Simultaneous Transmigration: The Re-merging of 99 Selves

Chapter 2, Star Zhao Yu

Around Zhao Yu was a misty space, which appeared to be chaotic.

Within this chaos, a small patch of land suddenly appeared, and Zhao Yu was now standing in it.

Standing opposite Zhao Yu was someone he knew very well, or perhaps someone he didn't, since he had never met him face to face before.

Even if it's the same person, living in different environments will inevitably result in different temperaments and expressions, which is the origin of a sense of unfamiliarity.

However, the hint of familiarity between his brows still gave Zhao Yu a clue.

"Who are you……"

"Who are you……"

The two sized each other up for a while before speaking almost simultaneously.

The sound landed in one place, and the two paused for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"I am Zhao Yu!"

"I'm Zhao Yu too!"

Alright, it's confirmed now. Having read many online novels in his previous life, Zhao Yu naturally knew what the situation was.

"Duke virus, a bit cliché, but at least the cheat code is pretty powerful. But I'm not a medical student, so how did I end up in this situation? Could it be thanks to some incredible luck?"

Zhao Yu strode over and said, "Brother! My cheat code has finally arrived! You have no idea what kind of life I've had since I transmigrated! Come on, tell me where you transmigrated to."

Hearing the other person on the other end of the line complaining, Zhao Yu was momentarily lost in thought.

It seems I'm quite lucky; I've been transported directly to the royal family.

Although they were the royal family of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the country was in decline, they still lived a life of luxury and had people at their beck and call.

It was because of this that Zhao Yu developed his current martial arts skills.

Back then, when Zhao Yu had just transmigrated and heard that he had become a prince, he was quite excited. He thought that with this identity, he might one day be able to ascend to the throne.

But when he got older, he realized where he had traveled to.

After time-traveling, Zhao Yu's identity became that of the son of Emperor Guangzong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Dun. At the time of his time travel, Zhao Dun had just accepted the abdication and ascended the throne.

However, what Zhao Yu could not accept was that, in terms of patriarchal lineage, he was actually a descendant of Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou.

But Zhao Yu soon forgot all about that, because he discovered that this world was not the Southern Song Dynasty in history, or rather, it was not simply that.

From the court's perspective, everything was no different from history. Yue Fei was unjustly executed on trumped-up charges, and the court still had to send annual tribute to the Jin Dynasty.

However, in the martial arts world, many gangs and organizations that Zhao Yu had heard of in his previous life have emerged.

The most famous of them all is the Beggars' Sect.

After realizing he had transmigrated into a martial arts world, Zhao Yu naturally shifted his focus from the imperial court to the martial arts world.

In a world where power resides within oneself, practicing martial arts is ultimately more to Zhao Yu's liking than manipulating power.

However, as a prince, although he had people at his beck and call, it was still unrealistic for him to go out and learn from famous teachers on his own.

However, few of the martial arts practitioners he recruited could be considered true masters, which greatly troubled Zhao Yu.

After consulting numerous ancient texts, he finally discovered a great opportunity to learn martial arts—the Lingjiu Palace of Tianshan!

According to official records, before the southward migration, the Beggars' Sect did have a leader named Qiao Feng, which means that there was a lineage of the Free and Unfettered Sect on Mount Tianshan.

So Zhao Yu sent people to inquire about the news, and the result was just as he thought. Decades had passed, and news of Lingjiu Palace had long since disappeared at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

It's not hard to guess that Xu Zhu himself was of average talent, but he mastered a set of divine skills only because of a series of fortuitous encounters.

Letting him be a monk and live a quiet life is no problem, but if you ask Xu Zhu to build his own power base, then he is not up to the task.

After all, how could someone who grew up eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures possibly run a sect?

In particular, Xu Zhu is a good person who took the initiative to help the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands remove the Life and Death Talisman.

Despite how miserable those people's lives were under the Life and Death Talisman, judging from the descriptions in the original work, many of them were wicked and even disregarded human life.

