However, Ethan Carter knew that this was the doing of his father's senior brother, the Second Elder David Foster. David Foster had always wanted to seize the position of sect leader; as long as William Carter was alive, he would never have a chance.

Now, Ethan Carter had only one aunt left, Grace Carter, who was the Third Elder of the sect. The two of them depended on each other for survival.

Ethan Carter was extremely gifted, reaching the third stage of Body Tempering in martial arts at a young age. Unfortunately, at the age of eleven, he suddenly contracted a strange illness. His constitution became weak, and his martial arts progress stalled, turning him into a cripple.

In the Five Thunder Sect, when William Carter was alive, no one looked down on him, but now, they looked down on him even more.

Not long ago, Ethan Carter even got himself into more trouble:

He actually tried to peep at the Saintess of the Lieyang Sect while she was bathing, and was caught red-handed.

The Lieyang Sect held a lofty status, an even more powerful giant than the Five Thunder Sect. The Lieyang Saintess was even more revered, a symbol of the sect.

Such an incident implicated the entire sect—this was no small matter!

The elders of the Five Thunder Sect were preparing to strip him of his position as Young Sect Leader. If nothing unexpected happened, it wouldn’t be long before he lost his title and was completely demoted to an ordinary person.

After reviewing these memories, Ethan Carter couldn’t help but sigh. There was no doubt that his current situation was extremely dire. Although he had been lucky enough to escape the flash flood in his previous life and be reborn in this body, he had also inherited all its troubles.

“Qi and blood are floating, meridians are dim, liver and lungs are slightly hardened—this is poisoning!”

Ethan Carter placed two fingers of his right hand on his own wrist, examined for a moment, and gave his diagnosis.

This was a chronic poison, extremely well-hidden, but it could not escape the eyes of Ethan Carter, who was skilled in medicine.

Ethan Carter was not truly “Ethan Carter.” Before being brought here, he had been a seventeen-year-old high school student. Besides that, he had another mysterious identity—a successor of a very powerful and ancient martial arts family.

In the world where Ethan Carter was born, such martial arts families, passed down through generations, were extremely secretive. Although the world had changed, the family still maintained its ancient traditions, practicing martial arts for life and mastering medicine as well.

Ethan Carter was an expert among them! Only seventeen, but already surpassing his predecessors.

According to family tradition, every member had to leave home at the age of fifteen and become self-reliant. This was both a training and a test. All members left with nothing and could not reveal their identities.

During summer vacation, Ethan Carter chose to train deep in the mountains, tempering his martial arts. Unexpectedly, he encountered a flood, which caused a mountain torrent. Ethan Carter was unlucky enough to be swept away.

Ethan Carter thought he was doomed, but when he woke up again, he found himself in a strange world, inhabiting the body of a boy his own age. Moreover, his mind was filled with many memories that did not belong to him.

……

“What a pity—he endured six years of humiliation, was scolded as a cripple, yet never knew it was because he’d been poisoned, making his body weak and unable to progress in martial arts.”

Ethan Carter secretly shook his head, a trace of pity rising in his heart.

He had also heard the words of those two disciples earlier. Even such ordinary disciples looked down on him; one could imagine Ethan Carter’s situation.

“From now on, I am Ethan Carter. No one can bully me anymore, and no one can plot against me!”

Staring at his own shadow cast by the lamplight, a sharp gleam flashed in Ethan Carter’s eyes.

After saying this, Ethan Carter took a deep breath and immediately got out of bed. With a thought, he began to practice a set of boxing techniques.

Ethan Carter had practiced martial arts since childhood and knew that for ordinary people, the best way to recover from injuries was to rest. But for martial artists, the best way to recuperate was to practice boxing.

What Ethan Carter was practicing now was a set of body-nourishing boxing techniques called “Little Tiangang.”

“Fortunately, although this body is weak and has been ill for six years, its foundation is solid and its roots are strong. Recovery will be much faster.”

As Ethan Carter moved through the forms, he felt that although the body was weak, its bones were strong, clearly the result of a solid foundation laid in the past. As the boxing technique was performed, waves of medicinal power spread from his chest throughout his limbs and bones.

Ethan Carter felt his whole body’s vitality gradually grow stronger. The pain in his chest also lessened.

“What powerful medicinal strength! The pills refined from the herbs in this world are far superior to those in my previous world!”

Feeling the surge of medicinal power, Ethan Carter secretly marveled.

From his memories, he learned that the medicinal properties of herbs in this world were extremely potent, and there was a great variety of them. In the world he came from, not only was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth thin, but herbs were also very hard to find.

Many of the ancient prescriptions passed down in Ethan Carter’s family could not be made simply because the herbs could not be found.

“I wonder if I can find the herbs I need in this world and refine those few pills.”

Ethan Carter thought silently.

He practiced until dawn.

Because his body was weak and had not yet recovered, Ethan Carter practiced only slow forms, but even so, the effect was already remarkable.

After a night of practice, he felt refreshed and not the least bit tired—something Ethan Carter had never experienced before.