Chapter 25: The Joseon Dynasty (Part 1)

"Damn it!"
Back in the space of the Book of Reversal of Fate, Su Chen gasped for breath, unable to suppress a curse.
The Feng Clan Ancestor was still clinging to life.
Most importantly,
the Feng Clan Ancestor was probably a powerful figure in the Profound Realm!
He was so close to overthrowing the Feng Clan Kingdom!
Just that one step away!
Su Chen felt an overwhelming sense of resentment.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Chen finally came to his senses.
In this life, although he hadn't overthrown the Heavenly Wind Kingdom,
he had essentially wiped out the main branch. All eight major Feng Clan lords and all the Spirit Sea and Spirit Soul Realm experts had perished in that battle.
The entire court was also slaughtered.
The Heavenly Wind Kingdom existed in name only.
Su Chen took out the Book of Reversal of Fate and began to examine his gains in this life.
The Book of Reversal of Fate turns to its third page.
[In your third life, you were the number one genius of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom. Everyone placed high hopes on you, and you lived up to those expectations. Even at the cost of burning your lifespan for cultivation, to avenge your past life, you chose to wreak havoc on the world, making the Feng Clan and your enemies pay the price for their actions. You succeeded. First, you ensured the death and extermination of the marshal who caused the massacre of your entire family. Then, you joined forces with seven other marquises to storm the capital, slaughtering all the nobles and wiping out the main lineage. Unfortunately, you ultimately encountered the last remaining member of the Feng Clan's founding ancestor, and your efforts were in vain.
You are a madman, a king, a devil, a hero. Your merits and demerits will be judged by posterity.
Rating: Cyan Two Stars
Reversal of Fate Points: 200]
200 Reversal of Fate Points.
In this life, Su Chen caused the deaths of far more than a million people.
The number of people who died directly or indirectly because of Su Chen is probably in the double digits.
Even the Feng Clan Dynasty is now merely a name without substance because of him.
"If I successfully replace the Feng clan's main lineage, my evaluation might even rise a notch!"
Su Chen was envious. A single star in the cyan rank meant a difference of 100 Fate-Defying Points.
Unfortunately, an ancestor who wasn't quite dead yet appeared.
The fantasy world was fraught with danger.
[Aptitude: 0 (+)
Comprehension: 0 (+)
Family Background: 0 (+)
Mental State: 15]
This life had 200 Fate-Defying Points. If allocated properly, perhaps he truly had a chance to break through to the Profound Realm and become a true king, instead of the false genius who relied on burning his lifespan in his previous life.
Su Chen allocated the most to Aptitude, adding 90 points.
Comprehension, Su Chen added 70 points.
Finally, he had 40 Fate-Defying Points left, which Su Chen directly added to his family background.
Fourth Life, Beginning
........
The first light of dawn
Su Chen opened his eyes. Before him stood a curtain embroidered with gold and silver threads, its patterns intricate and exquisite.
"It seems my identity in this life is no less impressive than in my previous one!"
Su Chen secretly rejoiced.
He looked at his hands; they weren't from an infant. Thank goodness.
In his memories, his name in this life was Li Chen, the second son of the head of the Taiyuan Li family, or Li Er for short.
Su Chen's gaze froze.
The Taiyuan Li family—wasn't that the family left behind by the legendary Li Shenhua of the Tianfeng Kingdom?
"Holy crap!"
Su Chen thought that Li Shenhua had left behind a cultivation technique within the Li family.
The Feng Clan's patriarch had personally admitted that Li Shenhua was far stronger than him, and the Feng Clan's patriarch's cultivation even exceeded the Tongxuan Realm. What realm would Li Shenhua, who was even stronger and more monstrous than him, be in?
Su Chen didn't know.
However, he coveted the cultivation techniques left behind by Li Shenhua.
In this life, he awakened his memories at the age of thirteen.
At thirteen, he reached the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Even burning his lifespan to cultivate in his previous life couldn't achieve this.
He went from a pseudo-genius to a true genius.
Suppressing his excitement, Su Chen began searching for changes in the Tianfeng Kingdom after his death in his previous life.
Indeed, the changes were significant.
In his previous life, Su Chen nearly wiped out the Feng Clan, forcing their ancestor to revive by sacrificing his last bit of lifespan.
Although they didn't know if the old man was dead or not, the Li family speculated that he was probably.
Thirty years had passed since then.
The Tianfeng Kingdom hadn't been destroyed, but it existed in name only.
The Tianfeng King was severely injured in the battle with the Marquis of Jinghai in his previous life. To consolidate the Feng Clan's position, he had no choice but to arrange a marriage alliance.
The current Tianfeng Kingdom was effectively controlled by four major groups.
The Li Clan, headed by the Li family of Taiyuan.
The Kong Clan, headed by the Kong family of Chengping.
The sect group, headed by the Lingwu Hall.
And the merchant group, headed by the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.
These four groups, each ruling their own territory, control the lifeline of the Tianfeng Kingdom.
In his previous life, Su Chen did not annihilate the entire Feng Clan.
However, he severely damaged the Feng Clan, leaving them without the strength to dominate the world, and without anyone to help them control the Tianfeng Kingdom.
Chaos was about to erupt.
"Young Master Li Chen, the clan elders request that you go to the Spirit Pattern Hall to select a spirit pattern."
A maid's urging came from outside the door, and Su Chen slowly pulled himself out of his thoughts.
The Li Clan of Taiyuan had a much deeper foundation than the Jinghai Marquis's Mansion; the Li Clan had accumulated countless high-quality spirit patterns.
Among them, it was said, was a golden-quality spirit pattern left behind by Li Shenhua.
Unfortunately, no one from the Li Clan had ever obtained one.
Even purple-quality spirit runes haven't been obtained for centuries.
In his previous life, the best he ever used was only blue-quality.
Su Chen arrived at the Spirit Rune Hall, where many young men and women from the Li clan were gathered. Upon seeing Su Chen, they all made way for him.
Su Chen was the Li family's number one genius in hundreds of years.
Only one person looked at Su Chen with disdain, even arrogance.
A young man in brocade robes blocked Su Chen's path.
"Li Chen, no matter how outstanding you are, Father won't even glance at you!"
Li Wenxuan raised his head smugly.
It seemed that this was enough to defeat Su Chen.
Su Chen ignored him.
In this life, although he was the second young master of the Li Group, his mother was merely the daughter of a sect leader from a small sect. Without a strong backing, he was not well-regarded before his talent was revealed, and was often bullied.
It wasn't until Su Chen's talent began to shine that things improved, earning him the favor of the elders of the Li clan.
However, this also attracted the hostility of his brothers.
After all, no one likes to be suddenly overshadowed by someone they've always looked down upon.
One by one, the youths entered the Spirit Pattern Hall and obtained spirit patterns.
Li Wenxuan went in and came out overjoyed.
"I obtained the rare blue-quality spirit pattern Thunder Horse!"
Everyone was envious. The Thunder Horse was a rare spirit pattern, capable not only of unleashing astonishing speed but also of using small lightning attacks—undoubtedly a very practical spirit pattern.
Li Wenxuan approached Su Chen smugly, saying, "Once I break through to the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, I'll be able to absorb the spirit runes. Your lead is only temporary; I'll catch up with you soon and surpass you."
Su Chen couldn't help but chuckle. A mere second-level Spirit Gathering Realm cultivator dared to challenge him, a ninth-level cultivator?
Unwilling to shatter Li Wenxuan's daydream, he brushed past him and entered the Spirit Rune Hall.