– Mm, where am I?
Shaking his head, which had just roused from unconsciousness, Lu Lin Tian felt his surroundings were very damp. Moreover, his entire body ached as if paralyzed. Wind blew from all directions, hitting him and making him shiver uncontrollably.
Cold sweat broke out on Lu Lin Tian’s forehead. He quickly snapped his eyes open. The space around him was utterly dark. In the sky, a crescent moon hung suspended. After a moment, borrowing the faint light from the moon, he could see his surroundings a little more clearly. He was currently in a pond, and it must be nighttime.
– Ah…
An excruciating pain shot from his brain, forcing him to let out a miserable cry. Lu Lin Tian felt a strange force strike his head, causing him to immediately pass out once more.
Lu Lin Tian slowly woke up when it was almost dawn, but upon receiving new information from his brain, he almost fainted again.
– Did my good fortune explode? I’ve transmigrated! This isn’t a dream, is it?
Lu Lin Tian opened his eyes wide, carefully looking around. According to the information he received from his brain, combined with having read several transmigration novels, he confirmed that he had indeed transmigrated. This situation seemed unreal, something that might not even be found in a hundred million circumstances, yet it had happened to him.
Lu Lin Tian thought back. He had just graduated from a third-rate university and found a menial job in a small office. While helping his superior photocopy documents, the copier unexpectedly short-circuited, and he died an unexpected death, thus transmigrating.
His previous life was nothing to speak of, his future bleak. Transmigrating was good; who knew, he might achieve greater things in another world. Based on his knowledge from novels, no transmigrator ever achieved too little. Every single one either had a harem of wives and concubines or became the overlord of a new world; the worst among them became a wealthy scion. Surely, he wouldn’t be too unlucky.
Having confirmed that he had transmigrated, Lu Lin Tian felt no pain or regret; on the contrary, he felt a sense of liberation. In his previous life, he wasn’t powerful or wealthy; his future was distant and hazy.
– Where is this place? Why did I transmigrate to this wretched place?
Lu Lin Tian surveyed his surroundings, beginning to rummage through the memories remaining in his head—a segment of memories that didn't belong to him.
After a moment, Lu Lin Tian felt an impulse to commit suicide just to see if he could transmigrate again. Others who transmigrated either became young masters or princes, or they were handsome, dashing, and charismatic, young lords of powerful families or forces.
However, the body he transmigrated into, though also a young master in this world, was one in name only. This young master was also named Lu Lin Tian, just sixteen years old this year, and an illegitimate child. His status in the family was even lower than that of a servant. Furthermore, he had a mother who was previously a servant in the family. After giving birth to this young master, she was even more bullied by the main wife, living days worse than a slave.
The mother and son were always bullied by the family members on normal days; even the servants looked down on them. Especially the maids who followed the main wife, they would often find excuses to humiliate them.
Just yesterday, for merely talking back a few words, this young master was given a beating by them, but unexpectedly, he was beaten to death. Presumably, those people, seeing him dead, were scared, so they threw this young master down the cliff. His corpse fell into the pond at the foot of the cliff, and I, due to a sudden burst of good karma, transmigrated into his body.
Reflecting on having transmigrated into such a body, Lục Lâm Thiên didn't know whether to laugh or cry. So, was his character good or bad after all? In his previous life, he hadn't done anything good, so it seemed his character couldn't have been good.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Lục Lâm Thiên had no other choice. He was incredibly lucky to have survived. Nothing in this world was perfect; no matter what, not dying was a blessing. To survive a great disaster surely meant good fortune would follow.
"For the sake of us sharing the name Lục Lâm Thiên, and me using your body, if I get the chance later, I will help you avenge your hatred. I will also help you take care of your mother."
Lục Lâm Thiên muttered to himself.
As soon as Lục Lâm Thiên finished speaking, his mind seemed to clear. A surge of turbid energy escaped from his head and dissipated into nothingness.
"It seems your resentment runs deep. Your hatred, I, Lục Lâm Thiên, will definitely avenge for you as long as I have the chance."
Lục Lâm Thiên looked intently at the sky and said it once more.
After speaking, Lục Lâm Thiên couldn't help but consider a pressing issue. He was currently lying in the pond, his back seemingly leaning against a dead tree trunk. The water in the pond was very cold, so it must be winter now. And he must have been submerged in the cold water for a very long time; his whole body had long since gone numb from the cold, with barely any sensation left.
Struggling to swim towards the edge of the pond, Lục Lâm Thiên couldn't help but curse under his breath. His legs seemed to have been severed. As for his arms, he hadn't felt anything at first, but as soon as he tried to move them a little, he discovered that both his arms were also broken. At this moment, he basically couldn't exert any strength. Let alone swimming to the edge of the pond, it was unlikely he could even move half an inch.
"Oh heavens, don't mess with me like this!"
Lục Lâm Thiên helplessly looked at the sky and cursed. Now that he couldn't move at all, wasn't he just lying there passively waiting to freeze to death?
"Whoosh..."
A sound entered Lục Lâm Thiên's ears, as if some creature was moving through the water at an incredibly fast speed.
"Could it be a Demonic Beast?"
A terrifying word flashed in Lục Lâm Thiên's mind. According to the information retained there, Lục Lâm Thiên knew that this world was different from his previous one. This was a world where martial arts reigned supreme. The entire world was vast and boundless, and in it existed Demonic Beasts, Spirit Beasts, Martial Artists, and Spirit Masters.
Martial Artists and Spirit Masters in this world held extremely high status, especially Spirit Masters, whose status could be said to be supreme.
As for the body of this young master he had transmigrated into, there was no way to become a Martial Artist, nor could he become a Spirit Master. This was precisely why his status within the clan was so low, not even comparable to a servant.