in a cloud of dark mist.
[SYSTEM UPDATE]
Bloodline Memory Unlocked: [The Burning of Ember Sky Sect]
Power Surge: +2 Realm Levels
New Ability Unlocked: Dragonfire Pulse
Passive Perk: Flame Immunity (Basic)
I blinked.
Lan Ruo stormed into the room, blade drawn. Qing'er right behind.
"What happened?! That power spike—"
I sat up, glowing faintly gold and completely naked.
"...I think I just remembered arson. And also, I might be part dragon."
Lan Ruo sheathed her blade. Qing'er dropped hers.
Both stared at me.
Then Qing'er said what we were all thinking:
"Seriously... what the hell are you?"
Author's Note
Li Xian just unlocked 🔥 Dragonblood Power + 🔥 Forbidden Memory + 🔥 One-night prophecy waifu.
Rin will return later (arc boss vibes), and this event will ripple through the world!
Next: Enemies arrive. The clan reacts. And the first outer-world mission is forced on Li Xian...
1700 chapters? We're just getting warm 😏
– ✍️ Kazuki Ren