Turning back time, with a thousand minds.

It is said in legend that a river of time exists in this world. It supports the world's time flow and circulation. And by using the Starlight Pearl's power, one can travel back upstream and return to the past.

There is much conflicting opinion on this mythical tale. Many do not believe in it, and some are skeptical to the truth.

Few people actually dare to believe it.

Because every time one uses the Starlight Pearl one must pay with his life, letting his entire body and cultivation be the driving force to use its power.

Such a price is just too expensive, and the thing that people just cannot accept is the fact that after paying with your life, you don't even know what the outcome is.

So even if someone has the Starlight Pearl, they would not dare use it so indiscriminately. What if the rumors were fake, and it was just a scam?

If Lin Jiao was not cornered into such a state, he would also not use it so hurriedly. But now, Lin Jiao is thoroughly convinced. Because the reality of the truth has been laid before his eyes and there was no denying it. He has really been reborn!

"It's just a pity... From the start I had wasted an absurd amount of effort, killing tens of millions of people, making even the heavens furious and inciting people's vengeance, went through suffering and multiple hardships to finally attain and refine this good Mie..." Lin Jiao thought with a sigh. Even though he had been reborn, the Starlight Pearl did not come with him.

Humans are the greatest among thousands of creatures, Mie are the essence of heaven and hell.

Mie comes in the shape of butterflies, in mysterious variety – there are too many to count. Some Mie after being used once or even twice or thrice will completely dissipate. And some Mie can be reused again and again as long as it is not used over its limits.

That said, it is probable that the Starlight Pearl is one of those types that can only be used once before disappearing for good.

"But even if its gone, I can still refine another. I have done it in my previous life, why can't I do it in this life?" After the thoughts of pity were put aside, Lin Jiao's heart burst forth ambitious and determined feelings.

To be able to be reborn, this fact made the loss of the Starlight Pearl entirely acceptable.

Not to mention he had something precious with him, so its not like he lost everything.

This precious treasure was his 1000 years worth of memories and experience.

In his memories are a multitude of all kinds of treasures and precious items that no one has opened yet in this time. All the big events and incidents he can easily grasp by the veins of history. There are a countless number of figures: some are predecessors of hidden levels; some are geniuses, some people not even born yet. Also in these 1000 years of life are memories of painstaking cultivation and rich combat experience.

With all these memories and experiences, he had undeniably grasped the overall situation and upcoming opportunities. With good planning and execution, he could empower the situation with great fierceness and elegance. It was not a problem now that he could take a step ahead of others, breaking the higher boundaries!

"So how do I go about this hmmm..." Lin Jiao was incredibly sensible. He collected himself together and faced the night rain outside the window, pondering. With this thought, things started to feel complicated. After thinking for a moment, his brows wrinkled deeper.

1000 years of time was a rather long period. Don't mention those long muddled memories that cannot be recalled, even remembering the hidden locations of treasures or special encounters of people were a lot, but the main issue was that the locations were separated among a long distance and had to be accessed or visited at certain periods of time.

"The most important thing is cultivation. The me right now has not even opened my Crystal Sea, hasn't stepped on the path to be a Mie Master. I'm just a mortal! I have to hurry and cultivate, catching up to history and seize the opportunities with the best advantage."

Not to forget, many of these hidden locations of treasures were useless without proper foundation. Instead it would just be walking into a wolf's den, looking for death.

The problem in front of Lin Jiao right now was cultivation.

He had to increase the level of his foundation as fast as possible. If he were slow like his previous life, he would just be too late.

"To cultivate as fast as possible, I would have to borrow the resources from the clan. With the state I am right now, I have no power or ability to travel back and forth across the dangerous mountains. Even an ordinary mountain python can take my life. If I can reach the cultivation of a Third Grade Mie Master, I'd have the means to protect myself and leave the mountain."

Through the eyes of a 1000 year old person who has cultivated in the Demonic Way, Shaoxin Mountain was just way too small, Yan He Village even feels like a cage.

But while the cage restricted freedom, the sturdy bars of the cage also brought about a certain kind of safety.

"Hmm, in this short period of time I'll just stay in this cage. As long as I can reach Third Grade Mie Master, I can leave this poor mountain. Luckily tomorrow is the Awakening Ceremony, I'll be able to start training as a Mie Master soon after."

When he thought about the Awakening Ceremony, old memories that had long been buried away in his heart resurfaced themselves.

"Talent huh..." He sneered, his gaze focused out the window.

At this moment, the door to his room was lightly pushed open and a young girl walked in.

"Big brother, why are you standing in the rain by the window side ?"

The girl was thin, slightly shorter than Lin Jiao. Her face resembled Lin Jiao's features greatly. As Lin Jiao turned his head to look at this young girl, a complicated look flickered across his face.

