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Thirty Years in the Shadows, Power in Silence
Today marked Ye Ling's forty-seventh birthday. But it wasn't the age that mattered—it was the fact that this day also marked thirty full years since the arrival of the system.
Thirty years… in this time, the Ye Clan had fallen into dire straits. The once-proud lineage that stood tall in the mortal world was now surrounded by enemies. Rival sects and ancient clans sharpened their blades in secret, some even daring to infiltrate the clan's territory to stir chaos. Internally, the clan grew restless and divided. Externally, they were besieged by ambition and greed.
But amid this chaos, one person thrived quietly.
Ye Ling's cultivation progress defied all logic, surpassing every genius the mortal world had ever known.
From a "trash" who could not cultivate to a Nascent Soul Ninth Stage cultivator in just three decades—it was a feat so unfathomable that even the legends of the past would pale in comparison.
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Thirty Years of Silent Progress
Every single day of these three decades, Ye Ling would sign in at different legacy locations within the Ye Clan—ancestral halls, forgotten gardens, scripture vaults, training grounds, and sealed realms.
With each sign-in, he gained resources that others would kill for. But with the 10,000-Fold Enhancement, even the most mundane of rewards became godlike.
Pills:
He acquired hundreds of alchemical pills. After enhancement, these became Mortal World Supreme Pills, capable of pushing cultivation by entire stages. Some of these included:
Heaven Spirit Ascension Pill: Raised a cultivator's realm by an entire stage instantly, with no backlash.
Soul Nourishing Divine Pill: Repaired and enhanced the soul, allowing him to stabilize his reincarnated soul further.
Dao Marrow Cleansing Pill: Purified his spiritual roots and bone marrow, enhancing talent beyond mortal limits.
Ye Ling consumed these like candy over the years.
Herbs:
From the clan's ancient Medical Garden, he harvested immortal-grade herbs that, when enhanced, evolved into Heaven-Tier Spirit Herbs.
Nine Leaf Immortal Ginseng: Once consumed, extended life by 300 years.
Starlight Jade Orchid: Refined spiritual awareness and helped in enlightenment.
Blood Phoenix Lotus: Could revive someone from the brink of death and ignite the potential of bloodlines.
Each herb required thousands of years of nourishment in the outside world—but through his system, they became instantly mature and potent.
Techniques:
Over the years, Ye Ling had obtained dozens of techniques—cultivation methods, secret arts, divine abilities, even minor Dao insights. But unlike others who blindly practiced everything, Ye Ling chose only what suited him best, filtering his path through the lens of his past-life experience.
This was one of the greatest advantages of reincarnation—wisdom and judgment.
Treasures:
He also obtained treasures that were extremely rare in the mortal realm:
Heaven-Severing Sword: A peak Heaven-tier weapon that could slash spiritual energy apart.
Divine Turtle Shield: Formed a barrier tougher than diamond, with self-healing properties.
Crimson Lightning Saber: Absorbed lightning tribulation energy to empower its strikes.
Void Shadow Cloak: Boosted concealment and merged him with shadows.
Any one of these weapons could cause war between major sects if discovered. In the Immortal Realms or the Nine Heavens, they were common, but in the mortal world—they were practically divine artifacts.
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The Path of Secrecy
With all these heaven-defying resources, Ye Ling's rise to Nascent Soul Ninth Stage was natural. His Primordial Dao Physique, an unparalleled constitution even he hadn't known in his previous life, absorbed energy like an endless vortex. Combined with system-enhanced pills and techniques, he cultivated faster than anyone in the mortal world could imagine.
But Ye Ling did not dare to show his strength.
He understood all too well from his past life—the cultivation world is cruel.
If word got out, the world would believe he had stumbled upon a great fortune or secret realm. Old monsters, hidden dragons, and seclusion-bound immortals would crawl out of their caves just to hunt him. He would become the prey of countless forces, not just from the mortal world, but from those already touching the Immortal Realm.
He had seen this happen before. He had personally killed geniuses like this in his past life—those who rose too quickly, burned too brightly, and attracted too many greedy eyes.
That's why Ye Ling chose to cultivate in the shadows, to develop without fame, power, or prestige.
Let the world call him trash. Let the enemies of the Ye Clan laugh. Because one day—he would reveal his fangs.
And when he did, even the heavens would tremble.
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