Few hours have passed since he got back. It's now nighttime. Even so, Zhen Lun was still outside relentlessly doing work out.

'I'm at my limit again.' Zhen Lun puffed out hot air while laying on the ground.

A puddle of sweat was formed on the ground, and his clothes was drenched in his own sweats too.

His body has finally regained how it used to, truthfully it actually felt much better. His body felt much lighter than usual.

"Brat, Is this transparent screen your Martial Spirit?" The old man asked.

He has already awoken for quite a long time and was watching Zhen lun for a while. Since he saw that Zhen Lun is resting, he figured that it was a proper time to ask him some questions.

"You can see it?" Zhen Lun asked in shock.

"It said that I'm now your slave." The old man said as he kept pondering what it supposed to mean by that. How did it actually happen?

'Shit... don't tell me the screen that appeared just now...' The old man frowned, he immediately remembered there is a screen that appeared back then.

'My flick accidentally agreed to it!'

He recalled that when he said "I'll do anything!" a screen stating [Are you sure?] appeared out of nowhere. Well, it was technically not him, he wasn't that stupid. As someone reincarnated he won't lower himself to someone. It was the old man that he reincarnated into.

In that kind of situation, he didn't care about it, he thought that it was his hallucinations. Since the screen moved along as his vision changed, reappearing in front of his face every time. When he flicked his finger, He accidentally flicked 'Yes' Button.

'If only I flicked the brat's face, I would've flicked 'No'' The old man said depressingly.

"You look like you know what's going on. Do you mind tell me the process?" Zhen Lun asked politely while smirking.

Hearing the command from Zhen Lun, The old man unconsciously explained everything that happened without leaving any single details behind.

'What am I doing? Did I seriously listen to the brat's word?' The old man wanted to stop explaining but something prevented him.

"Old Man you sure are unlucky, but thanks." Zhen Lun gave the old man a thumbs up.

"Don't fucking thumbs up to me, What the hell happened to me? Is this one of your Martial Spirit power?" The old man veins popped out from his forehead as he wanted to beat the brat but somehow he still suppressed his anger.

"It could be said like that." Zhen Lun that was lying on the ground felt revitalized again. He broke through again.

[Intermediate Qi Gathering reached!]

"...How would I know mere words can be turned into reality!" The old man complained while crying.

"Don't worry since you have pledged your loyalty to me. I will treat you well. So don't be mad about it. With this, you don't need to live on the street right?" Zhen Lun said while he's working out.

"I wanted a peaceful life, that's why I lived on the street!"

"With my capabilities even though I'm not cultivating I can easily escape poverty, I don't need your help." The old man boasted.

"Let me go and I'll give you something valuable in exchange." The old man sternly warned.

It's the same pressure back then. This time Zhen Lun didn't back down easily, He keeps his calm attire while responding to the old man. "You sure you want to keep that kind of attitude towards me?"

"Brat, I can kill you if I wanted to, I'm a kind man but if you forced me it's another matter to it." The old man continues his pressuring.

"Let me show you what it means by being my slave." Zhen Lun smiled devilishly

He finally stops his work out and stood in front of the old man. Zhen Lun looked at the old man straightforwardly and said. "Kneel down!"

"Like the hell, I will--!" While his mouth was blabbering about that, The old man's body was moving unconsciously, It really knelt down toward Zhen Lun.

"T-t-this!" The old man was shocked.

"In fact, I can even command you to give me the thing you called valuable to me right now without any trouble but I don't want to. I, Zhen Lun, is not that kind of man." Zhen Lun continues to speak ignoring the surprised look of the old man

"And also did you said you can beat me up? Carefully gouge your eyes and sees your cultivation stage difference between yours and mine."

As soon he said that the old man immediately peered into Zhen Lun's cultivation, only to find out Zhen Lun was already at Intermediate Stage of Qi Gathering Realm.

'H-how did he cultivate this fast? Don't tell me this lowly mortal has some profound cultivation technique with him.'

He didn't actually pass out, he was stabilizing his body. Which means that he was awake the entire time. He was well aware of how much time has passed. This cultivation speed is quite abnormal.

'Hmm, Mortal huh? so this elder has reached higher realm before.' Somehow Zhen Lun can hear the man's thought.

His martial spirit allows him to read his mind. It was quite convenient, this way he can know what the old man is thinking.

"How is it? Following me is not bad too right?" Zhen Lun smiled.

"Your cultivation technique seems interesting, even though you're not sitting cross-legged you can still cultivate it is impressive but that's all to it. I'm indeed shocked by your cultivation speed but it's not enough for me to serve you." The old man commented.

'Even though I retained my past knowledge I haven't seen someone with that kind of cultivation technique. It is indeed interesting but you need more than that.' The old man said in his thought.

Sigh*

"I'll give up persuading you for now. Your status as 'slave' will remain but I won't order you around. I'll wait until you serve me with your own willingness." Zhen Lun said casually as he went back and do his own thing.

'Hmph, This boy is getting more interesting as I peered into his body. I see traces of his former cultivation veins, which means this boy got crippled before. That explains how he has a martial spirit even though he hasn't reach Spirit Condensing Realm yet.'

'But how did he get his spiritual veins back? A person that got crippled cannot cultivate unless he can somehow replace his spiritual veins. This boy... What kind of treasure did he encounter?'

'It's not a bad thing to help this boy but I don't want to trouble myself again by involving myself into this kind of path.'

Sigh*

'I wanted to escape but this boy martial spirit is more complex than it seems to be.'

He has examined his soul and there's no way for him to undo the seal. The power of his martial spirit is pretty similar to how 'Soul Contract' works but the way it was established was different compared to 'Soul Contract'.

