New York, Queens.
In the bedroom of an ordinary apartment, Michael suddenly opened his eyes.
His consciousness felt forcibly dragged back from an endless chaos; before him was an unfamiliar ceiling, a faint scent of dust lingered in his nostrils, and the sound of car horns drifted in from outside the window.
"This is..." Michael rubbed his somewhat throbbing temples as a flood of complex memory fragments surged into his mind.
He, Michael, was once the last Sect Master of the renowned Harmony Sect in the cultivation World.
Relying on the sect's supreme secret manual, the Yin Yang Harmony Manual, he had reached the Transcendent Realm at a young age, his cultivation unfathomable. Furthermore, his exceedingly handsome appearance and naturally alluring aura attracted countless immortal maidens and saintesses.
However, just as he was attempting to break through the final bottleneck and prepare to shatter the void, he encountered an unprecedented spatial storm. When he awoke again, he was already in this strange World.
"Earth? U.S.? New York City?" Michael assimilated the additional memories of this body's original owner.
The original owner was also named Michael, an ordinary Chinese-American youth who had just moved here. His parents had passed away early, and he barely scraped by on a meager inheritance, with a somewhat reclusive personality.
And next door to him lived a blonde girl named Gwen Stacy.
"Gwen Stacy..." Michael's lips curved into a playful smile. This name, in the memory fragments that flooded him, seemed to be related to some kind of... spider?
However, none of that mattered.
What mattered was that he, Michael, was still alive, and the Yin Yang Harmony Manual's cultivation method was not lost. Although the wisp of pure Harmony True Qi in his Dantian was weak, it was still there!
"Since I'm here, I'll make myself at home." Michael sat cross-legged, his eyes regaining the calm and indifference of his former status as Sect Master. "Although the spiritual energy in this World is sparse, it's also quite interesting. The most urgent task is to restore my strength."
He formed hand seals and began to circulate the Yin Yang Harmony Manual.
This cultivation method was not as vulgar as commonly understood; its core lay in harmonizing Yin and Yang, drawing spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth to replenish oneself, and also through the union of Yin and Yang, both parties could benefit and advance together.
As the cultivation method circulated, Michael began to emit an invisible, intangible, yet exceptionally alluring aura.
This aura was like the finest aged wine, the most fragrant flower nectar, carrying an attraction that originated from the very essence of life, silently spreading and penetrating the wall... next door.
Gwen Stacy was pacing her room, feeling a bit agitated.
Band practice hadn't gone well, academic pressure was high, and her father had been constantly nagging about her safety recently.
"Ugh, this is so annoying!" She ruffled her smooth blonde hair, like a ruffled kitten.
Just then, a peculiar, faint fragrance wafted over.
The scent was subtle, yet it seemed to possess magic, instantly soothing her inner agitation and making her feel warm all over, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.
Even stranger, with this scent, an inexplicable longing arose in her heart, an impulse to get closer to the source of the fragrance.
"Hmm? What's that smell?" Gwen curiously sniffed, her gaze involuntarily drawn to the wall adjacent to the next-door apartment.
Is it the new neighbor? That somewhat mysterious Oriental boy?
How could he... have such a pleasant scent about him?
This scent made her cheeks flush slightly, her heart inexplicably quickened, a feeling she'd never experienced before, gently plucking at her heartstrings like a feather.
As if by a ghost's hand, Gwen put down what she was holding, moved her feet lightly, slowly walked to the wall, and even couldn't help but reach out, gently touching the cold wall, as if that would bring her closer to that alluring aura.
She didn't know that an encounter that would change her entire life had quietly begun... New book released, please collect, give flowers, evaluate, and everything!