The sky above Azure Wind City burned crimson as dusk settled over the Li Clan estate.
In the center training ground, dozens of youths circulated spiritual qi, their fists glowing faintly with elemental light.
"Li Tian, Spiritual Root: None."
The elder's voice echoed coldly.
Silence followed.
Then laughter.
"No root again?"
"He's already sixteen…"
"A disgrace to the Li Clan."
Li Tian stood still, fists clenched. His clothes were plain. His presence ordinary. In a world where cultivation determined status, destiny, and survival, having no spiritual root meant only one thing—
Trash.
In this world, cultivators absorbed the essence of heaven and earth to temper their bodies, refine their souls, and ascend toward immortality. Realms were divided into:
Mortal Body
Qi Gathering
Foundation Establishment
Core Formation
Nascent Soul
Spirit King
Heavenly Sovereign
Emperor Realm
Immortal Realm
True God Realm
Above even that… were legends.
But Li Tian?
He couldn't even sense qi.
As night fell, he returned to the broken wooden hut at the edge of the clan grounds. No servants. No warmth.
He looked up at the stars.
"Father… Mother… was I truly born useless?"
His parents had vanished years ago during a forbidden expedition into the Primordial Ruins. Since then, he survived through scraps and humiliation.
Suddenly—
His chest burned.
A searing pain tore through his veins. He collapsed, clutching his heart.
A golden sigil ignited beneath his skin.
Ancient blood awakened.
A voice resounded inside his mind:
[Primordial Bloodline detected…]
[Compatibility confirmed.]
[PRIMORDIAL SYSTEM activating.]
Li Tian froze.
"System…?"
[Host identified: Descendant of the Primordial Emperor God.]
[Bloodline sealed since birth. Unlocking spiritual foundation.]
A storm of energy erupted within him.
His dantian shattered—
Then reformed.
Darkness and light fused.
Five colors spun together—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—
Then merged into a chaotic gray vortex.
[Spiritual Root granted: CHAOS SPIRITUAL ROOT (Primordial Root).]
[Controls all five elements.]
[Cultivation speed increased.]
[Elemental weakness: None.]
Qi flooded his meridians like a raging river.
For the first time in his life—
He could feel it.
Spiritual energy.
Warm.
Vast.
Endless.
Tears slid silently down his face.
"I… can cultivate?"
The voice continued.
⚔ FIRST QUEST
Objective: Reach Qi Gathering Realm within 3 days.
Reward: Low-Tier Supreme Sword Technique – Heaven Splitting Strike
Bonus Reward: 5× Cultivation Speed (Temporary)
Li Tian's eyes sharpened.
Three days?
Impossible for ordinary mortals.
But he was no longer ordinary.
He sat cross-legged.
The Chaos Spiritual Root began devouring qi like a black hole.
Wind howled around his hut.
Spiritual energy condensed violently.
Hours passed.
Night deepened.
At dawn—
BOOM.
His body trembled.
Qi Gathering Realm – First Layer.
In one night.
He opened his eyes slowly.
The world looked different.
Clearer.
Alive.
The system chimed again.
[Hidden Bloodline Awakening: 1%]
[Future Realms beyond True God detected.]
Images flashed in his mind—
Five towering realms beyond immortality:
• Origin Realm
• Absolute Realm
• Apex Realm
• Infinite Realm
• Omnarch Realm
Beings there created universes as toys.
Multiverses trembled beneath their will.
Time and karma were threads in their palms.
And at the pinnacle…
The Primordial Emperor God.
His ancestor.
A being beyond the multiverse.
Li Tian's breathing grew heavy.
"So my destiny…"
Was never this small clan.
The humiliation.
The weakness.
The mockery.
It was all suppression.
Sealing.
Limitation.
But now?
The seal was broken.
The next morning, Li Clan disciples gathered again.
When Li Tian stepped onto the training grounds—
Something felt different.
Spiritual pressure radiated faintly around him.
The same elder who mocked him yesterday frowned.
"Li Tian… step forward."
A testing crystal was placed before him.
He touched it.
Light exploded.
Five colors intertwined.
Then merged into chaotic brilliance.
The crystal cracked.
Gasps echoed everywhere.
"T-This… this root…"
"Impossible!"
The elder trembled.
"Chaos Spiritual Root… a Primordial Root…"
Li Tian lifted his gaze calmly.
No arrogance.
No hatred.
Only quiet resolve.
From this moment forward—
He would rise.
From mortal…
To True God.
From True God…
To Origin.
From Origin…
To Omnarch.
He would master Life and Death.
Break Karma.
Rewrite Causality.
Control Time and Space.
He would transcend the multiverse itself.
All beings—
Would exist because he allowed them to exist.
The sky darkened suddenly.
Far above the world…
A pair of ancient eyes opened.
"So… the bloodline has awakened."
Li Tian looked up at the heavens.
And for the first time—
He smiled.
"Let the journey begin."