"It's you huh, my little sister." He raised his eyebrows, his expression returning to that of cold indifference. Xiao Ning lowered her head and looked at her own toes; this is her signature stance.

"I saw that big brother's window was not shut closed, so I thought I'd come in here and close it. Tomorrow is the Awakening Ceremony, it's so late and you haven't gone to bed yet big brother. If Uncle and Aunty knew, they would probably be worried."

Xiao Ning was not surprised at Lin Jiao's coldness. Ever since she was a small child, her older brother had always been like that. Sometimes she would wonder, maybe a genius is just like this, being rather different from ordinary people. Even though she had the same look as her older brother, she felt that she was ordinary like a breeze in a tornado.

They were born from the same womb at the same time, and yet why are the heavens so unfair? Her older brother had been endowed with gleaming talent, while she herself was as ordinary as a stone.

Everyone around her would say, "This is Lin Jiao's little sister-" when they mentioned her. Her aunt and uncle would constantly tell her to learn from her older brother. Even when she looked into the mirror sometimes, she would feel disgusted as she saw her own face!

These thoughts had been ongoing for many years, accumulating day and night deeply into her heart. Like a giant stone pressing against her heart, these few years Xiao Ning's head lowered more and more, and she also grew quieter.

"Worried..." At the thought of his aunt and uncle, Lin Jiao laughed silently. He could still remember clearly how the parents of this world had both lost their lives in one of the clan missions. When he was only 4 years old, he and his little sister became orphans.

In the name of upbringing, his aunt and uncle grabbed hold of the inheritance left behind by his parents while inflicting harsh treatment against his younger sister and himself.

He originally planned to just be a normal person, even planning to conceal his abilities and bide his time. However his life was difficult, making Lin Jiao have no choice but to choose to expose some of his otherworldly talents.

The so-called talent is merely but a mature and intellect soul that carried a few of Earth's popular ancient poems.

With this he managed to startle people and capture attention. Because of pressure from the outside world, the young Lin Jiao made a decision to keep a cold indifferent expression to protect himself, reducing the possibility of revealing any secrets. Over time the coldness would become a habit that he was accustomed to expressing.

Thus his aunt and uncle were no longer harsh on him and his younger sister. As the years passed and they got older, the future became more optimistic and better treatment increased. This was not love, but a type of investment, an investment like talking to a fat girl in a gym.

It's hilarious how his little sister never saw this truth; not only was she deceived by their aunt and uncle, she also started burying resentments inside. Although she looked like a good-natured and honest girl now, in Lin Jao's memories when his sister was found out to be a level 10 talent, the clan spent much effort in raising him with all they had. After that all the buried resentment and jealousy and hate inside was released, and many a time Xiao Ning would target, suppress and make life difficult for her own older brother, turning into something anyone would call... a witch and in my opinion.... a bitch

As for his own level, it was only level 5 talent, half of what his sister had.

Fate loved to play a joke.

A pair of siblings – The older one only had level 5 talent, but had been known as a genius for a dozen years. The younger sister who was always overlooked was the one with level 10 talent instead.

The results of the Awakening Ceremony had left the clan shocked. The treatment of the two siblings had suddenly reversed after that.

His younger sister was like a dragon rising up to the heavens; the older brother was like a phoenix that fell down to eternal hell...

After that came the many hardships and troubles from his own younger sister, the cold eyes of his aunt and uncle, the contempt of the clans people.

Did he hate it?

Lin Jiao in his previous life hated it. He hated his own lack of talent, he hated how heartless the clan was, hated how fate was so unfair. But now, with his 1000 years of life experiences, using this to rethink this course his heart was actually calm, not a shred of hatred.

What was there to be gain from resentment?

Thinking about it from another point of view, he could understand his younger sister, aunt and uncle, even those enemies from 1000 years later who attacked him.

The strong eat the weak, survival of the fittest; these have always been the rules of this existence. Everyone has self-ambitions, always struggling to grasp the opportunities. Among all the war and killing what is there not to be understood?

1000 years of life experience have long allowed him to understand all of this, with the heart that wants to gain immortality and eternal existence.

If someone tries to prevent this pursuit of his, no matter who it is, he will kill and live through it. The aspirations in his heart were too big, stepping onto this road was to be making the world your enemy, and it was destined to be alone, destined to kill or get killed.

This was the conclusion of 1000 years of life.

"Revenge is not my intention, the Demonic path does not compromise." With that he couldn't help but laugh and gave his younger sister a faint glance. "You can leave."

Xiao Ning's heart shook as she felt like his brother's eyes were sharp like an poisoned blade, seemingly penetrating the deepest parts of her heart.

Under such a gaze, she felt like she was naked under the cold rain of poison, unable to hold any secrets.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow, big brother." Not daring to say anymore, Xiao Ning slowly closed the door and left like a meaningless existence.