The Tyrannis Dynasty in Albourne, situated in Riverdale.

In the Governor's Mansion, there was a secret chamber filled with precious stones, where a beautiful maiden was sitting in meditation, cultivating her skills.

The door of the room opened and the Governor walked in with a smile, followed by a heroic young man.

"Hey... Crystal..."

The young man walked quickly to the girl with a happy face.

"Albion, you're here..."

Crystal looked at the young man affectionately and said in a gentle tone.

"There's no need to get up..."

Albion held her hands and said softly.

He fell in love with Crystal and they had been in a loving relationship for three years.

He had once promised to help Crystal enter the True Essence Realm.

Today, Crystal had broken through the shackles and cultivated to the ninth level of the Physical Cultivation Realm. She was only one step away from the True Essence Realm.

When he heard the news, he couldn't wait any longer and immediately came to fulfill his promise!

Albion took out a crystal clear fruit the size of a thumb, which resembled a huge jade bead.

"Woot! Millennial Dragon Essence Fruit!"

Governor Alexander and Crystal's eyes lit up. This was an extremely rare treasure of heaven and earth that couldn't be bought with money.

The thousand-year-old Millennial Dragon Essence Fruit had the effect of converting one's True Essence. If one consumed it at the ninth level of the Physical Cultivation Realm, one could directly break through to the True Essence Realm.

This fruit was an ancestral treasure of the Moore family and it was originally given to Albion for his use.

However, Albion did not use it and had kept it until now for Crystal's sake.

"Crystal, swallow it. Then you can break through to the True Essence Realm today."

Albion said gently and brought the fruit to Crystal's mouth.

Crystal hummed in agreement. She opened her mouth, swallowed the thousand-year-old Millennial Dragon Essence Fruit, and then closed her eyes to refine it.

30 minutes later, Crystal's aura suddenly soared and she broke through the barrier instantly and was promoted to the first level of the True Essence Realm.

"Haha, there's another True Essence Realm expert in Riverdale!"

Alexander said with a face full of joy and looked up to the sky with a smile.

"Crystal, congratulations."

Albion said with excitement and continued, "In a month, it will be the recruitment ceremony of the three major martial arts sects in Albourne and it's only held once every four years in Riverdale. With your current cultivation, you will definitely be chosen by the three major martial arts sects. When the time comes, we can go there together..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Pa!

Crystal suddenly punched Albion's abdomen with all her strength.

Pftt!

Albion spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were wide open as he looked at Crystal in disbelief.

"It's not us who go to Albourne, it's me!"

Crystal coldly said while she slowly stood up with an ice-cold expression as she stared at Albion like an insect and continued, "Among the three great martial arts sects in Albourne, the strongest Violet Mist Sect has a tradition that only one person can be recruited. Although you and I are both at the first level of the True Essence Realm, you will definitely become the first candidate for entering the Violet Mist Sect since you're the number one genius in Riverdale."

"You are my beloved woman. I can give you the recruitment chance for the Violet Mist Sect."

"But I don't love you. I only dated you for the thousand-year-old Millennial Dragon Essence Fruit in your hand."

"You... you've been with me for three years, but now you tell me everything was a lie? So all this was an illusion?"

Albion screamed and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. At that very moment, his heart was shattered into a million pieces.

"You're just from a small, nameless family, while I'm the daughter of the Governor. I'm destined to become a phoenix one day and rise to the heavens, while your future and potential have already been decided."

Crystal said while she raised her head and looked at him coldly. Her eyes were full of disdain and continued with mockery, "I can't let you hinder my path. For that, you must die!"

"I won't let you have your way!"

Albion roared and controlled his spiritual force to set up a defense.

It was already hard for Albion to accept that he had been injured by a woman he loved.

But Albion would never accept his fate and be killed by this vicious woman!

Boom!

A fist broke through the wind and slammed into Albion's back.

Albion was sent flying and crashed into the hard wall before falling to the ground, unable to move.

"Alexander!"

Albion said and gritted his teeth with hatred while glaring at the Governor who was sneering at him.

The attack on his back that sent him flying came from Alexander.

"The number one idiot in Riverdale, I'll send you on your way to hell first!"

Crystal said as she raised her hand mercilessly but was stopped by Alexander, "Wait, he can't die in the Governor's Mansion. Otherwise, it will damage my reputation."

"It's okay if we don't kill him. I'll dig out his Energy Center and Martial Meridians and turn him into a good-for-nothing."

"That's a great idea!"

Under Alexander's gaze, Crystal made her move and cruelly dug out Albion's Energy Center and his Martial Meridians.

In the secret chamber, Albion's heart-wrenching screams of pain and a roar resounded...

"If I don't die today, I'll destroy your entire clan in the future!"

However, his cries were useless since not long after, Alexander and Crystal left the secret chamber, leaving behind the unconscious Albion.

Suddenly, the surrounding space in the secret chamber trembled slightly.

