“Whoa, who knew she had such a tragic past to her. Hmm….I wonder what she plans on doing next.”

While Long Huan was staring at her, the girl was also observing him. He was extremely handsome, even more handsome than her brother. His silver hair added a mysterious aura to him. And his pitch black eyes, there was something special about them that she couldn’t discern. Whenever she stared into his eyes, she found herself lost in their depths.

Long Huan’s starry eyes was only visible to people having very high insights into Dao, especially Dao close to the origin of Universe since his eyes contained a reflection of the origin firmament. It was not something anyone ordinary could glimpse upon. To any other cultivator, they appeared to be normal pitch black eyes.

Seeing as how the silver-haired girl, or Tian Wei was staring into his eyes, he coughed awkwardly and she woke up from her stupor. With a vigilant expression she said “Why did you bring me here? As far as I remember I lost to Wu Kong and fainted.” It seemed like she gained the memories of her current body’s owner and was trying to fool Long Huan.

“Heh Miss, you don’t need to act in front of me. I know very well that you are not the true owner of this body. You clearly died in that match and thousands of people saw it. If not for my timely rescue, your body would have already been burnt to crisps.” Long Huan said with a smirk.

Seeing his smile, Tian Wei had a strong urge to punch him but controlled herself. She was shocked that this young man knew the truth but it was not strange seeing as how the original owner of the body had truly in front of many people. But she still refused to accept anything he was saying.

“What are you talking about? Have you gone crazy?” Tian Wei asked and made a genuinely confused face.

Seeing her acting, Long Huan smiled and disappeared from his position. Tian Wei was startled but then she heard a loud *smack* and felt a stinging pain in her ass. She turned around and noticed Long Huan standing there with a smile.

“Did this guy just sm…smacked my a…ass? He dare……” Tian Wei thought and gave him a vicious glare.

“Now, now, this type of behaviour doesn’t suit the Dragon Empress now does it? Long Huan said with a mischievous smile. He was still thinking about the soft sensation he felt when he smacked her. It was written in one of the books he had bought that doing this gives pleasure to the woman. It was also written that when a woman does something wrong, this method was used to punish her. The title of the book was ‘Rule the world with your sword’. Long Huan had no idea that it was a book about sex and had no idea the actions written there couldn’t be performed outside the bed. But even if he did, he still wouldn’t understand what it signified.

Tian Wei had a horrified face. She forgot all about the incident just now and she was shocked that this young man knew her identity. She had long ago realized that instead of dissipating, her soul had somehow found another vessel and she was no longer in Immortal Plane. But how could this young man in front of her know about her circumstances? She had initially planned to go along and continue acting like the original owner of the body until she figured out where and why was she here but now it looked like all her plans went down the drain.

“You…..How did you know?” Tian Wei said with thick killing intent. She really wanted to kill him but judging by her words and the last remaining memories of this body’s original owner, this young man indeed seemed to have saved her life which meant he didn’t mean her any harm. Plus, she had realized that when the original owner of the body died, her cultivation base dissipated meaning she was a mortal now and couldn’t kill him even if she wanted to.

“Hmm…..I calculated with my fingers” Long Huan replied.

“Bah….as If I’ll believe you. Quickly tell him or I’ll scream that you have captured me with force” Tian Wei threatened with finger pointing towards Long Huan, which looked quite cute and childish in his eyes.

“Hehe, why don’t you go ahead and scream? By now, everyone assumes you are dead. If they found out that suddenly the dead revived, I am sure some cultivators would love to torture or dissect you to know how you came back to life. Would like to try?”

Tian Wei’s face paled and she realized the situation she was in. If somebody really found out that she was alive, what the young man said was probably not far from the truth. She was back to being a mortal and she had no idea where she was. Her brother was probably a prisoner or dead and she had no power to oppose those evil people now. With tears in her eyes, she plopped down on the bed and covered her face with her hands.

Long Huan sighed and thought “She is really pitiful. Hmm…..Alright. I have decided to help her. Her story looks interesting and I have nothing better to do.”

