An unknown amount of time passed. In a small, storm-battered courtyard, Qin Feng groggily awoke from a deep sleep. However, the 'Qin Feng' who woke up was no longer the frail boy he once was. Instead, he was the soul of an old demon from a million years in the future.
The Thunder God, Qin Feng!
The Thunder God, Qin Feng, was an unrivaled hegemon from a million years in the future. He had risen during the End of Dharma Era. On a Spirit Sea Continent where Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi grew thinner by the day, he relied on his heaven-defying talent to grow from an ordinary Martial Artist into a revered Thunder God who shook the continent, all in a mere thousand years.
He was only a final Half-Step away from condensing a Divine Body and becoming an immortal Demon God, but that last half-step held him firmly in its grasp. Every era has its own Qi Fortune, and this Qi Fortune coalesces into the Divine Positions of Heaven and Earth Demon Gods. In the first era of Taigu, it was said there were 129,600 positions for Heaven and Earth Demon Gods. In the second era, only 48,000 remained. Once all these positions were filled, no matter how breathtakingly talented or peerless your Cultivation was, it was nearly impossible to break through to the Demon God Realm.
In the End of Dharma Era, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was thin, and Qi Fortune was incomplete. Not a single position for a Heaven and Earth Demon God existed. To be able to become a Demigod was already the Peak of Perfection, a feat that shattered the expectations of countless experts on the continent. He was hailed as a peerless powerhouse, the likes of which had not been seen in a hundred thousand years.
In order to take that final step, Qin Feng traveled through countless kingdoms, visited innumerable ancient sects, read through the literature of Ancient Times, and delved into major ruins, searching for any information that could help him break through. In the end, he actually managed to find a strange ruin.
In the ruins, he obtained the *Cosmic Book*—one of the two volumes, the *Cosmic* and the *Cosmos*, that made up the *Space-Time Two Forms Scripture*, a Heaven and Earth's Supreme Treasure lost for tens of thousands of years.
Legend had it that the *Space-Time Two Forms Scripture* was the Divine Artifact of a great Endless Dominator, the Space-Time God. Any expert who obtained this Divine Object could use it to receive the inheritance and mortal remains of the Ancient Space-Time Dominator, comprehend the Space-Time Law of heaven and earth, and become the new Space-Time God. But just as Qin Feng obtained this Supreme Treasure, the *Cosmic Book*, a strange transformation occurred in the ruins. A terrifying space-time distortion erupted, shattering his mighty Divine Body—a body strong enough to tear through the Void with its bare flesh—and sent his soul a million years into the past, to the Golden Era when countless legends of God-Demons were born.
Qin Feng had thought countless times that if he had been born in that era of abundant Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, his achievements would surely not have been limited to Demigod, and he would not have been left with a lifetime of regret.
Pushing aside the joy of being reborn in the Golden Era, he realized his current situation was looking rather grim. Qin Feng lifted his own pale, frail hand, feeling the soreness and weakness in this body. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Suppressing the discomfort of this extreme weakness, he sifted through the body's simple, almost pale memories, from childhood to the present. He quickly gained a general understanding of this body's identity and circumstances. He thought to himself.
'I never thought that in this life, I'd be in the body of a house-born servant in the Yan Kingdom, a Commandery Kingdom located in the Lingnan Land of the Spirit Sea Continent. The Spirit Sea Continent is vast, crisscrossed by countless nations. The weakest are called Commandery Kingdoms. Above them are mighty Empires, and even more terrifyingly powerful nations beyond that. Even a small Commandery Kingdom can span millions of li and cover a vast territory. I remember hearing about Lingnan in my past life; it refers to the land south of Iron Ridge, a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of millions of kilometers. The Yan Kingdom isn't a large country, but its domain isn't small. The Qin Family is a clan in Shanghe Town, supposedly a branch descended from the great Qin Family of Mountain and River City. The one in Shanghe Town is merely an offshoot!'
From the body's residual memories, Qin Feng learned that the power system here wasn't much different from that of a million years later. The beginning was still the Martial Arts Ninth Layer: Strengthening Tendons and Bones, and Strengthening Qi and Nourishing Breath!
First Layer: Refining Tendons. Second Layer: Bone Forging. Third Layer: Blood Exchange. Fourth Layer: Qi Sensing. Fifth Layer: Inner Strength. Sixth Layer: Divine Power. Seventh Layer: True Qi. Eighth Layer: Transformation Liquid. Ninth Layer: Divine Transformation. After these nine transformations, one's True Qi becomes like wind and thunder, allowing them to pass through the Bridge of Heaven and Earth and step into the Condensing Vein Realm, the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, the Nirvana Realm, the Reincarnation Realm, and then the legendary God-Demon Realm, followed by Creator, Chaos Lord, and Endless Dominator...
