1 Prologue
The wind blows that made the tall grass dance swaying with its body reflecting the light of the full moon that oversees the vast land of kingdoms and empires where power reign supreme.
It's a place where dog eats dogs where typical hypocrisy was everywhere. It is a place where power is the only justice.
At the peak of the mountain that pierce the heaven overlooking countless races laugh in bliss as they survive another tribulation in which all their world would have died from this calamity if not for the sacrifice of one man.
The said man gaze in the innumerable lives he had saved. He was an old man with a long white beard and decaying frail body yet despite this he radiates power like no other. In this world, he was the pinnacle of strength that worship by all.
The world where people reign supreme by used of their immense power. This are called cultivators who utilized the energy present in the vast world of the great ten thousand worlds. This energy is called essence qi where used correctly could be used to create storm or earth-shattering quakes.
It is separated into body tempering, opening meridian, qi refining, Spirtual sea Spiritual core, Spiritual soul, rebirth pillar, and law domains.
This old man whose body continues to become deathly pale still held strength from his mere presence, he was a law domain expert whom many within this great ten thousand world believe to be the first person to ascend higher world but alas fate was not kind.
Dimensional rift open in the center of the great ten thousand worlds where the old man resides and began its assault by killing mercilessly countless world. It was a creature who did not belong in their world an intruder in their realm.
Even In the world of dog eat dogs, the powerhouse wasn't a hypocrite who desire more power but work as one with another to stabilize the world. The powerhouse were disciples of this old man that he had help dethrone the previous powerhouse.
Within each races of demons, wood spirit, beast, and human all untied within his reign.
These powerhouses were all rebirth pillar experts in which they had shed their mortal body gaining immortal body that could live forever and destroyed countless planets.
Despite their immense effort none was able to defeat the rift that spews corruption and in the last-ditch effort, the old man absorbs all the corruption within him then used all his power to repair the dimensional rift.
Many celebrate but at the cost of their most powerful expert whom despite being basically a god put his effort into saving them.
"This sight never gets old…I hope you have seen this my love and my little Licia…"
The old man contemplates his past as a shadowy figure emerges from the shade to reveal a young man around the age of 20 with a dark hair reaching his chin and crimson red eye that had dark line along his eyelid. He wore a long violet coat hoody with dark jade streamlines.
He held the hilt of his sword handing on his waist. The young man gaze at the old that contain grief and loss clenching his fist looking at the man condition.
"You have come my boy…"
Hearing the old man voice though weak still contain it's power that made the young man cupped his hand in respect.
"Yes, master!"
"My boy you do not need to be stiff in front of a dying man."
"Master don't say such thing! You are the great venerable heaven whom united half of the great ten thousand world and created the most powerful sect in the universe…."
The young man face distort in anger as his heart could not accept it, this old man whom beyond power was dying because he has saved mortal lives. He thought the old man should have ascend to upper world instead of dying.
The old man hearing his words only chuckle as he stroke his long white beard as he peered at the countless star and smiled.
He had remember his past where he was simple mortal whom desire to die as one with his lovely wife and daughter but the world was cruel.
One day their life was at peace but cultivators visited their village and slaughter every man, woman and child. He watch his lover and daughter maliciously violated with no remorse.
Remembering his past so vividly could feel that he could reach his hand out and grasp them but couldn't as they died within his arms. Heart filled with hatred and determination scream his heart to the heaven.
"I, a man who wish to stay as mortal now challenge the heaven that I shall become an immortal and eradicate the cruel world of this viscous rule!"
As if heaven accepted his challenge, a man emitting immense tranquility gaze upon him with interest appeared. It was an supreme expert whom took pity on him and taught him the way of the dao.
The old man wish to revive his wife and children but even in this world where cultivator could hold unbelievable power could not resurrect the dead.
For the next thousand of years he had train gaining power, knowledge, wealth and many more but this was trivial within his eyes on his path. Even countless peerless beauty had come to court him did not made him falter as his heart still belong to the woman that loved him.
The old man took out something within his clothes and with shaky hands held a gem shining as the sky above. It was stone that his lovely daughter had found and proudly showed it to him. He could still physically see her innocent smile and her voice calling him father.
"Hahaha do not worry my boy I had lived long enough and done many things in my life. Now I wish to die doing something I couldn't do in the past…"
"Master…"
"Do not grieve for me my boy. You have a long life of being immortal and perhaps you would surpass me and ascend."
"No master I am incapable of you're feats"
The old man gaze on the tiny ant crawling to their home with food in order to survive. In the past he gain enlightenment by ways of ant moved and act. Despite people calling them weak the old man could see the infinite potential of an ant.
"My boy gaze upon this simple ants... This creature who for those with power may look weak and no power yet what I see is a creature with infinite potential."
"I do not understand master."
"…my boy tell me does an infant capable of walking and talking upon it's birth?"
"No master none is capable doing unless given appropriate energy and power."
"Hahaha my age is really getting to me and forgot those methods. Now then imagine the ants are like an infant they started from somewhere even how weak and insignificant they may be they held the countless possibility to fight the heavens."
The old man stood bursting with energy that made the young man looked in awe as the radiant glow of the moon shine his employing figure.
"Our beginning and experience may differ just remember to move forward but do not forget ones root. Ant may have the power to change the world."
The young man understood his final words. The old man began as mortal weakness among the weak yet with his determination and path unwavering that allowed him to be the pinnacle of strength within the great ten thousand world.
The trees began as a seed yet with enough nurture would lead to a almighty tree that shall withstood the terrifying storms.
"My boy I shall leave the peerless jade sect in your hands, on this day forth you are now the sect master and please help your brother and sister when time comes. Forgive me I shall not be able to see the birth of your child."
"Yes master and I vow that the peerless jade sect shall remain standing that even the heavens will incapable of destroying it!"
"Hahaha then I leave the sect good hands."
"Master! Before you go can you name my child!?"
"Ah I see…if its girl then licia, it was the named of my child I wish for her to grow like how I wanted my daughter but if it's boy then name him Lucian."
"Thank you master, my child shall carry this with utmost honor."
The old man gaze one last time below seeing the blissful smiled and innocent child running around made his heart soften. He then slowly turn to the young man with tender gaze.
"Farewell my boy and shall fate allow as to meet once more."
The old man body disappear into particle the young man just watch the old man slowly die with smiled and with his will used his particles to create one last show creating an image of a benevolent dragon that flew across the great ten thousand world indicating his passing.
All the life form whom knew of him grieve in despair and kowtow in his present as his will was to protect this innocent creature.
The old man whom had died open his eyes to see himself floating in an endless sea of darkness. He only raise an eyebrow rather than fear.
"Is this the afterlife? I expect it to be more intrigue but this surprising."
The old man just sat in lotus position floating in this vast endless void. Despite had already died he still couldn't cultivated as the erosion had affected even his soul.
He waited in this vast endless void and did not know how long he wait but something change within the vast sea of nothingness. A single light appeared that began to draw him inside.
"fascinating, perhaps fate had yet set my end."
He let his being suck inside the light then with his vision being blocked by the blinding light gradually regains his vision to see a deep forest.
"W-Who are you mister?"
The old man heard feminine voice and shifted his gaze toward a young woman with long dark hair wearing an usual clothes that he hadn't seen. He already concluded he was not in a realm belong to the great ten thousand world.
Seeing the curious and wary gaze of the young woman made remind him of his disciples. He could see the potential within the young girl.
"My name is Enzo Erdem and who you might be?"