With this decided he gently sat beside the girl and said “Is that all you have got? Have you resigned yourself to your fate? Are you giving up? Are you giving up on your brother who could probably still be alive? Are you giving up on your sister-in-law who is still trapped in that crystal? Are you giving up on taking revenge for what happened to you? Are you…….giving up on the second chance you got to change your destiny and those close to you?”

By the end of his sentence, Tian Wei had removed her hands from her face and there was a fire burning in her eyes. “Looks like her spirit is back” Long Huan thought and nodded.

“If you haven’t, then fight against your fate. Forge a new destiny for yourself with your own strength. Fight to save your family. If you have already gone through this path, how difficult can it be to go through it again?”

Long Huan’s words somehow moved Tian Wei. He was right! She was not dead and was given a second-chance. Even though she was powerless, she could gain back her strength. Yes, she would have to go through a path full of bloody battles and near death situations again, but so what? For the sake of her family she was willing to do anything. But one question still remained in her heart.

“Who are you really? Are you the one who saved my soul?” Tian Wei asked. She was sure that this young man in front of her was not simple. He knew almost everything about that incident which should not have been possible.

“Me? I am Long Huan. Nice to meet Dragon Empress. And no, I didn’t save your soul and neither do I know who did” Long Huan answered. He truly had no idea who interfered with her soul transfer but whoever or whatever did had a pretty strong control over Dao of Fate.

“Don’t call me that. You can call me……Tian Wei. By the way, how do you know so much about me? Tell me the truth.” Tian Wei glared at Long Huan.

“Hmm….I have a pretty strong grasp over Dao of Fate and I can glimpse into your past that way. But I can only see how you died. Not anything beyond that.” Long Huan lied. Obviously he could see everything and he already had but telling her the truth was probably not the best idea.

“What? You managed to grasp Dao of Fate? But that’s a Great Dao of Origin, how could you do that when you are so young? Don’t tell me…….Don’t tell me you are actually an old man and have changed your appearance?” Tian Wei gasped and back away from Long Huan as if he was a freak.

Long Huan furrowed his brows. He? An old man?

Suddenly Tian Wei got felt a stinging pain in her ass again and she realized Long Huan had long disappeared from his place. She turned around and sure enough he was standing there with a smile.

“For assuming me to be an old man, you deserve some punishment lady. Hmm…..why does your…what did they call it? Ah! Yes, why does your ass feels so soft?” Long Huan asked with genuine curiosity. He had no idea that a young man, even if crazy, should never ask this type of question. Yet…..

“You…….Not once but….twice. You are dead!!!” Tian Wei screamed and jumped towards Long Huan with her hands stretched out as if going to punch him. Long Huan did nothing to stop her and just stood there with his hands in his pockets. Tian Wei’s punch landed on his body and a loud *Crunch* was heard.

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“Ahhhh,......Ouch….Ouch……Ouch. What the hell? What is your body made of? Ouch!!” Tian Wei screamed as she held her hands which were fractured after punching him. Long Huan scratched his hands and took her injured hands into his. Tian Wei blushed. This was the first time a male other than her brother was holding her hands.

“You…” before she could stay anything, she realized the pain in her hands disappear. She looked back at her hands and felt they were back to normal, with no fracture in her hands. She then looked back at Long Huan with suspicious glare. Only people in Immortal Plane or someone with innate skills could heal injured instantly no matter how powerful they are. This was clearly not the Immortal Plane so innate skill? She greatly doubted this possibility. She then remembered how he touched her ass twice and even had the audacity to ask why it felt soft? Thus guy……..Tian Wei raised her hands to punch him again.

“Calm down girl. You’ll end up hurting yourself. Before we do anything else, what do you plan on doing now?” Long Huan asked curious. Though he decided to help her, if she turned out to be boring he’ll leave her as soon as possible.

Tian Wei after listening to Long Huan’s question was startled and with a solemn face asked “Can you tell me where am I?”

