I Transmigrated As A Three-Year-Old Villain With A Redemption System?! - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: Dao Rhythm of Heaven and Man

[You are entangled in immense karma. Even reviving a minor character from the River of Time is extremely difficult.]

[Reviving Empress Yaoyue must have required a great price.]

[Convincing her to accept you again as a Demon Lord is truly difficult.]

[You have been acknowledged by the person closest to you. The path to redemption has officially begun.]

[Mission Complete.]

[Mission Reward: Primordial Dao Bone!]

“It’s completed just like that?” Su Yun looked completely dumbfounded.

This Redemption System should’ve only activated when he became a universally condemned villain.

But because it was activated a thousand years early, the mission became unbelievably easier!

He watched the child he had raised with his own hands fall into the demonic path, becoming an enemy of the world.

The pain Empress Yaoyue endured was beyond imagination.

Trying to be accepted again amidst such endless guilt and sorrow was harder than ascending to the heavens.

What’s more, Su Yun was a world-ending villain, stained with karmic cause and effect from countless worlds.

The closer the person, the harder it was to reverse fate and revive them from the River of Time.

Even during the final battle of the plot, Su Yun had no chance of accomplishing that.

“No wonder the Mission Difficulty was set to Infinite. In that situation, the mission was nearly impossible, and redeeming myself was harder than reaching the sky…” Su Yun muttered in his heart.

“But by going back a thousand years, calling this mission simple would be an understatement.”

He had never been abandoned by his family to begin with—how could there be a need to be accepted again?

Buzz!

Su Yun felt his soul tremble as a mysterious force surged within him.

Primordial and endless, transcending fate—only I am eternal!

It was the Primordial Dao Bone, a supreme divine object, already taking root and sprouting within his body.

Dao, Immortal, Saint—Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Compared to this, the so-called Heavenly Bone that was dug out in the plot was utterly worthless!

“This is such a gain.” Su Yun was overjoyed.

A refined and profound power silently nourished every meridian and bone within his body.

From now on, even if Su Yun lay motionless, he could passively absorb the world’s spiritual energy.

He would naturally achieve eternity and attain supremacy!

Vast spiritual energy, enough to shatter mountains and crush peaks, now flowed gently through the body of a three-year-old child.

Splash!

Xi Yaoyue was still worried about Su Yun. She burned her Essence Blood and desperately infused him with spiritual energy.

Su Yun’s eyes suddenly opened, divine flames burning in his pupils.

The vast power within him was triggered by Xi Yaoyue’s spiritual energy and surged backward through his meridians.

Xi Yaoyue’s body warmed up, her pale face regained color, and her spiritual energy was immediately replenished.

After filling the dantian of a Five Realms cultivator, the strange energy within Su Yun also found release.

The divine flames in his eyes faded, and everything returned to calm.

Xi Yaoyue couldn’t care about anything else. Seeing Su Yun’s face gradually turn rosy, she cried tears of joy. “It worked!”

“Yun’er has come back to life!”

Everyone around was deeply moved.

Madam of Zhenyuan Marquis Residence didn’t hesitate to enter the poisonous waters of Youlan Pool, burning her life’s Essence Blood to save her adopted son.

Even if her cultivation path would become rough from now on, she didn’t mind at all.

The deep bond between mother and son was truly tear-jerking.

Seeing that her son was no longer in danger, Xi Yaoyue’s eyes were red as she scolded, “Why were you in Youlan Pool? Do you know how dangerous that place is!”

Her heart ached terribly. Every word she spoke felt like her chest was being torn apart.

Before Su Yun could respond, a cry came from the side. “Young Master Qingchen is awake!”

Xiao Qingchen slowly opened his eyes. He was a few minutes older than Su Yun, also three years old.

But the instant he opened his eyes, they were filled with arrogance and calculation.

Only after noticing Xi Yaoyue did he quickly switch to an innocent and pure look.

He was the child who had been mistakenly swapped three years ago with the Xiao family—the true bloodline of the Su family!

At this moment, Xiao Qingchen sat weakly on the ground, his face pale. “Mother, you came to save me… I was almost… harmed by my younger brother!”

Xi Yaoyue looked at her biological child, equally miserable, and her heart ached deeply.

But just as she was about to comfort him, she was stunned by what she heard. “What did you say?”

Xiao Qingchen clutched his chest, speaking sincerely, “Su Yun tricked me into going out to the wilderness. Then a group of adults appeared and tried to dig out my bones!”

“But they started fighting among themselves and first dug out my brother’s bone instead.”

“Then the guards arrived, and those people panicked. They threw my brother into the Youlan Pool while escaping. That’s how I survived.”

“Mother, I almost never got to see you again!”

“Digging bones?” Xi Yaoyue felt like she’d been struck by lightning.

She quickly checked and found a wound on Su Yun’s chest.

Probing with divine sense, she discovered that the Heavenly Bone that had been there was now completely gone!

These two boys had both been identified as possessing extraordinary talent.

One had the Limitless Heavenly Bone, and the other the Supreme Sacred Bone—both were prodigies.

But now, Su Yun’s Heavenly Bone had already been excavated.

How could he continue to cultivate or pursue longevity?

Cultivators could live for hundreds or even thousands of years, but Xi Yaoyue couldn’t accept her son having only a few decades of lifespan.

Even worse was the idea of them turning against each other!

“Impossible!” Xi Yaoyue couldn’t believe it.

Xiao Qingchen had only returned to the household for a month, while Su Yun was the child she had nursed herself.

Xi Yaoyue had planned to raise both children into adulthood.

She never expected such a tragedy of fratricide to occur!

Shaking her head, Xi Yaoyue said, “No! Yun’er would never harm anyone!”

“What about the rest of you? Did anyone see anything?”

