All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Jianxin, Lin Nannan, and Shi Si have grown into seven-year-old children.

Seven years is enough time for three innocent babies to transform into young boys and girls with distinct features and personalities.

The three children also brought more liveliness and vitality to the Shen family mansion.

As the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Jianxin possessed a chivalrous spirit from a young age. He had handsome features and a more upright figure than other children his age.

He always wore a small wooden sword at his waist—it was specially made for him by a carpenter, a replica of the small wooden sword he had when he was a baby.

It's just a size bigger than when it was a baby, and it's been polished smooth and warm.

He was cheerful, enthusiastic, and active, spending his days either practicing swordsmanship in the backyard or running and playing with the servants in the mansion.

Yet she was very sensible, never bullying the weak, and especially protective of her younger sister, Lin Nannan.

If anyone dares to bully Nannan, he will be the first to rush up to protect her.

Over the years, Master Shen also hired martial arts instructors from the manor to teach Shen Jianxin some basic martial arts skills.

Unexpectedly, he was extremely talented and quick to grasp concepts. In just a few years, he was able to master basic swordsmanship quite well.

Martial arts instructors often praised him for his exceptional physique, saying he was a promising talent for swordsmanship.

Shen Jianxin became increasingly obsessed with sword practice, getting up before dawn every day to practice his sword in the open space in the backyard.

The sword flashed sharply; though it was only a wooden sword, it still managed to cut through the wind with a whistling sound. His eyes were filled with determination.

It's as if the little wooden sword from the baby's first birthday celebration has already been etched into his very bones.

Lin Nannan is completely different from Shen Jianxin. As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she inherited Madam Shen's charming and lively nature.

With her curved eyebrows, fair skin, and large, clear eyes, she has two shallow dimples that appear on her cheeks when she smiles, making her look extremely cute.

She was gentle and quiet, and disliked noise. Her favorite thing to do was to sit in the courtyard and play with a piece of spirit crystal.

That was the spirit crystal she picked up during her first birthday celebration, and she has kept it with her ever since.

For some reason, the spirit crystal always emitted a faint spiritual energy in her hands, nourishing her body.

This made her appear more delicate and spirited than other children her age.

Lin Nannan disliked swordplay and was instead particularly interested in the ancient books in the mansion's library.

He would often pester Madam Shen or the housekeeper to tell her stories of cultivating immortality from ancient books.

After hearing so much about it, I developed an endless longing for those cultivators who could fly, escape into the earth, and summon wind and rain.

Madam Shen doted on her daughter and often spent time with her, telling her interesting stories about the cultivation world.

They even hired a tutor to teach her to read and write. Lin Nannan was exceptionally intelligent and learned things very quickly.

In just a few years, she has been able to memorize many ancient books, and her teacher often praises her for her high level of comprehension, saying that she will surely have a great future.

Compared to Shi Si and Lin Nannan, Shi Si stands out as quite different.

Throughout these seven years, he remained the same calm and reserved man, with delicate features, yet always carrying a hint of aloofness.

Unlike Shen Jianxin, who was so enthusiastic, or Lin Nannan, who was so gentle and sweet, she usually stayed alone in a corner most of the time.

He either stares blankly or silently watches Shen Jianxin practice swordsmanship, rarely taking the initiative to speak to anyone.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen treated him extremely well, never regarding him as an outsider, and gave him the same care as they had for Shen Jianxin and Lin Nannan.

They also hired a teacher to teach him to read and write, and to practice martial arts.

Shi Si has extremely high comprehension. Whether it is reading or practicing martial arts, he is better than children of the same age, and even better than Shen Jianxin.

He was never ostentatious; no matter how well he did, he would never boast or show off, remaining quiet and unassuming.

It was as if all the excitement in the world had nothing to do with him.

No one knew that for the past seven years, Shi Si had been hiding a secret within her body.

The small black dagger that merged into his body along with his destiny has never disappeared; it is simply hidden within his dantian.

He absorbed the faint spiritual energy between heaven and earth day after day, which subtly nourished his body, making his physique increasingly special.

Occasionally, when the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is abundant, a very faint black shadow will flash across his fingertips.

A slight warmth also came from his dantian, but he was too young to understand what it was.

I took it as my own imagination and never told anyone.

He also often has strange dreams, dreams of bustling cities, speeding vehicles, and a blurry figure reaching out to him.

But whenever he tried to get closer, the dream would shatter, and upon waking, he would be left with nothing but confusion.

I don't know what those dreams mean, nor do I know what my background is.

He vaguely knew that he was different from Shen Jianxin and Lin Nannan, but he couldn't put his finger on how.

I could only keep this doubt to myself.

As an outer sect family of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, the Shen family has been diligent and conscientious in paying tribute to the sect on time over the years.

They also frequently sent their disciples to the immortal sects to learn basic cultivation methods.

All this is so that some of their children can stand out, officially enter the immortal realm, become true cultivators, and bring glory to the Shen family.

The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect is the most powerful immortal sect within a hundred miles, possessing formidable strength and profound foundation.

A grand ceremony is held every hundred years to recruit talented children of the appropriate age.

This is the most anticipated event for all families within a hundred miles.

On this day, a clear bell rang out outside the gate of the Shen residence.

Immediately afterwards, two cultivators dressed in blue Taoist robes and with upright postures slowly walked into the Shen residence.

They had handsome faces, exuded a faint aura of spirituality, and had sharp eyes; they were clearly not ordinary people.

It was an envoy sent by the Qingyun Immortal Sect, who came specifically to inform the Shen family that the disciple-acceptance ceremony was about to begin.

Upon seeing this, the steward quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and ushered the two envoys into the main hall.

He then hurried off to report to Master Shen.