2026-09-28 14:17:49Morning sunlight slipped through the curtains, painting thin golden lines across Julian's bedroom floor.
Julian opened his eyes.
For a moment, he remained still.
Then he slowly sat up.
His body still felt weak, but something had changed.
The tiny amount of spiritual energy he had gathered the previous night was circulating quietly through his body.
It was barely noticeable.
To an ordinary person, it would mean nothing.
To Julian, it was the beginning.
He stood and looked at himself in the mirror.
Ethan's face stared back at him.
Young.
Pale.
Nothing like the powerful figure who had once stood above thousands of cultivators.
Julian gave a faint smile.
"This body will change."
He dressed quickly and left the room.
Downstairs, Sarah was preparing breakfast.
She looked tired.
Dark circles rested beneath her eyes, and she moved slowly as she placed a plate on the table.
"You should still be resting," Julian said.
Sarah glanced at him.
"I'm your mother. I can't just lie in bed while everything is falling apart."
Julian pulled out a chair.
"Don't worry about the debt."
Sarah stopped moving.
"Ethan..."
"I'll handle it."
She stared at him for several seconds.
Yesterday, he had looked frightened and helpless.
Today, there was something different about him.
His eyes were calmer.
More confident.
Before she could say anything, Lily rushed downstairs with her schoolbag.
"Mom, I'll be late!"
She grabbed a piece of bread from the table.
Julian looked at her.
"Slow down."
Lily paused, then smiled.
"Okay."
For a brief moment, the house felt normal.
Julian watched them quietly.
He had lived for centuries without a family.
Now, strangely enough, protecting these people felt important.
After breakfast, Julian left the house.
The city was already alive.
Cars moved along the busy streets while students hurried toward buses and shops opened their doors.
Julian walked slowly, observing everything.
To everyone else, it was an ordinary morning.
But Julian could feel it.
A faint current of spiritual energy drifted through the city.
It was stronger than the energy around the Carter house.
He stopped.
His eyes moved toward a distant street.
There.
A strange fluctuation.
Weak, but unmistakable.
Someone was gathering spiritual energy.
Julian's expression became serious.
"So I'm not the only one."
He continued walking.
The further he went, the stronger the sensation became.
Eventually, he arrived near an old building hidden between several modern shops.
The building looked abandoned.
Its windows were dusty, and weeds grew through cracks in the pavement.
But Julian could feel spiritual energy beneath it.
A lot more than before.
He stood across the street, studying the building.
"Interesting."
Someone had concealed a spiritual formation underneath the city.
And whoever created it was not ordinary.
Julian's eyes narrowed.
Earth was hiding something.
He turned away.
He wasn't strong enough to investigate yet.
Not with this body.
First, he needed power.
Then he would uncover the secrets hidden beneath the city.
As Julian walked away, a figure appeared behind one of the dusty windows.
A pair of eyes silently watched him.
The figure's expression changed.
"That boy..."
A pause.
"Did he sense the formation?"
Julian continued walking without looking back.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
He had come to Earth believing he was starting from nothing.
Now he knew better.
This world had secrets.
And he was going to uncover every one of them.