Bang! Bang!

A mysterious black bead broke through the void and appeared in the secret room.

Then, a pair of big hands appeared, tearing through the void.

Someone was coming out of the void!

The black bead seemed to be in a panic and it hit Albion and integrated into his body almost as if it was trying to hide.

Hiss!

The void was finally torn apart.

A golden-armored elder with a terrifying aura walked out of the void.

The golden-armored old man looked at Albion with disappointment in his eyes and sighed to the sky.

"The treasure that I have been chasing for a hundred years has been obtained by this guy. It seems like the saying, 'one's fate is uncertain sometimes, and one's fate can't be forced at all' is true after all."

"This treasure isn't any ordinary treasure. With the help of it, I'm sure his achievements will be very terrifying in the future. He will definitely be more incredible than any other genius in the secular world!"

The golden-armored elder suddenly thought of something and his eyes became hot and finally said, "Well, since he's destined to become such a peerless genius and it's also fate that we met, he must become my successor and my disciple!"

"Huh?"

The golden-armored old man rubbed his old eyes in confusion and took another look at Albion. After seeing Albion's condition clearly, he furiously shouted, "His Energy Center has already been dug out while his Martial Meridians have been destroyed. Isn't he basically worthless!?"

"It's so annoying that the treasure chose a piece of trash instead of me!"

"It's even more annoying that someone destroyed my successor's Energy Center and Martial Meridians!"

The golden-armored old man lost his temper for a while. Then, he thought of something and finally calmed down before saying resignedly, "Well, the treasure has spirituality after all. For it to choose a good-for-nothing... No, it must have it's reasons for choosing my successor!"

"Martial arts are dangerous, and the path of martial arts is full of obstacles. If you can't turn into a legend despite being trash, then you are not qualified to be my successor!"

The old man in golden armor muttered before he approached Albion and whispered, "This treasure inside you is a Primordial Pearl. It has something unique inside and you must dig that out to change your fate."

At this moment, sounds of footsteps could be heard outside the door.

The old man originally wanted to bring Albion with him but changed his mind when he couldn't sense any murderous aura from the people outside, so he disappeared back into the void.

Several guards entered the secret room, lifted Albion up, and went out. They left the Governor's Mansion and went straight to the Moore family while carrying Albion.

Along the way, they attracted countless onlookers and inquiries.

From there, a few guards patiently explained that Albion boldly broke into the Governor's Mansion, resulting in his Energy Center and Martial Meridians being destroyed by the Governor when he was caught.

All of a sudden, the news that Albion had become a good-for-nothing had spread throughout Riverdale!

The guards carried Albion to the Moore family's house and threw him at the entrance before leaving.

At the same time, in the sky above the Moore family, the golden-armored old man was hidden in the clouds and released his Divine Sense which flew hundreds of millions of miles in an instant...

In the meeting hall of the Profound Heaven Sect in the Eastern Wasteland Domain, the sect master was discussing something with a large group of elders.

Suddenly, a divine sense flew over and swept across the sect master's forehead.

A majestic voice sounded in the sect master's ear, "Go to Riverdale and find a young man named Albion and recruit him into our sect. He is currently a good-for-nothing, so arrange for him to cultivate in a branch of our sect first. Then, when his cultivation reaches the standard, send him to our main branch."

The sect master's body shook with reverence, and he immediately knelt down, affirming with Divine Sense, "I will faithfully follow the ancient ancestor's commands!"

After a while, the sect master couldn't help but let out a sigh when the old man's divine sense vanished.

The old man was the Patriarch of their sect and had been roaming the world for hundreds of years. However, even though the Patriarch had sent his Divine Sense back, he didn't even care about the sect's affairs. It looked like the Patriarch's character still hadn't changed.

Besides, it was impossible for a good-for-nothing to cultivate!

The Profound Heaven Sect was a major sect, only accepting geniuses and rejecting those of a demonic nature.

If he accepted a piece of trash now, wouldn't he be mocked at by the world?

Thinking of this, the sect master couldn't help but feel worried.

"What's wrong, Sect Master?"

The elders asked with curiosity. Although they couldn't sense the Patriarch's Divine Sense, they were surprised by the sect master's strange actions.

"Elders, we must discuss an important matter now. Who can tell me where Riverdale is?"

The sect master came back to his senses and said with a serious face when he heard the Elder's voices.

Not to mention a single talentless trash, even if there were a hundred of them, they all had to be accepted.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bear the wrath of their Patriarch.

"Does our Eastern Wasteland Domain Domain have such a city?"

"There are thousands of empires and hundreds of thousands of dynasties in the Eastern Wasteland Domain. Moreover, each dynasty has so many states, and each state has so many cities. It wouldn't be easy to find a city named Riverdale."

"Quick, get the map!"

The elders burst into an uproar and instantly took action.

Not long after, several large boxes were moved onto the discussion table, and tens of thousands of maps were poured onto it.