In the Nine Layers of the Martial Dao, completing the First Layer grants the strength of Three Stones and Twelve Jins. Completing the Second Layer grants Tiger-Fighting Power. Completing the Third Layer grants the Thousand Jins of Elephant Throwing Power. The Fourth Layer is even more formidable; one grasps Qi Sensing and generates Bone-Eroding Hidden Force from within. At the Fifth Layer, one's Inner Breath completes a Great Cycle, allowing them to survive submerged in water for a day and a night. At the Sixth Layer, one's Inner Breath rumbles like thunder, granting Thunder Divine Power. At the Seventh Layer, one comprehends Innate True Qi, which regenerates endlessly. At the Eighth Layer, True Qi liquefies and can transform into wind and thunder. At the Ninth Layer, man and god become one, unearthing the Divine Treasures hidden within the body's Hundred Acupoints and comprehending their power. Upon entering the final transformation and stepping into the Condensing Vein Realm, one will possess unimaginable Divine Abilities—swallowing clouds and breathing fog, commanding ice, fire, and lightning, flying through the air, and controlling yin and yang—all sorts of terrifying powers!
The original 'Qin Feng' had once reached the Martial Arts First Realm and was considered a genius disciple in the Qin Family. However, for some unknown reason, he made no progress for several years. Not only did he fail to advance, but he actually regressed. His body grew weaker and weaker, until he was worse off than an ordinary person!
Qin Feng felt as if he were there, 'watching' the youth slowly transform from a high-spirited genius into a waste despised by all. He felt the bitterness, grievances, and pain as if they were his own.
But as he continued to watch, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong. He smelled a hint of conspiracy.
'It seems someone was trying to kill this body's previous owner. This room has a sinister, cold aura... The layout of the furniture looks like a very malicious array, the Three Yin One Qi Formation…' A cold light flashed in Qin Feng's eyes as his gaze swept over the room's furnishings and arrangement like a bolt of lightning. He was inwardly astonished.
In his later life, the Thunder God was also known by the title "God of Wisdom." In his search for a way to break through to the God-Demon Realm, he had read through countless classical texts and explored an innumerable number of ruins. One must understand that reaching the Half-Step Divine Demon Realm in the End of Dharma, an era when Primordial Qi was on the verge of exhaustion, was not something that could be achieved through talent alone.
His claim to Pill Array Dual Expertise was by no means an empty boast!
Looking at the layout and furnishings, it was clear that someone had arranged it in advance. The body's previous owner had obviously been completely unaware, becoming an unwitting victim who died a senseless death.
Combining all of the original Qin Feng's experiences, a clear outline of a conspiracy appeared in his mind. The Qin Feng of this life and his family were victims of a power struggle within the clan.
'Without a doubt, this Three Yin One Qi Formation was set up specifically for Qin Feng, to slowly turn him into a waste. I just don't understand why they didn't kill him directly. Why go to all this trouble? Could it be that they're wary of the missing Qin Zhan?'
'Forget it. By now, certain people are probably already sharpening their knives. In their eyes, I'm just a piece of trash lying in bed waiting to die. If I'm not mistaken, given the Qin Family Patriarch's cautious nature, he'll send someone to kill me right away to be safe, then fabricate the illusion of me dying from a sudden illness. That would be the perfect end to their scheme!' A sharp glint flashed in Qin Feng's eyes. He was now the master of this body and had naturally taken over everything that came with it.
Toward those with ill intentions, his policy had always been an eye for an eye, and a life for a life!
Qin Feng closed his eyes and sank into thought. The most important thing right now was Cultivation. On the Spirit Sea Continent, might was right; breaking all techniques with a single strike was the supreme way. In his past life, he was the Thunder God and had cultivated the *Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Scripture*. This Cultivation Technique was a top-tier Legendary Level Scripture on the Spirit Sea Continent.
On the Spirit Sea Continent, the ranking system for both Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills was very clear. From lowest to highest, they were: Human Martial Level, Spirit Martial Level, True Martial Level, Daoist Martial Level, Legendary, and Mythical Level.
The Qin Family of Shanghe Town was able to dominate the town precisely because they possessed a mid-tier Spirit Martial Level technique, the *Nine Xun Wind Roar Technique*. The family grew powerful because of this Cultivation Technique, even managing to occupy the best land-and-water dock near the Qinhuai River, making them the wealthiest in the region.
It could be said that an important Cultivation Technique was the guarantee of a sect's or a clan's prosperity.
In his previous life, Qin Feng cultivated the *Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Scripture*, a Legendary Level Scripture that was the legacy of the ancient Thunder God. When this Cultivation Technique first appeared in the world, it caused widespread slaughter, with bodies littering the fields and blood flowing for a thousand li. To obtain this technique, Qin Feng had to kill countless powerful Venerables in the Wind and Thunder Cave before he finally secured the inheritance!
It was precisely because of this inheritance that Qin Feng was able to slaughter his way out from among the numerous prodigies and establish his fearsome reputation as the Thunder God.
However, this Cultivation Technique required one to be in the Condensing Vein Realm to practice it, so he couldn't cultivate it for now. What's more, his current Three Yin Extreme Body was a Wasteful Constitution. Forget about a profound and peerless Legendary Level Technique; he couldn't even cultivate a set of Basic Skills.
Qin Feng cursed inwardly as various memory fragments flashed through his mind, searching for a solution. A sense of relief washed over him as he thought, 'Fortunately, over the years of searching for ancient ruins, I've destroyed quite a few ancient sects and seized a massive number of ancient texts. My mind contains countless high-level Cultivation Techniques and secret formulas. While these incredibly powerful and unpredictable techniques were useless decorations in the End of Dharma era with its depleted Primordial Qi, they can unleash unbelievable power in this age!'
Soon, a peculiar Cultivation Technique appeared in his mind...