VILLAINOUS UNDEAD

With the pills, Wu Chen realized all his craziest torture fantasies without holding back.

Wu Yi was a tough guy but even he eventually screamed in agonizing pain.

His screams could be heard in that corner of the Wu mansion from day to night.

He was no longer human and judging from his screams, he was not even any of the animals known to humanity.

Two years went by with Wu Yi still at the mercy of Wu Chen and his torture skills.

He had been moved into a basement of one of the more isolated residences in the mansion. His screams could no longer reach the surface.

The town that had once praised him as a genius had all but forgotten the name, Wu Yi.

His fame had been like a shooting star. It had shone brightly overshadowing all other geniuses but it was gone faster than anyone realized or cared.

These days, other names were at the top of the young generation in the town.

Wu Chen was one of these three geniuses.

Wu Chen was sure to eliminate all evidence of Wu Yi.

He had succeeded.

"The Lion Heart Dojo is coming to town next week to choose disciples." said supervisor Wu as the entire family enjoyed their dinner.

The only missing person was Wu Yi.

No one brought up his name at this table in the past two years.

Wu Chen had grown into a handsome young man and his younger sister, Wu Li who was now just twelve years old was beginning to show herself to be a future beauty like her mother Wu Lin.

Wu Lin looked at the supervisor with disbelief.

The Lion Heart Dojo was the fifth most powerful martial arts faction in the Cloud Empire.

They had thousands of disciples and had never recruited disciples so casually. All those interested in joining the dojo had to go to their domain in the Lion Heart Commandery where they would be given countless rigorous tests and if they passed, they would then be given the chance to start as servants in the dojo before they could work their way to become official disciples.

The dojo had branches in all fifty commanderies and their influence over the entire empire was not to be underestimated.

When the supervisor saw the looks of confusion on his family's faces, he explained further.

"They are looking for talented juniors to fight in the upcoming Julanj.

They will be relaxing their entry requirements for this recruitment so that they do not miss out on any geniuses."

When Wu Chen heard about the Julanj, he almost went out of his mind.

The Julanj was a tournament held only once in fifty years in the Jianghu. This tournament attracted martial artists from all over the Sky continent.

All these martial artists fought with only one goal in mind, Victory at all cost.

The prizes for each Julanj are always unique treasures of heaven and earth that can propel one further along the path of a martial artist.

It was even rumored that the winner of the Julanj was given an even given the opportunity to further their cultivation by joining one of the mysterious Spirit Sects.

By joining a spirit sect, one would have access to formidable skills and techniques that would give them the power to flip the oceans and under the heavens with a single move. When one joined the Spirit Sects, they would stop being a part of the Jianghu and they would no longer be called martial artists but Spirit cultivators.

Spirit cultivators were rumored to have the ability to soar through the sky and burrow through the earth.

They were no longer considered mortals since they lived for hundreds of years while eating immortal fruits and drinking immoral spirits.

Such legends had spread over the sky continent for thousands of years.

These rumors were reinforced by the fact that previous Julanj winners always disappeared from the public after their victory.

The desire for more power and immortality attracted many martial artists to the Julanj.

The only requirement for one to join was that they had to be fifty years old and below.

"When is the Julanj?"Wu Li asked in a soft timid voice.

Supervisor Wu was surprised that she was the first to ask the most crucial question.

He loved this daughter of his more than anything else.

Wu Chen felt a twinge of jealousy towards his sister.

"It will be held in just ten years from now."

Wu Chen our on a serious look.

He had been practicing the Quick Slash skill the same as the rest of his family including his mother Wu Lin and Wu Li.

Wu Chen was the most talented in his family. The Quick Slash skill had only five stages.

Wu Chen had reached the third stage and he was about to reach the fourth.

The supervisor had reached the second stage and the two girls were still km the first stage.

Wu Chen looked at his father.

With determination in his eyes, he spoke.

"I will join the Lion Heart Dojo."

His words filled the room but the supervisor was not impressed.

Wu Chen could not understand the reason for this.

He had the best chance of being chosen.

"The Lion Heart dojo will be recruiting anyone below forty years of age. Since this is the case, our entire family will be joining the dojo.

We will become a martial family.

We have achieved all the fame and power we can achieve in the mortal world. We will now seek fame and power in the Jianghu. After that, we will try our luck among the immortals." said the supervisor. His voice was filled with great ambition and an unquenchable thirst for power.

His entire family was shaken by his words.

Clap, clap, clap, clap, Wu Li, the youngest member of the family capped with joy.

Supervisor Wu smiled at her with deep love forcing Wu Chen to look away.

This was when he remembered something important.

"You said our entire family!"Wu Chen spoke with confusion.