The sect master and elders were immersed in the sea of maps looking for an inconspicuous city named Riverdale.

Six hours later, they finally found the location of Riverdale!

"It looks like it's out a small city in the Tyrannis Dynasty. Send some men to go and check it out. Is there any branch of the Profound Heaven Sect there?"

The Sect Master ordered. Hearing his command, the foreign affairs elders did not dare to slight him and immediately rushed to the foreign affairs hall.

Six hours later, the foreign affairs elder came back in a hurry.

"Sect Leader, in the capital city of the Tyrannis Dynasty, Ardougne, we have a branch of our sect known as the Profound Celestial Sect, albeit a small one. It falls under the jurisdiction of the 108th branch, the Profound Elysian Sect, with its branch leader named Asher."

"I want to see him."

"I'll immediately inform the branch sect to summon him..."

"Don't summon him. It's too slow. Just catch him."

"Ah!"

It was the Moore family...

Albion lay on the bed as if he was dead, but he was only in a coma. Although he was in a coma, his Divine Sense was gradually waking up.

He remembered a vague voice talking to him, but he only remembered two things, "Primordial Pearl, with a special ability inside."

When his Divine Sense was completely awake, he realised that there was something strange in his sea of consciousness!

It was an inconspicuous black bead that was slowly getting bigger and bigger.

Primordial Pearl?

Before Albion could react, the Primordial Pearl changed again.

A horrible soul power burst out from the Primordial Pearl and instantly merged with Albion's sea of consciousness.

Then, a powerful and fragmented memory surged forth from the Primordial Pearl, swiftly assimilated by the realm of consciousness.

Albion immediately realized that this was some sort of legacy!

In the vast and incomplete memories, Albion discovered that the memories contained knowledge about alchemy and countless pill-refining techniques, as well as knowledge of countless medicinal herbs, natural treasures, and rare and exotic beasts.

In addition to the memories relating to alchemy, there was also a set of ancient rune memories.

Finally, there was a martial art memory titled, "Nine Dragons Unify!"

Albion was pleasantly surprised to find that this martial art had a secret technique. It allowed the users of the martial arts to cultivate without the use of their Energy Center. This martial art was just what he needed!

But when Albion went through the whole memory, his heart became cold.

Nine Dragons Unify, this martial art doesn't cultivate the Energy Center of a human being. Instead, it cultivates nine dragons!

The so-called dragons essentially referred to a human's Martial Meridians!

But since his Martial Meridians were taken away, how could he cultivate it?

Suddenly, the Primordial Pearl trembled and sank into his sea of consciousness.

Passing through the head, through the neck, through the chest...

The Primordial Pearl did not stop sinking until it reached his Energy Center.

When it reached Albion's Energy Center, a streak of nine-colored light shot out from the Primordial Pearl, and connected with the remnants of his Martial Meridians that had been extracted. Moreover, the colored lights started washing his Martial Meridians thoroughly, getting rid of the impurities.

After a while, Albion's Martial Meridians were reformed and the eight-colored light dissipated, leaving only the red light.

The red light of the Martial Meridians was dazzling, like a fire dragon soaring to the sky, sharp and overbearing!

This was...

The first dragon of the Nine Dragons Unify, the Dragonfire Nexus!

Albion was both surprised and delighted. The fire dragon had appeared after he had been reborn.

Moreover, the Dragonfire Nexus was many times better than the Martial Meridians he had in the past!

"I want to cultivate!"...

...Albion shouted in excitement and suddenly woke up from his coma.

He sat up and looked around, only to find that he was in his room.

His body was still filled with pain, but his severe wounds had already been treated.

"Let's not waste any more time. I want to see if I can cultivate?"

Albion endured the pain and sat down cross-legged. He ran the Nine Dragons Unify to absorb the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth and slowly transferred it to the Dragonfire Nexus.

When the Dragonfire Nexus received the Spiritual Energy, it absorbed it all in an instant, like a sponge touching water.

After a while, the red light of the Dragonfire Nexus shone brightly. Without waiting for Albion to continue cultivating, it took the initiative to absorb the Spiritual Energy outside his body.

The Dragonfire Nexus was extremely overbearing in absorbing Spiritual Energy. It was like a huge dragon had appeared and was trying to devour the heavens and earth.

In a few seconds, all the Spiritual Energy in the room was gone.

However, even though there were no more Spiritual Energy in the room, the Dragonfire Nexus did not stop and became even more erratic and created a vicious suction force.

Bang!

The doors and windows were shattered by the suction force!

Then, a large amount of Spiritual Energy from the surrounding area rushed in, but it still couldn't satisfy the appetite of the Dragonfire Nexus.

As the suction became stronger, the Spiritual Energy in all of Riverdale rushed to the Moore family.

Sensing this disturbance, countless martial artists moved and rushed to the Moore family.

Meanwhile, above the Moore family, the Spiritual Energy gathered and swooped down, seemingly like a dragon!