A man died during the pandemic in 2020, but as he closed his eyes for the last time, something stirred in his mind. When he opened them, he discovered that he had been reborn in what appeared to be ancient China, yet he retained all his memories from the future. 

Let us follow Shen Mu, as he makes his way in a world he knows nothing about and learns the truth about the world, and his mission as a cultivator.

Can his memories of the future help in a place where magic is real? And what is that other presence in his mind?

Rebirth and Reincarnation

Bao Hu didn’t arrive the next day, nor the next. And while I was vexed with him for breaking his promise to spend no more than three days outside, I could only hope and pray that he had not abandoned me. 


Meanwhile, however, I spent my days in meditation or thinking about the sacrifices my father had to make to be the man the country needed him to be. On the fifth day, I was in my room meditating after finally capturing the chi of Earth inside my mindscape when Selene rudely interrupted me. 


‘Bao Hu just arrived at the palace and there is something different about him.’ 


‘I do not know, but I have a feeling that we have sensed it before.’ 


With how cryptic Selene’s message had been, I stood up and came out of the room despite my aching joints. I had been sitting in that same position for hours. I knew I was close to being ready to challenge my first tribulation, but I needed to find a secluded and safe place to do it. 


IX: The Servant Part 1