A guard hesitated. “Madam, when we arrived, we did see a group fleeing the scene.”

“We sent people to chase after them, but they were skilled and got away…”

“The Eldest Young Master was knocked out first, and only then did we see the Young Master being thrown into Youlan Pool.”

Tears welled in Xi Yaoyue’s eyes as countless thoughts churned in her mind.

She couldn’t tell whether she was more heartbroken that Su Yun had lost his foundation or that he might be on the path to evil.

She looked at Su Yun and asked sorrowfully, “Did you do it?”

Xiao Qingchen gave a satisfied, triumphant smile.

After this, even his birth mother would surely abandon that fake son.

He was the real heir of the Su family. Everything in this household should belong to him!

All rivals must die!

At that moment, a maid suddenly looked up in surprise. “I’ve been reborn?”

Lin Ying’er’s mind was chaotic, but after a moment, her memories returned. “This is… a thousand years ago? When the Child of Destiny was three?”

A thousand years later, she had joined forces with Xiao Qingchen and triggered Su Yun’s heart demon at a critical moment, defeating him.

But since Su Yun was the strongest in all worlds, his self-destruction had dragged her down with him.

Luckily, Lin Ying’er had returned to the past—

To the day when the great villain Su Yun fell into the Youlan Pool and was invaded by Chaotic Poison, unable to cultivate.

In her previous life, she pretended to care for him, offered warmth and companionship, and gained many benefits.

But she missed the opportunity to align with Xiao Qingchen. After abandoning Su Yun, her fortunes plummeted.

In the end, due to lack of power, she couldn’t survive the explosion.

“Now that I’m back, I’ve forgotten all cultivation and techniques.”

“But I have the chance to align myself with the Child of Destiny!”

Lin Ying’er pondered, “Su Yun is just a three-year-old child, stunned by this sudden tragedy and unable to speak clearly.”

“It was clearly Xiao Qingchen who hired people to steal his Heavenly Bone, yet everyone thought Su Yun was the culprit.”

“Last time, I misjudged and pretended to serve Su Yun. Sure, I got some benefits…”

“But Xiao Qingchen is the true heir. Following him is the only path to top-tier opportunities!”

“This time, it’s a free chance. Since Xiao Qingchen will win anyway, why not help him early and earn a favor?”

Clearing her throat, Lin Ying’er spoke up, “Madam, I arrived earliest. It was indeed the Young Master who brought Eldest Young Master near the Youlan Pool.”

“He was plotting with those people to eliminate the Su family’s true heir.”

“It was Eldest Young Master who quickly responded and told them Su Yun also had a Heavenly Bone!”

“Blinded by greed, those people decided to practice by digging out the Young Master’s bone first before taking the Sacred Bone from Eldest Young Master!”

“But after removing only one, the guards arrived.”

“They panicked, destroyed the evidence, and threw the Young Master into the Youlan Pool.”

Her account painted the entire scene vividly.

Although Su Yun had been raised as the Su family’s son for three years, he had no blood relation.

When the true heir returned, he grew jealous and planned to eliminate him.

Fortunately, the guards arrived just in time to stop further harm.

The true culprit was betrayed and ended up suffering the most.

The household servants shook their heads, deeply saddened.

Madam shouldn’t have burned her Essence Blood to save him under the threat of Chaotic Poison.

The lively, cheerful, and lovable Young Master of the Su family turned out to be a heartless ingrate!

Who would’ve thought that beneath that pretty face hid a venomous heart?

Xiao Qingchen gave Lin Ying’er a surprised and approving glance. “Yes, that’s exactly what happened!”

Xi Yaoyue clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white. “Then why didn’t you help him?”

Lin Ying’er dropped to her knees, speaking sincerely, “I’m weak and no match for them!”

“Besides, the one who suffered backlash was the main culprit—I was glad to see it.”

“If it had been the true heir of the Su family in danger, I would have risked everything to save Eldest Young Master!”

Her words sounded very convincing.

At only the 2nd stage, she couldn’t defeat anyone.

If Su Yun, the Young Master, had done wrong, then suffering retribution was deserved.

But the Eldest Young Master, with true Su family blood, must not be harmed.

This not only subtly showed loyalty but also further shook Su Yun’s standing.

Xi Yaoyue didn’t want to believe it, but the logic here was too seamless—she had to accept it as the most likely truth.

Looking at Su Yun with tears in her eyes, she asked, “Yun’er, tell me, why did you go to Youlan Pool?”

That place was dangerous, heavily guarded—ordinary people couldn’t get close.

But as the nominal heir of the Su family, Su Yun could use his identity to force his way in.

Watching Su Yun’s dazed look, Lin Ying’er felt confident.

In the previous life, this three-year-old was so frightened he couldn’t say a word.

So, whatever Xiao Qingchen said, others believed.

Even after losing his Heavenly Bone and being poisoned by Chaotic Poison, unable to cultivate, he was blamed as the villain.

Now that she had spoken up, she was sure to please Young Master Xiao and officially join his camp!

Little did she know, Su Yun wasn’t stunned by fear—

He was listening to the system notification.

[Ding!]

[Falling into the Youlan Pool was both your tribulation and your opportunity.]

[At the bottom of the pool, you obtained the immortal technique: Devour Heaven Demonic Art. It became the foundation and pathway for your future demonic cultivation.]

[You absorbed the origins of countless powerful beings, and turned countless realms into your cultivation.]

[To redeem yourself, you must give up your most iconic technique.]

[Mission Difficulty: Supreme.]

[Mission Reward: Dao Rhythm of Heaven and Man.] 

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T/N: “Tear-jerking” describes something, like a story, song, or movie, that is designed to evoke strong emotions, often sadness, and cause someone to cry. It’s an informal term for something very sad or sentimental.