William Brooks had no idea that as he was shouting and rushing forward, a slender figure by the roadside was covering her face and weeping. It was none other than the soul of Emily Brooks. Emily Brooks watched as William Brooks floated by, yelling loudly, her emotions surging to the extreme. She wanted to call out to him, but was so overwhelmed with joy that she burst into tears, unable to speak. Her heart was filled with wild joy: Brother Tian has forgiven me! Brother Tian has forgiven me! Overcome with emotion, she couldn’t help but cry out loud. The knot in her heart that had lasted for years—who would have thought it would suddenly unravel after her death, right here on this cold and merciless Yellow Springs Road!

William Brooks faintly heard sobbing behind him, and it seemed to be Emily Brooks’s voice. Delighted, he tried with all his might to squeeze backward, but couldn’t move at all. In his anxiety, he thought of the spiral drills in the mortal world, and suddenly had an idea: “Since my body is floating, if I spin like a spiral drill, maybe I can drill my way through!”

No sooner thought than done, William Brooks raised both hands to the sky and spun himself like a top. When he felt he could almost hear the wind whistling around him, he threw himself backward without hesitation. The souls around him were knocked this way and that by his movement, and everyone couldn’t help but curse him in unison.

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the surrounding souls, because this kid who had suddenly gone crazy on the Yellow Springs Road vanished into thin air in the midst of his wild spinning... Soul scattered and spirit destroyed?

The souls all shook their heads and sighed. Strange things happen every year, but there are especially many this year! It’s one thing to have a mental illness in the human world—at least after death there’s a chance to reincarnate and try again; but this fellow actually had an episode right here on the Yellow Springs Road! And ended up with his soul completely annihilated! Who knows what kind of karma he accumulated in his past life...

William Brooks’s body spun violently, inching forward bit by bit, and he grew more and more delighted: This method really works! He was feeling quite pleased with himself. It seemed he had already drilled backward three or four steps... Faintly, he saw a white figure ahead, which seemed to be Emily Brooks, arms wide open and flying toward him with a look of wild joy. William Brooks was overjoyed and sped up again...

He seemed to feel himself break through something... Suddenly, a feeling of lightness came over him, and the heavy resistance around him vanished. He suddenly lost his balance and almost fell over. Not caring about anything else, he staggered as if standing up, ready to greet Emily Brooks. But when he opened his eyes, William Brooks was dumbfounded: What the... what... is this place?

Part One: Starry Sky Youth

Chapter Four: Cultivating in the Womb

William Brooks was utterly dejected. On a whim, he’d turned himself into a human spiral drill, only to end up in this godforsaken place. All around him seemed to be viscous liquid, and his body had shrunk, becoming something like a little gourd baby, and he was even hanging upside down... This setup was just like the gourd baby hanging from the vine in that cartoon he’d watched in his previous life... Worst of all, he was as smooth as the gourd baby—no arms or legs...

Did I violate some heavenly law? Damn, all I did was try a human spiral experiment on the Yellow Springs Road! Did I really deserve to be turned into a human stick and hung up like this? William Brooks was filled with righteous indignation, almost ready to curse out loud.

Wait... hold on... what’s going on? He vaguely heard voices... Listening more carefully: “...Husband, our child seems to be moving...” Then came a man’s voice, also faint and blurry: “...Let me listen...”

Husband?? What’s going on? William Brooks was petrified on the spot! Stunned. Could it be... I’ve already reincarnated so quickly? But why “husband”? Even if I’ve reincarnated, shouldn’t I be hearing “darling” or “dear”? Could it be... not only have I reincarnated, but I’ve also... transmigrated?!

Damn, could such an utterly melodramatic web novel plot really be happening to me? William Brooks felt dizzy!

He checked his body again carefully. Sure enough, it was roughly human-shaped, looking just like the fetus in a pregnant woman’s belly from the biology textbooks he’d studied in middle school...

How could this be? I... haven’t even crossed the Bridge of Forgetfulness yet! I haven’t even tasted the Lady Meng’s soup... I still wanted to sing a song atop the Terrace of Longing... How could they have arranged things for me so hastily? William Brooks wanted to cry out loud, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of viscous liquid flooded in... At the same time, the cord binding his body—oh, the umbilical cord—was continuously transmitting a stream of extremely pure innate energy...

William Brooks sensed around himself again—there were no other objects like him nearby... Hmm, looks like I’m not a twin... probably an only child, right? William Brooks thought.

After repeatedly checking and observing, William Brooks finally confirmed that he had indeed reincarnated. Whether he had transmigrated or not was still unclear, but one thing was certain: he was now inside the belly of a great pregnant woman... Praise the gods! This world is truly amazing... And the people outside were speaking Chinese... How convenient, looks like I’m still on Earth. William Brooks thought.