“Sure. Have a seat.” Long Huan said and sat down in his bed. Tian Wei sat beside him and Long Huan started “We are currently in the Mortal Plane. Right now, we are in the capital city of Holy Dragon Empire, in the continent of Humas. Hmm….this country falls under the jurisdiction of Ancestral Phoenix Sect. There are 3 major powers aside from the Imperial Clan in this country- Sword Immortal Sect, Rising Sun Sect & Roaring Lion Sect. Well, that’s all the information I know. I am new to this place too, so I have no idea about anything else.”

“Hmm, that much is plenty” Tian Wei said and starting pondering. Judging from his actions and behaviour, this young man surely looks like someone who doesn’t know much about social norms and all, seeing as how he asked her such an inappropriate question with a straight face like it was completely normal. Back to her topic, she was in mortal plane as expected.

Since she had never heard of this country in her past life, it should be a fairly remote and backwater country. In her past life, she and her brother were disciples of Heavenly God Sect, one of the four Holy Sects governing the continent of Humas and she was planning to join it again. The atmosphere there was quite good for cultivation and there was a certain thing there which she had failed to acquire in her past life but this time it’ll be hers. Now that her mind was made, she started thinking about her cultivation.

“Hmmm…….I feel like I am forgetting something……..something important. AHHHHHH!!!!! The Ancestral Dragon Technique!!!!! I can actually practice that technique now! The information regarding it was engraved into my soul, so I should be able to recall it.”

Tian Wei closed her eyes and searched for that technique in the depths of her soul. After a few hours of deep concentration, she finally found it along with all other skills she learned from her brother. This will definitely help in her rise to power. Then with an excited expression she started reading the Ancestral Dragon Technique.

“Hey Tian Wei, I think it’ll be better if you don’t practice that Ancestral whatever here. Just reading it should be enough. I don’t think it’s a normal technique and it may attract quite a bit of attention if you do something flashy here.” Long Huan suddenly said.

Tian Wei opened her eyes and jumped with fright. This young man was too much! He even knows the name of her technique? What kind of Dao of Fate does he cultivate? But what he said was right, so she just nodded her head and continued reading the skill. After 4 hours she was done and stretched her arms.

“Phew! This technique is amazing!! I really want to try it now but Long Huan is right. This is not the right place” Tian Wei thought and looked at Long Huan who was leisurely staring out of the windows. His face was reflecting the sunlight and looked incredibly handsome. She became tranced seeing him appear so thoughtful and only woke up when she heard a *cough*. She found Long Huan looking at her with an confused expression which made her blush.

“What is wrong with me? Why am I getting affected so much by this guy? Not even the most handsome man of Immortal Plane could attract my attention. Yeah, this must be the fault of this body!” Tian Wei scolded herself and in the end blamed the innocent body of the previous owner.

She then realized that perhaps this was the last time she will be meeting this young man and became a bit sad. He did save her and was perfectly aware of her circumstance. He looked pretty strong too. If he could travel with her……………

“No, No, No!!!! I’ll not travel with this perverted man!” Tian Wei declared in her heart but she knew she desired a companion. Even when she was a kid, her brother had always been with her and she was never alone. Now she was going to venture into an incredibly dangerous journey and there was no one to accompany her.

But then she remembered Freya and how she got betrayed by her best friend and decided being alone was the best.

“Long Hun, thank you for saving me and encouraging me when I was down. I owe you a big one and someday I’ll definitely repay it.” Tian Wei stood and bowed to Long Huan. He was surprised but seeing her determined gaze understood that she wanted to travel alone which made him chuckle. He patted her head and said “Haha, no need to thank me lady. It was in your fate to be saved. I just did my part. I suppose we should part ways here.”

Tian Wei nodded.

“Hey, close your eyes for a second will you?”

Tian Wei was confused at first and then blushed thinking he’ll do something weird. Seeing her face, Long Huan laughed “Don’t worry, it’ll be for your own good.” Tian Wei reluctantly closed her eyes. The next moment she felt Long Huan hands sliding down from her forehead to her chin. “Ohk, that’s done” Long Huan said and Tian Wei opened her eyes with a confused face. Long Huan smirked and waved his hand producing a mirror in his hands. To Tian Wei it looked like he took it out from his space ring but he had actually materialized out of thin air. He then held the mirror in front of her face.

