CHAPTER 409: HALF HUMAN, HALF DEMON

As Lu Yi skimmed through the jumbled memories in his head, a shocking realization hit him—he really had transmigrated!

He’d gone from Blue Sea Star, a high-tech world grounded in science, to the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, a place straight out of a fantasy novel.

The body he now inhabited also belonged to someone named Lu Yi—an old cultivator who’d just turned ten thousand and had reached the Early-stage Transcendence realm.

No way. Did I seriously transmigrate? And straight into a top-tier powerhouse? At first, he almost couldn’t believe it.

But that excitement didn’t last long. His body felt weak all over. Everything ached. His vision was blurry. Even trying to use his divine sense was like wading through mud. Wait, aren’t Transcendence realm experts supposed to be insanely powerful? Why do I feel like I’m about to keel over?

A cold dread settled in as he dove back into those leftover memories, scanning them more carefully this time.

By the end of it, Lu Yi’s mouth twitched. The truth was painfully clear.

The guy whose body he’d taken over had been right on the brink of death.

You could even say the only reason Lu Yi managed to transmigrate and take over this body was because the old man’s soul had already faded away.

But something didn’t add up. A cultivator at the Transcendence realm wasn’t supposed to keel over after just ten thousand years.

And this guy wasn’t some nobody either.

Digging deeper into the memories, Lu Yi found out the truth—this body used to belong to the son of Lu Tingyun, a Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouse from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect.

In other words, the man he’d replaced was basically a second-generation immortal, living the kind of life most people could only dream of.

On top of that, he wasn’t just any second-gen. On the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, he was one of the most privileged and untouchable. Arrogant, reckless—people let him get away with anything.

And then came the real shocker: this man was actually half-demon. The child of Lu Tingyun and a mysterious demon powerhouse.

Humans and demons were natural enemies. Whenever they crossed paths, it almost always ended in a fight to the death.

That hatred ran deep—etched into the bones of every human. Changing it was next to impossible.

And yet, Lu Tingyun, a respected human cultivator, had somehow fallen for a demon. Not only that—she had a child with him.

She secretly returned to the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star to give birth and raise the child in hiding.

It’s important to understand why this was such a big deal. Humans and demons didn’t just hate each other—they were fundamentally different down to how they cultivated.

Humans relied on Spiritual Qi, the energy of Heaven and Earth. Demons, on the other hand, used Demonic Qi. The two energies clashed, making it almost impossible for them to exist in harmony.

That’s why Lu Yi’s predecessor, born of both races, had terrible talent despite having two incredibly powerful parents.

His cultivation was a mess from the start.

Lu Tingyun had no choice but to use a secret technique to seal off the demon bloodline just enough to let him cultivate at all.

But that was only a patch—a temporary fix. It didn’t solve the root of the problem.

As a human-demon hybrid, every part of Lu Yi’s predecessor—right down to his cells—was constantly torn between two opposing forces. His human and demon sides clashed nonstop, day in and day out.

Trying to fix that by just sealing the demon bloodline had been a flawed idea from the start.

The two bloodlines were deeply linked. Messing with one always affected the other.

Lu Tingyun, one of the strongest cultivators on the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, had thrown everything she had into helping her son—countless rare techniques and a mountain of resources—just to push him to the Early-stage Transcendence realm.

But no matter what she did, the fight between those two bloodlines never stopped. It left Lu Yi’s predecessor with a weak foundation and a shortened lifespan.

After barely hanging on for ten thousand years, his body finally gave out.

Damn it. I thought having a mother at the top of the food chain on this star would mean I could do whatever I wanted, live like royalty. Lu Yi lay on the lounge chair, staring up at the sky. But now look at me—stuck in this mess. I’ve transmigrated into a body that’s falling apart. If this keeps up, I’ll probably end up just like the last guy—my soul torn to shreds by the constant clash between human and demon blood.

Should I try to find that so-called mother of mine? Wait... would she notice I’m not the original Lu Yi anymore? If she does, I’m screwed.

Not that it matters—I don’t even have a way to contact her. This guy’s lived his whole life in Burning Sun City and barely knows anyone. The only person around is a maid named Xin Tong, and she’s been handling everything for him since forever...

Lu Tingyun must’ve kept him hidden on purpose. Makes sense, really. Being half-demon isn’t just frowned on—it’s a serious crime in the eyes of the human world. If word ever got out, both of them would be finished. Even the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance wouldn’t let it slide.

Lu Yi’s expression twisted like he’d just bitten into something rotten.

He had no idea what to do.

With his soul in this fragile state, and the bloodlines inside him constantly at war, it was only a matter of time before he fell apart.

And finding his mother? That wasn’t even an option.

To make things worse, Lu Yi couldn’t even use his divine sense to sense the world outside.

His predecessor had been stuck like this for decades, his mind slowly breaking down.

For all that time, his entire world had shrunk to this little courtyard—and the maid, Xin Tong.

That meant Lu Yi had basically been cut off from everything happening outside for years.

The only way he could learn about the outside world was through Xin Tong, whether she described things to him or showed him scenes with an Image Projection Stone.

What he didn’t know, though, was that Lu Tingyun—his so-called mother—was already dead. She’d died trying to forcefully divine the location of Jiang Chen.

But Lu Yi still held onto a thin thread of hope. If she knew I was in danger, she’d come save me, right? She has to... right?

Then, a sudden thought hit him.

Wait a minute! I transmigrated into a fantasy world, didn’t I? Shouldn’t I have some kind of cheat? A golden finger? A system?

His eyes lit up as he called out in his mind, System? Hey, System! Are you there? Give me a sign!

Nothing. Silence.

Still not ready to give up, Lu Yi shouted into the air, his voice dry and cracked. "System! System!"

Damn it. I really don’t have one, huh? The silence that followed said it all. He slumped back, finally admitting defeat.

Just then, a graceful figure stepped into the courtyard.

Lu Yi squinted, taking a closer look. She was stunning—tall, elegant, with delicate features and a figure that seemed effortlessly perfect.

After a quick check through his inherited memories, he confirmed it was Xin Tong—his maid.

They were technically the same age, both having lived ten thousand years... but looking at her now, that was hard to believe.

The difference between them was almost cruel.

Lu Yi couldn’t help the bitter feeling creeping up inside.

Most people who transmigrate end up young, handsome, and powerful.

But not him. He’d landed in the body of a dying old man.

Looking at the beautiful Xin Tong, Lu Yi could only sigh.

Life’s not fair.