The entire family included Wu Yi.

TWO YEARS LATER.

Two years had come and gone like the wind.

Inside a decrepit courtyard, a young man dressed in worn-out black robes slowly swept the compound with an old broom.

His movements were free and experienced.

The young man looked weak with his body looking like it was not far from turning into a skeleton.

The wind blew his long black hair making it flow like a stream of water.

Although this young lived in extreme poverty, he was very handsome.

His eyes looked lifeless but their deep green colour could steal the heart of any maiden.

When he was done sweeping the courtyard, he picked up the rubbish mostly consisting of fallen yellow leaves, and put it in a sack.

He looked up at the large tree in the courtyard that gave him so much work every day.

He did not hate the tree but he could never stop himself from hating the leaves.

The young man threw the large sack over his right shoulder and slowly walked out of the courtyard. As he walked out, a mature woman watched him through the only window to the small residence.

This woman was Wu Lin, supervisor Wu's wife.

The handsome young man who looked to be around eighteen years old was Wu Yi.

As he walked out, Wu Lin watched him intently with her brown eyes.

Wu Yi left the courtyard and as he walked on the small path outside, he continued putting more rubbish into the large bag.

He collected seven heaps of rubbish before he was done.

He then continued walking down the small mountain.

He passed many other residences that were in the same shape as the one he had left earlier.

The heavy bag that fled with rubbish slowed him down greatly.

He ran into other people along the path down the mountain.

These people all wore red robes with the insignia of a roaring lion on the back. These were all disciples of the Lion Heart dojo.

They all ignored Wu Yi as he passed them.

Some of them even moved to the side so that they were not dirtied by Wu Yi.

Although he was handsome, he was extremely dirty and he smelled like dead fish.

Wu Yi descended the mountain after some time.

He walked through the building as though he was used to doing this.

He knew exactly where he was going.

Evening, he reached a small Hut at the edge of the dojo.

The moment he arrived, a fat man with a pig-like face came out of the small hut.

He sneered at Wu Yi as he looked him over. This fat man was a disciple of the dojo, unlike Wu Yi who was a servant.

"Do you not have any manners? Didn't your whore of a mother teach you anything?"

Wu Yi immediately bowed his head.

"Greetings to Senior Du," said Wu Yi.

The fat man smiled with pleasure all over his round face. He moved closer to Wu Yi.

With each step he took, his body shook like it was filled with water.

The closer he moved to Wu Yi, the more Wu Yi remembered how tall this fat man was. He was a giant of a man.

He was a fat giant.

Pa, the fat man slapped Wu Yi.

That one slap was enough to throw Wu Yi to the ground.

He had even lost consciousness. Wu Yi only woke up after an hour. He looked around to find that he was alone.

This was not the first time this had happened.

He stood up with his swollen red cheek and walked back to the mountain.

Two years ago, supervisor Wu had the idea to turn his family into a martial family. He had decided to take Wu Yi along as a servant.

Everything went as planned and the entire family had been able to join the dojo as disciples and Wu Yi as their servant.

The only thing he did not foresee was his Young master Chu Han's reaction to the news that he had joined the Lion Heart dojo.

The entire family had to escape through the night with only the wealth they could carry on their backs.

Fortunately, the dojo did not turn their backs on them.

Wu Yi shook his head at this level of incompetence.

He had used a lot of effort for him to build a lot of the wealth that the supervisor lost with a single stupid decision.

He had based his decision on outdated information.

He had thought young master Chu Han and the Lion Heart dojo were still on good terms.

This was not the case.

Wu Yi reached the small residence at the top of the mountain. This mountain was called the Outer Disciple Mountain.

It was home to all outer disciples.

Outer disciples were not very highly regarded in the dojo but they were still disciples.

Wu Yi went behind the residence and there, he entered a small bathroom.

After taking a quick shower.

His body smelled fresh and all the dirt that had been covering his face was removed.

He put on another set of black robes that represented his status as a servant of the dojo.

He quickly watched the other set of robes and hung them on a small tree.

He then quickly went into the house.

Inside, only Wu Lin, the supervisor's wife could be seen.

She sat next to the window. She was dressed in the dojo's red robes giving her a mature attractive aura. Even while living in poverty, she was still beautiful. Wu Yi did not dare look at her as he cleaned the house and dusted the place.

He then entered the kitchen and prepared a simple meal for the woman who was supposed to be his mother.

That night, she ate the food on the table all alone.

Her son Wu Chen and daughter Wu Li were on a mission for the dojo.

As for supervisor Wu, he had gotten a job in the missions office of the dojo.

He usually worked until late in the night.

Sometimes, he did not even return home.

He was trying to rebuild his fortune by any means necessary.