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THE HIDDEN PASSAGE
Julian moved through the narrow passage.The walls were old and damp, covered with faint symbols.Behind him, the footsteps of the two men echoed through the temple.They were getting closer.Julian increased his pace.The passage suddenly divided into two paths.He stopped.Both paths looked identical.Julian closed his eyes and released his spiritual sense.The left path contained nothing.The right path carried a faint trace of spiritual energy.He turned right.After several minutes, the passage opened into a small chamber.Julian stepped inside.There was a stone table in the center.On it sat several old books.Julian approached them.Most were written in a language he didn't recognize.But one book was different.Its cover carried the same symbol from his father's notebook.Julian opened it.The first page contained a simple sentence.The gate has existed for thousands of years.He turned the page.It cannot be destroyed. It can only be sealed.Julian's eyes narrowed.So that w
THE OLD TEMPLE
The next morning, Julian left the house early.The city was already busy.Cars filled the roads while students hurried toward the university.Julian walked quietly through the crowd, his mind focused on the message in his father's notebook.Find the old temple.He had spent most of the night thinking about it.There were no details about its location.Only the strange symbol beneath the message.Julian stopped near a quiet street and looked around.He released his spiritual sense.Faint spiritual energy drifted through the city.Most of it was weak.But one direction felt different.Julian turned toward the outskirts.There.A small trace of the same energy he had felt beneath the abandoned building.He followed it.After nearly an hour, the busy streets disappeared.The buildings became fewer.Trees covered both sides of the road.Eventually, Julian reached an old path hidden behind thick bushes.He stopped.A broken stone stood beside the path.The same symbol from his father's note
THE FATHER'S SECRET
Julian returned home before nightfall.The house was quiet.Sarah was in the kitchen preparing dinner while Lily sat at the dining table, scrolling through her phone.“You're back,” Sarah said.Julian nodded.“Yeah.”He forced himself to remain calm.His mind was still inside the underground chamber.The black stone.The broken chains.His father's warning.Never let him find the gate.Julian went upstairs.Once inside his room, he closed the door and sat on the edge of the bed.He needed answers.His father's disappearance had always been strange.But now Julian knew it was connected to something far bigger.He looked around Ethan's room.Everything appeared ordinary.Then his eyes landed on the old wooden desk.It had belonged to Ethan's father.Julian walked toward it.He opened the drawers one by one.Nothing.He checked underneath the desk.Still nothing.Then his fingers touched something unusual.A small mark had been carved beneath the desk.Julian paused.He pressed it.Click
THE THING BENEATH
The floor cracked open.Julian stepped back as dust filled the room.Beneath the broken floor was a narrow staircase leading into darkness.The scarred man stared at it.“We need to leave.”Julian looked at him.“You know what's down there.”The man remained silent.“My father,” Julian said.The man's expression changed.“He found this place years ago.”Julian's eyes narrowed.“What did he find?”“I don't know exactly. But he spent a long time studying it before sealing the place.”“And you helped him?”The man nodded.“He told me never to disturb the formation.”Julian looked down the staircase.“Then why did it activate?”The man had no answer.Julian stepped onto the first stair.“Wait.”Julian stopped.The scarred man looked at him seriously.“You don't know what you're walking into.”Julian glanced back.“Neither do you.”Then he continued downward.The scarred man followed.The staircase was cold and silent.Ancient symbols covered the walls, almost hidden beneath years of dust.
THE ABANDONED BUILDING
The next morning, Julian left the house early.The streets were already beginning to fill with people.Cars moved through the busy roads, students hurried toward school, and shops slowly opened their doors.To everyone else, it was an ordinary morning.To Julian, the city felt different.He could sense faint traces of spiritual energy scattered throughout the streets.Most people couldn't feel it.But he could.His eyes remained calm as he walked toward the abandoned building.After several minutes, he finally reached it.The building stood between two older shops, its walls stained from years of neglect.Broken windows stared down at the street.The entrance was covered with dust.Julian stopped outside.He could feel it.The same formation.The spiritual energy beneath the building was much stronger than before."Someone doesn't want people finding this place."He pushed the door open.Creak.The sound echoed through the empty building.Dust floated through the air.Julian stepped i
THE HIDDEN ENEMY
Julian returned home before sunrise.The house was quiet.He closed the front door carefully and looked toward the staircase.Everyone was still asleep.For a moment, he stood there thinking about the stranger.Your father was right.Those words wouldn't leave his mind.Julian went upstairs and entered his room.He locked the door.Then he placed the small black metal piece on his desk beside the spirit jade.The symbols on both objects were identical.That wasn't a coincidence.Julian sat down and examined them carefully.The metal piece contained almost no spiritual energy, yet the symbol itself felt ancient.He touched it.A faint warmth spread across his fingertip.Suddenly, the spirit jade reacted.Its silver light flickered.Julian immediately pulled his hand away.The two objects began glowing at the same time.Then a thin line of light appeared between them.Julian stared.A pattern slowly formed on the desk.It looked like a map.His eyes narrowed.The pattern showed several
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