May 9, Year 568...
A mysterious golden light enveloped the whole world, freezing everything except time and the evolution of life... For 12 years.
May 10, Year 580...
The mysterious golden light freed the world but aged it by 12 years.
Kids who were teens became adults with fully grown, mature bodies.
Now they had to adjust to their mature bodies, while the older generation grew old; their lifespans didn't decrease.
In a small village, three men were hugging each other with hands on each other's shoulders.
They were Tang Hao, Tang San, and Leo Tang
"It is a pity that I couldn't see you kids grow up naturally, but at least both of you are healthy, " Tang Hao told his sons.
He was 56 years old at that time. His tall and burly frame was comparable to a mountain. His messy hair and dense beard gave him the look of a tough man.
His eldest son was Tang San, a little shorter than him, with a handsome face and shiny blue hair. He inherited looks from his beautiful mother. He was now 24 years old.
The last one was Leo Tang, the youngest son. He got blue eyes from his mother, like Tang San. But his dusky skin tone comes from his grandfather. Sometimes, kids inherited the genes of their ancestors too. He was 21 years old.
Originally, Tang Hao hailed from Clear Sky Clan, one of the three upper clans. But because his wife was a spirit beast, he was exiled from the clan 25 years ago.
Since then, he had been lying low in a small village with his family.
Before his exile, he was at rank 73 at the age of 31. Now he was at rank 82. Aging and depression had slowed down his spirit power progression.
But he knew that he could proudly live with his family once he broke through to rank 91. His family wouldn't have to live in secrecy then.
Tang San was at rank 10 with twin martial souls (Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass), and Leo Tang was at rank 1 (Silver Grass).
They were standing outside the workshop —Yin Forge, built on a small hill beside another hill that had a wooden house with three rooms.
"Looks like your mother is here too."
Tang Hao said as he sensed her aura approaching them.
The men turned to their house and saw a woman equal to a fairy flying towards them, which was actually a large jump from one hill to another.
The silver blue-haired woman in a blue dress that defined her bombshell body was Ah Yin (human age 46).
As soon as she stepped on the ground, a gust of wind washed over the men while the grass on the ground danced as if it had become alive.
She was a celestial beauty who cultivated for 100,000 years to become a human from being a blue silver grass spirit.
Now she was the Blue Silver Empress at rank 73. Her total spirit power was 160,000 years.
Her sons couldn't even see when she spread her arms around their necks to get embraced by her.
"I was so worried about you two. I thought I would never see you, " Ah Yin would have cried if her senses didn't allow her to feel the life signs of her kids and husband for the last 12 years.
The family united and feasted that day after a long time of separation.
The next day, Tang San left the village to enroll in an academy to become a soul master. Both brothers had awakened their martial souls before the world froze for 12 years.
Thinking that Leo Tang might be sad to be left behind, she took him for a walk in the woods while gathering anything edible, like mushrooms and ginseng.
"Mom, I am not a kid anymore. I understand that I have a weak constitution because of low spirit power at level 1. Even if my martial soul is unique and mutant, I can't compete with brother San, " Leo said while walking with his hands resting on his nape. He added with a nonchalant face, "I am fine with being an ordinary guy. Don't forget, Grandpa Leonard predicted that my future is bright."
Leonard Li (age 145) was a spirit saint at level 76 with a martial soul of White Star Fox. He was a support-type soul master who could do divination. The Holy Saint Village was named after his title.
Ah Yin, ignoring him, bent forward to touch the ground. "What is here?"
Her ass spread wide in a heart shape, which Leo couldn't ignore. He stopped behind her and stared at her ass like the mother-con he was. He told her, "Mom, eating these precious ginsengs you dug won't do anything. You should save them for your brother or make traditional wine. We can at least earn money that way."
Ah Yin was using her spirit sense to measure the age of the ginseng root underneath the ground.
But she was thinking in her mind, 'I can feel intense eyes of my son on my ass. Oh, holy spirit! He grew up so fast to puberty. It is understandable that his carnal instincts are making him horny. But why me? I am too old and his mother on top.'
She stood straight as she didn't find the ginseng root worth anything. She faced her son with a sad look, saying, "Son, you shouldn't look at a woman with an erotic gaze unless she is your wife."
Leo chuckled awkwardly, "Er... Then you can become my wife. I love you, mom. I don't think I will ever find any woman as beautiful as you."
She pinched his right cheek, smiling. She said, "Where does your mouth get honey to talk so sweet?"
"You are now a grown-up adult. You should marry a woman and make your own family. But you can't do that with your mother."
Leo spat bluntly, "Maybe not officially. But we can be a couple behind the door like secret lovers. Haven't I told you about Greek gods from my first life? They committed not only adultery but also incest."
"I have even practiced a dual cultivation art in my second life. If we practice that, your vast spirit power can increase my spirit power in a short time."
Leo was actually a lucky transmigrator from Earth 01, where modern science flourished; that was his first life. In his second life, he was reincarnated into Earth 04, where people cultivated dao. He didn't keep his previous identity secret from his family, unlike Tang San, who was also a transmigrator.
Ah Yin sighed and began walking towards their house, saying, "Not again. We are not doing this dual cultivation you keep talking about."
Leo followed her, debating, "Why not? I have already got father's permission. The purpose of this act is to help me in spirit power training, so he agreed. He also expressed regret about not making love with you after my birth."
But she insisted, "No means no, Leo. We can't. I will find another way to train you."
Leo's face darkened; he turned back on his heels to wander in the woods.
Ah Yin sensed him getting further away from her, so she turned back, asking him, "Where are you going? It is going to be dark soon."
"I am an adult now, and I am only going to meet grandpa Leonard, " he told her without turning his head back.
Ah Yin was at a loss as she couldn't help but just stare at his receding figure. If she didn't do anything, she was afraid that she would lose him.
...
At night, Leo was eating broth in a bowl with an old man in a small house. They were sitting on the floor with a low-height table between them.
"Ah! Grandpa, you should open a restaurant, not a detective agency. You can use your divination to make such perfect meals, " Leo praised him.
The old man had white short hair and a beard. Despite being at the age of 145, he didn't have a trace of a wrinkle on his face, but his skin had gotten pale.
He was a private investigator who didn't lack money thanks to his divination powers. He couldn't see the future, but he could track down people and spirit beasts easily. The golden ring on his right hand's index finger had tons of gold coins.
He even sponsored Tang San's tuition fees because he had incredible talent.
"Tch! I am bored with earning money. Now I want to live peacefully."
Leonard said while drinking rice wine Ah Yin made. They often exchanged food and drinks.
"I proposed to my mother to be my dao partner, " Leo said flatly.
Pfft!
That shocked Leonard, who spat the wine almost at Leo, who dodged it as if he saw it coming.
Wiping his mouth with the long sleeve of his shirt, he laughed wildly, "You little hamster, you are really gutsy. I wouldn't even dare to look at her directly because of your father."
"But she refused. I don't wanna lose my virginity to a random woman. So how about the forceful awakening method I told you about? Can you help me with that?" Leo had a plan B.
Bam!
The door of Leonard's small house opened with a bang as Ah Yin made her appearance in a fit of anger.
Leonard remained cool since he knew she was listening to their conversation.
"Leo... Fine. I will be your bed partner for the dual cultivation. But you must absolutely give up on that forceful awakening method, " Ah Yin finally agreed.
Because that forceful awakening method was applied via acupressure needles piercing the body and causing extreme pain. In the worst-case scenario, one could die in the process.
A smirk appeared on Leo's lips.
He had been a bad guy since his first life. This was the beginning of his third life as an Ero God.