“Ah!!” Tian Wei cried in shock after seeing her face and covered it with her hands.

“How?” she asked. She actually looked like her younger past self except the silver hair and golden eyes. Even her silver hair had streaks of golden on them at their base.

“Hmm…..well this is a little something I learned from somewhere. You can’t use the face of the previous owner of this body and walk around in this city now can you? It’ll be better this way. And this change is permanent, not an illusion.”

Tian Wei’s mind short circuited. She had never heard of any technique or treasure that were capable of permanently changing someone’s face. But then, there were a lot of things she wasn’t aware of so she calmed down and gave a grateful look to Long Huan. This will really make things easier for her.

“No need to thank me again. Before you go on your way, I suggest you take some rest here first. Your body is incredibly weak as of now. I have some matters to attend to so I’ll be back in a few hours.” Long Huan said and not waiting for her reply walked out of the room with lightning speed.

Tian Wei was left there with an open mouth which she closed and angrily stomped her head.

“That Idiot, how dare he ignore me? Hmph, I definitely don’t want a person like him to accompany me.” But he was right and she did feel a bit tired so she laid down on his bed and closed her eyes.

Outside his room, Long Huan shook his head and teleported above the Rising Sun Sect again. This time without any further ado, he appeared right in front of the building which looked like it may contain some important things of the sect. Long Huan had also sensed that the strongest person in this sect was actually guarding this place so he assumed their cultivation technique should be here as well.

He scanned the whole building and found a few scrolls at the 6th floor which may be what he was looking for. He directly by passed the strong defences of the building and directly appeared in the 6th floor. An old man was sitting in front of the building’s entrance who suddenly opened his eyes after feeling something amiss. But after finding nothing from his spirit sense, he closed his eyes again. If Long Huan wanted to be invisible, there was no one in this Universe who could detect him, let alone this old man.

Long Huan looked around the 6th floor and there were only 6 scrolls placed around the whole room and nothing else. He went near one scroll and picked it up. It read “Thousand Swords Sutra” and was luckily a cultivation technique. Long Huan excitedly opened it and started reading. He was done in 2 minutes and placed the scroll back.

“Now I get what this cultivation is all about. They use the meridians in their body to channel energy and store it in a place called dantian. Each cultivation technique differs in how the energy is channelled and how many meridians are used to revolve the energy. The more meridians used, the higher the grade of the cultivation technique. Hmm….I should read a few more just to be sure” Long Huan thought and started reading all the scrolls in the room one by one. 3 of them were cultivation technique while the rest 3 where martial techniques.

“These techniques are really mediocre. They don’t even use 2/5th of meridians in a human’s body.” Long Huan thought in his heart. If the upper echelons of Rising Sun Sect heard his comment, they’ll cough up blood and die from anger. These were all heaven-ranked techniques the sect had collected during many centuries and they were actually termed ‘mediocre’ by Long Huan. But then, he couldn’t be blamed.

After reading everything, Long Huan was sure of his theory and had thought of a way to fake his cultivation base. Since the matter for which he came for was over, he teleported back to his inn, in front of his room’s door. Even before he opened the door, he was well aware that it was empty. Tian Wei had already left and there was a note on his bed saying “Thank you again Long Huan for helping me so much. I don’t know if we’ll ever meet again, but if we do then I’ll definitely repay this favour one day. Until then, goodbye”

It was a short message but Long Huan understood her meaning. “Heh, with her strength she wants to travel all alone by herself? Well, this seems more interesting. I wonder how long she can hold on? Hehehe”

The note disappeared from his hand and he went down to eat some lunch. He liked to eat what these humans called ‘food’ and it tasted delicious. He never missed an opportunity to try new dishes. He had already decided to taste all kinds of cuisines all over the world during his adventure.

He ordered the best dish of this inn and while he was waiting for meal, he spread his senses throughout the city and quickly found where Tian Wei was. She was currently walking towards the forest outside the city.