Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

"This humble one, Xiao Xun, thanks you for saving my life, senior!"

The young man solemnly clasped his hands in a deep bow to Jiang Yuchuan.

Upon hearing Xiao Xun speak, Xiao Qing's eyes widened instantly. "Little mute, you... you spoke?! -- Oh wait! So you're not mute after all!"

Xiao Xun ignored Xiao Qing's surprise and did not get up, maintaining his bowed posture as if waiting for Jiang Yuchuan's reply.

Jiang Yuchuan glanced at Xiao Xun and said indifferently, "Saving you was just a small favor. Now that you've recovered, you can leave on your own tomorrow morning. I never take in outsiders here, and letting you stay for a month is already an exception."

Hearing Jiang Yuchuan's cold tone, Xiao Xun's heart tightened, and he knelt down with a 'plop', saying somewhat excitedly, "This junior did not intend to hide it from you, senior, but I had no choice!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xun recounted his identity and tragic past.

It turns out that the Xiao family, to which Xiao Xun belonged, was a powerful force in Shangyang City.

Because they inadvertently obtained information about an ancient ruin and leaked it, their clan was wiped out.

As the most talented junior in the entire Xiao family, Xiao Xun was able to escape the massacre of his clan only because his elders risked their lives to protect him.

However, those who annihilated the Xiao family still managed to find traces of Xiao Xun from the slightest clues and pursued him all the way to the deep mountains where Jiang Yuchuan was in seclusion.

As for how Xiao Xun entered Jiang Yuchuan's formation, he only gave a vague answer.

As for why the assassins didn't reappear, Xiao Xun naturally attributed it to Jiang Yuchuan.

Jiang Yuchuan listened quietly as Xiao Xun finished recounting his ordeal with grief and indignation, remaining silent for a moment.

He could tell that Xiao Xun was trying his best to hide his nervousness during the narration.

As for why he was nervous, it was obvious that he had lied in his words.

The massacre of his clan was true, but the story of him accidentally stumbling into his secluded retreat was completely fabricated.

However, Jiang Yuchuan didn't expose him directly. Instead, he gave Xiao Xun a meaningful smile and said, "So what? You're telling me all this because you want me to help you get revenge on your family, right?"

Xiao Xun suddenly raised his head and stared at Jiang Yuchuan with his heterochromatic eyes. "I dare not hide it from you, senior. This is exactly what I intend to do!" Fearing that Jiang Yuchuan would refuse him, he quickly added, "Before my grandfather passed away, he told me the location of the ancient ruins and how to open them. If you agree to my request, I swear that I can immediately lead you to open those ruins!"

Jiang Yuchuan smiled again.

Instead of telling him everything about the ruins, he should personally take him there.

Looking at Jiang Yuchuan's all-knowing smile, Xiao Xun felt a sudden panic and immediately lowered his head, his fists clenching tightly around the hem of his clothes.

They're still young, after all; even if they have some little thoughts, they're written all over their faces.

Jiang Yuchuan didn't answer directly, but asked with a smile, "I haven't shown my skills in front of you, so why are you so sure that I have the strength to help you take revenge?"

Xiao Xun seemed to have already thought about how to answer, and said directly: "Since you dare to live in seclusion in these deep mountains alone, and have a Bone Transformation stage demon beast that can speak human language by your side, your strength must be extraordinary!"

While this statement is true, Xiao Xun did not elaborate on it.

The reason he was so certain that Jiang Yuchuan was capable of avenging his deceased relatives was entirely due to his heterochromatic eyes.

Just as Jiang Yuchuan had thought, his heterochromatic eyes were indeed something he was born with. And before the age of ten, his eyes, apart from being different in color, did not show any other special features.

As a result, he suffered a lot of ridicule and gossip from others.

It wasn't until he was ten years old, when he officially began to cultivate internal energy and embark on the path of martial arts, that his heterochromatic eyes slowly began to awaken.

The awakening of his heterochromatic eyes did not increase his strength, but it did allow him to see many things that he could not see before.

His grandfather told him that what heterochromatic eyes saw was 'qi'.

Qi is everywhere.

The most obvious thing is the qi (vital energy) on a person's body.

Whether ordinary people or martial artists, as long as they are alive, they have qi in their bodies.

These auras are imperceptible to the naked eye, but in his heterochromatic eyes, they appear as wisps of air of varying sizes and colors, swirling above the heads of different people like smoke.

The aura above an ordinary person's head is white. The stronger one's vitality, the deeper and richer the color of the aura; conversely, the weaker one's vitality, the thinner and rarer it is.

The aura above a martial artist's head is yellow. Depending on the martial artist's level of cultivation, the color of the aura will gradually increase from pale yellow, and its shape will also vary greatly depending on the martial arts techniques they have learned.

He remembered seeing an old man with white hair in Shangyang City when he was twelve years old, and the aura above his head was in the shape of auspicious golden clouds.

This was the most vibrant color and the most concrete shape he had ever seen.

He later learned that the old man was an elder from a Silver Force, whose cultivation level had already broken through to the Mountain-Shaking Realm decades ago!

These usually invincible eyes encountered an unexpected turn of events the moment he saw Jiang Yuchuan after waking up.

He couldn't see any aura above Jiang Yuchuan's head!

This is why he was so shocked when he first saw Jiang Yuchuan.

Later, he recalled what his grandfather had once told him and realized that the reason he couldn't see Jiang Yuchuan's aura was not because Jiang Yuchuan was a living dead, but because Jiang Yuchuan's strength was too high, and he could hide his aura at will.

Such a powerful figure was someone he could only look up to but never reach; he could never come into contact with such a person under normal circumstances.

In particular, the other party not only saved him, but also healed his injuries and reconnected his shattered meridians.

The fact that he was willing to help even though he didn't know him is enough to prove that he is a kind and benevolent elder.

This is why he revealed the matter of the ruins in exchange for a chance to take revenge.

After all, having missed this opportunity, if he wanted revenge, who knows when he would get it.

Moreover, he had a compelling reason to enter the ancient ruins...

After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuchuan looked at Xiao Xun, who was kneeling before him with his head bowed, his eyes flashing, and said, "I can agree to your request, but I have one more condition."

Xiao Xun trembled, then raised his head, looking at Jiang Yuchuan with an excited expression, his hand making a vow, "Senior, please speak! As long as it is within my power, I will not refuse!"

"After this is done, I want you to stay and serve me for twenty years."