Episode 2: The Lost Family Ties

  In a daze, amidst the jeers and snickers of passersby, Li Yan didn't even know how he got home, only remembering that when he stepped through the doorway, his mother Li Ping's familiar yet strange anxious cry made him feel an inexplicable warmth from the bottom of his heart.

  Although he wanted to comfort the strange mother like a normal person, at this moment, he was too tired, couldn't even eat, and didn't even have the strength to speak, so he fell onto his bed with a thud and slept soundly.

  Although he forcibly survived a catastrophe today, which saved his life that was about to come to an end, he had to admit that this body was really too worn out. Moreover, after experiencing death, it wasn't easy to fully recover vitality.

  If it weren't for the heavenly calamity, his own primordial spirit had already merged and adapted to this body. To be honest, Li Yan really wanted to take a risk and reincarnate again in the wheel of rebirth.

  Lying on the soft bed, Li Yan slept very soundly. His yuan Shen's power had begun to recover after absorbing the heavenly thunder's power, and with the previous remnants, he should barely be considered a one-tribulation scattered immortal. He would have to restart his cultivation path, although there were countless difficulties and dangers ahead, fortunately, he had already crossed the threshold and stood at the starting point again. As for whether he could regain his former glory in this life, it depended on his efforts and luck!

  After a spring rain, the world began to awaken from its slumber, and Li Yan also unknowingly dispersed his primordial spirit, drawing in the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, pouring it into this nearly completely ruined body, reviving its vitality.

  It must be said that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is really too thin. If he weren't a powerful loose immortal with a strong yuan Shen, it would be impossible to absorb enough spiritual energy from heaven and earth to nourish his body. Compared to the past when he traveled freely between major star domains, the places he chose for cultivation were rich in spiritual energy, which was a world of difference.

  "Xiao Yan, it's mom who owes you an apology!" In a daze, Li Yan seemed to have felt that at night, there was always someone guarding by his side. Although his willpower was strong and he had accepted the weak boy's residual memories, which were enough to stabilize his nature, he still couldn't help but feel a deep ache in his heart.

  This familiar feeling, infinite warmth, as if it had crossed the boundaries of time and space, brought him back to that hazy childhood memory. At that time, he still had his parents, but one day, a battle between two wandering immortals, with their terrifying powers that could destroy heaven and earth, affected his home, and his parents died protecting him, leaving him an orphan from then on.

  After escaping death, he struggled to survive and embarked on the path of cultivation. To avenge himself, he had slaughtered countless lives, eventually sending the two loose immortals who took his parents' lives to their doom. At this time, the once simple-minded youth was also gradually becoming cold-blooded in the endless hatred, transforming into the coldest demon between heaven and earth, the most ruthless loose immortal...

  He once had a loving woman, she was a powerful immortal, who had given him a lot of help. However, when facing a strong enemy, she suffered an unprecedented severe injury, even her immortal body and primordial spirit were thoroughly shattered, leaving only a faint remnant of her primordial spirit...

  Enduring the immense pain of life and death separation, Li Yan personally sent her residual soul into reincarnation. Her cultivation was not enough, even if she successfully transmigrated, it's impossible for her to remember the memories of her past life. Naturally, it's also unlikely that she would still remember him, even though they had once sworn an oath to heaven to never be separated...

  How many years have passed, how many years of time, it has been so long that even he himself can't remember... Finally, in this daze, he seems to have found back what he had lost before. Although his spirit is withered and his body is broken, all of these things are no longer important to Li Yan.

  "Mom... Ah Yao..." In his sleep, he muttered disjointedly, unable to hold back the soft words that escaped his lips. This one call also called out the last knot in his heart, and all the obstacles in his cultivation state shattered at this moment.

  "Goodnight, little Liyan... sleep tight..." A pair of hands, filled with endless care, gently pulled the quilt over Liyan.

  That night, Li Yan slept exceptionally sweetly, until the eastern sky had a hint of white fish, and the first ray of sunlight, he woke up from his sleep.

  Open your eyes, take a deep breath, and the spiritual energy will circulate, in an instant, it will flow through the meridians of the body to reach all four limbs and hundreds of bones. Then, it spreads to every inch of skin and every strand of flesh and blood. Compared to when he was just reborn yesterday, Li Yan felt that his body was now filled with vigorous vitality.

  He stretched his body slightly, and his entire skeleton suddenly made a crisp cracking sound. Li Yan tilted his head to one side, making an effort to thoroughly wake himself up.

  His primordial spirit condensed, and in his own body, he could freely disperse it. With just a slight movement, everything within a range of tens of meters around him appeared clearly in his perception, almost instantaneously, he became aware of the skeletal structure, blood and flesh, essence and vital energy of his body.

  They have undergone earth-shaking changes.

  The power of the heavenly thunder, although it has the mighty power to destroy heaven and earth, also contains endless creation and vitality. Although most of it was used to revive his primordial spirit, only a small part of its power was used to strengthen his body, but it allowed him to fully recover to normal state in one night, and even far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

  "What great weather!" Pushing open the window, taking a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain on this clear morning, Li Yan suddenly felt his mood lift to the extreme. In his mind, those martial arts techniques he had cultivated before floated up one by one. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a strong desire to exercise.

  Perhaps it was the free-spirited nature of being a loose immortal, unencumbered and uninhibited, that made him think and act on impulse. He immediately changed into a clean set of exercise clothes and pushed open the door to head outside.

  "What are you doing going out so early, Xiao Yan?" A familiar yet strange voice, it was his mother Li Ping who also got up early and was preparing to make breakfast while wearing an apron. Seeing her son rushing out in the morning, she hastily asked.

  "Mom, I'm going to exercise!" Li Yan casually waved his hand and walked out of the front door before he even finished speaking.

  "Ah?!" Upon hearing Li Yan's response, in that instant, Li Ping couldn't help but be stunned. Although she had never admitted it before, her heart was very clear about it, because of some reasons from their early years, Li Yan, although appearing normal, actually had an irreparable flaw.

  At that time, she was driven out of her home for some reason. As a result, she, who was pregnant at the time, had no fixed place to live and wandered around endlessly, which caused her to have several miscarriages, making Li Yan's body very weak since birth.

  Later, when Li Yan was young, he contracted a serious illness. Because they were unable to gather enough money for medical expenses in time, his treatment was delayed, and from then on, the seeds of disease took root.

  It wasn't until she grew up that she realized Li Yan was not only physically weaker than others, but also much slower in reaction than ordinary children.

  After Li Yan went to school, he became increasingly introverted due to constant ridicule and sarcasm from others. He rarely spoke with people, and even when he did, his words were sparse and hesitant, spoken in a low, self-deprecating tone that was almost inaudible.

  Although, in the past two years, she has been selling vegetables at a stall rented near the community market, her life has gradually improved, and she has also tried to improve Li Yan's physical condition, seeking medical treatment for him, unfortunately, the effect is not great.

  But today?! She actually heard Li Yan's words, so smooth, casual, confident and loud, it made her feel unbelievable from the bottom of her heart.

  Unfortunately, by the time she reacted and chased to the door, Li Yan's figure had already disappeared. At this moment, her body couldn't help but tremble, and she leaned against the door, her eyes shining with tears, but unable to hide the joy in her heart: "Little Yan he... Little Yan he..."

  However, at this moment, Li Yan could no longer hear his mother's voice...

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