Chapter 1: Bloodline Rebirth

The sun was setting in the west, the sky awash with rosy clouds.

Outside Windfire City, atop Emerald Cloud Peak, there was a stone table. Beside the table, stone stools, and a young man and woman leaning against each other.

The young man was slightly thin, his complexion a bit pale, but his features were delicate.

The young woman wore a snow-white long dress, her skin like jade, her beauty stunning.

The girl's head rested on the boy's shoulder, and under the glow of the setting sun, they looked like a pair of celestial lovers.

"Yao'er, I really wish we could stay like this forever!" The boy's face was full of happiness as he spoke softly.

"Ming gege, of course we can. We promised to be together for a lifetime."

A blissful smile appeared on the girl's face.

The boy was named David Walker, and the girl was named Grace Walker.

Looking at the smile on Grace Walker's face, David Walker's gaze grew even gentler. He held Grace Walker's delicate, boneless jade hand and said, "Yao'er, although my meridians are blocked and I can't condense true energy, as long as I can awaken my bloodline, the Elders' Hall will buy spiritual medicine to clear my meridians, and then I can cultivate."

"I will definitely become a martial arts expert and protect you for a lifetime."

"Thank you, Ming gege."

A look of emotion appeared in Grace Walker's eyes, and she continued, "Ming gege, did a pulse tester really check before—did you inherit your father's bloodline?"

"Yes, Yao'er, so in the future, your man will definitely be a strong one." A confident smile appeared on David Walker's face.

Grace Walker smiled slightly, picked up the wine cup on the stone table. In the cup was the famous Blood-Tongue Orchid Wine, emitting a faint fragrance.

Grace Walker quickly kissed David Walker on the cheek, her face flushing red, then raised the cup and said, "Ming gege, here, this is my reward for you."

David Walker took the cup and said, "Yao'er, you invite me to drink a cup of Blood-Tongue Orchid Wine every day. I'm really grateful to have you by my side."

With that, he raised the cup and drank it all in one go.

The aroma of the wine lingered on his tongue, and David Walker's heart felt as sweet as the wine's fragrance. But in the next moment, he felt the world spinning.

"Yao'er, why do I feel a bit dizzy? This wine of yours..."

David Walker steadied himself on the stone table and looked at Grace Walker, but at this moment, he noticed Grace Walker's expression had turned cold.

"Hahaha, David Walker, Yao'er accompanied you for three years just to nurture your veins. Now the time has come—hand over your bloodline!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared from the side—it was Grace Walker's father.

Boom!

It was like a bolt from the blue exploding in David Walker's mind.

"Yao'er!"

David Walker looked at Grace Walker in disbelief, but Grace Walker's eyes were full of indifference.

"Why? I loved you so much!"

Grace Walker's cold gaze was like sharp knives stabbing into David Walker's heart. He shouted and lunged at Grace Walker.

But Grace Walker merely stepped back slightly, and he fell to the ground.

"Xuan Yuan Sword Sect's Duanmu Lin started cultivating at six, opened two divine veins in half a year, stepped into the Warrior Realm, reached the Martial Master Realm at nine, and now at sixteen, is one of the four great geniuses of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect. And you? Weak and sickly, blocked meridians—in plain terms, you're just trash. Even if you awaken your bloodline, you're still trash. How can you compare to Duanmu Lin?"

"A genius like that is a worthy match for me, Grace Walker. To marry him, I must awaken a powerful bloodline. Since you love me so much, why not help me? Use your bloodline to help me awaken an even stronger one."

A cold voice came from Grace Walker's mouth.

Bang!

At this moment, the middle-aged man stomped on David Walker's back, a sharp dagger appearing in his hand as he shouted, "David Walker, hand over your bloodline!"

Ah!

A heart-piercing pain erupted from his spine, instantly overwhelming David Walker. David Walker howled, his voice full of loneliness, helplessness, and despair.

Gradually, David Walker sank into endless darkness.

"Grace Walker, Lu Yunxiong, why do you want to steal my bloodline!"

David Walker shouted, suddenly sitting up from the bed, making the nanmu wood bed creak loudly.

David Walker was drenched in sweat, his face pale. At first, he thought it was a nightmare, but he quickly realized this was not a dream, but a reality that had already happened.

The events of a few days ago resurfaced in his mind.

David Walker, direct descendant of the Lu family in Windfire City—his father was the head of the Lu family. And Grace Walker was the daughter of the first branch's Grand Elder.

They were of the same clan but different branches, grew up together as childhood sweethearts, inseparable, and had even secretly pledged themselves to each other.

David Walker never imagined that Grace Walker would join the Grand Elder in attacking him and stealing his bloodline.

"Strength—it's all because I'm not strong enough. If I had extraordinary talent and great power, how would they dare treat me like this?"

David Walker's fists clenched tightly, his whole body trembling, his eyes bloodshot.

Trash!

That was what Grace Walker called him. Her words from three days ago still echoed in his ears.

Creak!

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and a frail-looking middle-aged woman walked in. Looking at David Walker on the bed, she asked with concern, "Ming'er, did you have another nightmare?"

This beautiful woman was David Walker's mother, Sarah Thompson.

Three days ago, it was Sarah Thompson who, worried about David Walker's safety, went out searching and saved him. Otherwise, David Walker would already be dead.