'It's actually something alive that controlled my soul.' He could see that there are weird particles inside his souls. Whenever he tried to approach it, it would escape.

I can easily destroy soul contract with my capabilities, but this thing here, he never saw it before. 'Is it parasitic-type?'

The old man can't help but sigh. He lost to a young man that barely qualify to stand by his side.

"I'm looking forward to it." The old man mumbled helplessly.

Sigh*

'Since I'm involving myself with this kind of path, I'm no longer safe. Strength is necessary.' The man went back inside and got into position to start cultivating.

Unlike Zhen Lun's cultivation technique, he still needs to sit cross-legged and fully concentrate on cultivating.

Sensing that the old man was cultivating with his own willingness Zhen Lun was delighted.

'This reincarnated old man should be interesting.'

The old man started to gather spiritual energy for his dantian. He easily gathered a huge whirlpool of energy surpassing the speed of Zhen Lun immediately.

'Breaking through Qi Gathering is easy but getting a good martial spirit will be troublesome.'

'To get a strong martial spirit I need to gather a certain amount of energy first. It is to attract a spirit that is worth my attention.'

The old man easily reached the pinnacle of Qi gathering realm in a few seconds bypassing Zhen Lun who has reached Intermediate Qi Gathering realm. He could easily get into the Spirit Condensing Realm in another few more seconds but he stopped his advancement on the pinnacle of Qi Gathering Realm, solely for a powerful martial spirit.

By using his past knowledge, using his soul, he slipped into Spirit Domain where the spirits dwell.

The Spirit Domain is a parallel realm which exists between their realm. Normal people who were oblivious to it can't enter the domain. Other than that by entering the spirit's domain, you need to sacrifice sliver of your soul. Which means that the weak soul will not be able to stay in there for a long time.

The Spirit Domain was an empty space as vast as the universe with various different spirits floating around on the space. The spirits that exist in the space was limitless. Therefore it is almost impossible to choose a good spirit out of an infinite number of spirits. You will need to have vast knowledge about spirits, their type, and characteristic which not many people knows about.

So, Even though someone in the mortal realm can enter Spirit Domain. They can't take advantage of it without proper knowledge. He is probably the only one can benefit by entering the Spirit Domain.

'This Fire Wolf, a sword spirit is strong but it has no potential.'

'Golden Eagle Spirit, A growth pet type. At first, it will look like a duckling but it will grow stronger as the user grow too. Its potential is quite high but I don't want to keep a pet it's too troublesome.'

'Emperor Vine Spirit, Its Poison is deadly, it was also rare growth-type but keeping a plant is not cool.'

'... Why can't I find a good one?!?'

Cough*

Blood was flowing out from his mouth due to the frailty of his soul. He sensed that his original body is in danger 'I need to quickly choose one.'

'Wyvern Spear... I'm not a spearman!'

'Lion Knight... too flashy.'

'Great Centaur Hoofs, a shoes-type of spirit. too stupid.'

'Hm? This guy here... I'll take him then.'

The old man started to create a gate to return to his body. At this time his soul was getting more transparent and at the same time, his body was also getting paler.

Soon, his soul came back to him, his body regains its color from a corpse-like body to someone nearly alive. the returns of his soul did something but it's almost no difference at all. Blood flowed out from his eyes and mouth. It's the side-effect of a tattered soul.

'Ha-ha, Why did I even risk my life there.' Old Man was coughing out blood.

Cough*

Zhen Lun has been receiving the old man's thought for a while, He immediately noticed the injured old man and went to back him up.

'He is very pale.' Zhen Lun look worried but feel helpless. He can't do anything to help.

Sensing that a brat worried about him, The old man spoke weakly "It's fine, I just need to rest for a bit." He is maintaining a superior front even though he's someone at death's door.

"Then you should rest." Zhen Lun left just like that.

"Oi, Aren't you heartless? At least ask me if you need my help or not." The old man grumbled.

"I'm just a normal brat, how can I offer my help to someone that reincarnated? Besides, since you said you're fine, you are fine right?"

"Hmph, at least you know my capabilities." The old man calmly said but deep down he feels happy for being praised.

"By the way, What is your name? This whole time I've been calling you 'old man'." Zhen Lun curiously asked. He felt calling him 'Lao Tou' is a little bit unpolite.

...

The Old Man went silence for a while. 'My name...' The old man thinks for a while before answering "Ye."

"From now on Call me Elder Ye, I won't listen to your order but I will be your subordinate helping you by your side."

'To think that I, the one that supposed to live peacefully in this lowly place has become someone's subordinate.' Elder Ye gave out a sighed.

[Your Slave is willing to serve you truthfully]

[True Objective obtained]

[Rewards: 250 Experience Points]

[Leveled Up]

Mortal (Level 2)

HP: 360/360 MP: 400/400 Qi: 140/140

STR: 33 VIT: 18 Qi: 7

AGI: 17 LUK: 7

INT: 20 MAG: 7

Skill:

Martial Artists: Cultivation Technique Lvl 2 (15%), Body Strengthening Realm Lvl Max, Qi Gathering Realm Lvl 7

Classless: Physical Abilities Lvl 3

[New Quest Arrived]

[Path of Becoming God]

You have proven yourself as slightly stronger than mortal but that is not enough, you are still far away from becoming a god. Prove yourself stronger than most mortal, aim the number one disciple spot of Peerless Sky Sect.

Progress: 0%

Due to your arrogance, 'God' decided to set a time limit. Fail to complete the task within a year time will result in punishment

Punishments: Instant Death

'...This god is totally toying with me' Zhen Lun was in a good mood until another the ridiculous quest arrived.

'Well, I'm planning to go back anyway. With this serve as motivation to get stronger, I'll be fine.'