After the Life and Death Talisman is removed, they will initially be grateful for Xu Zhu's kindness and serve him wholeheartedly.

Afterwards, because Xu Zhu possessed unparalleled martial arts skills, they could not possibly harbor any evil intentions. However, Xu Zhu was ultimately just a mortal, and all humans are subject to death.

Xu Zhu's skills were all passed down through generations, and he himself might not even know how to practice them, so how could he teach others?

If Xu Zhu dies, the wealth that Lingjiu Palace has accumulated over the years will become a source of trouble that attracts covetousness!

It's wishful thinking to expect those demons and monsters from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands to remember Xu Zhu's kindness.

Moreover, by the time Xu Zhu dies, those who received his kindness will likely all be long gone.

For hundreds of years after Tianlong, there was not a single word about the Xiaoyao Sect in the martial arts world, which was enough to reveal the hidden story.

Even a reclusive sect like the Ancient Tomb Sect had descendants appearing in the world during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, but the people of Lingjiu Palace have never appeared in the martial arts world. There is only one possibility.

Lingjiu Palace no longer exists.

As a prince, it was easy for Zhao Yu to send people to Tianshan to investigate, and the result was just as he expected: Lingjiu Palace had become a ruin.

But what Zhao Yu wanted was the martial arts manual that Tianshan Tonglao had carved in the back hall of Lingjiu Palace. Zhao Yu believed that there must be the inheritance of the Xiaoyao Sect there.

Otherwise, where did Ren Woxing's Star Absorbing Skill come from during the Laughing at the World? It was nothing more than a fragment of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

Now that Zhao Yu is closer to the time of Tianlong, the inheritance he can find will definitely be more complete.

Therefore, Zhao Yu dispatched his trusted eunuchs to excavate relics on Mount Tianshan at great expense, and finally obtained the complete inheritance of the Xiaoyao Sect.

What surprised Zhao Yu the most was that he not only obtained the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand and Tianshan Six Yang Palm, but also found the inheritance of Li Qiushui's White Rainbow Palm Force and Xiao Wuxiang Skill.

Thinking about it, it's not surprising. Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tonglao perished together, and the entire Xiaoyao Sect's legacy fell into Xuzhu's hands. Coming from Shaolin, he learned the rules of the Sutra Pavilion and it's normal for him to leave the entire Xiaoyao Sect's legacy behind.

Now that Lingjiu Palace has been destroyed, all of this has benefited Zhao Yu.

With the help of the divine skill he found, Zhao Yu devoted himself to practicing it. He also secretly used the Beiming Divine Skill to absorb the internal energy of prisoners in the Heavenly Prison, which is why he mastered a superb martial art at a young age.

Having already traveled to this era, Zhao Yu naturally wouldn't miss out on a treasure like the Bodhi Serpent. Once his skills improved slightly, he secretly traveled to Xiangyang to search for the treasure.

It was there that the Bodhi snake he created attracted Ouyang Feng, a snake expert. If it weren't for his men's desperate intervention, Zhao Yu would have died before even starting his mission.

However, it was precisely because of Ouyang Feng's pursuit that Zhao Yu had a different fate.

After listening to Zhao Yu briefly recount his experiences, the other man was already impatient.

"The legacy of the Free and Unfettered Sect—if I could share it with them, I'd never have to live a life of hardship again. Come on, brother!"

Seeing the outstretched hand, Zhao Yu chuckled twice and reached out to meet it: "By the way, where exactly did you transmigrate to? You seem to be carrying such a heavy burden of hatred..."

Before they finished speaking, their hands touched. Just when they thought they were about to exchange memories, their bodies involuntarily leaned forward.

"What's going on?!"

Zhao Yu tried desperately to control his body, but to no avail. The internal energy within him seemed to have solidified, remaining completely still.

To the horror of the two men, the two Zhao Yus collided and then smoothly merged together, leaving only one figure in the spot.

Looking down at his hands, Zhao Yu was somewhat bewildered: "Did I... level up?"