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

‘Ah, dearest Shixian, where are you now?’ I sighed inwardly. Even as I projected a cold and strong facade, deep down, my heart was racing for the daughter I had relinquished. 


I had to, for her own sake. Even if her dream of the sage was nothing but a fabrication of her young mind, it had served us well. So much so that our empire had grown stronger than ever; if we could survive the coming encounter with the Huns, we would finally have a chance of uniting the empire under one banner, like in the past. 


The dream the ancestors had gifted me with was so close within my reach that I wanted nothing more than to grab it…but before I could do that, I would need to ‘survive the long night’, in the words of my daughter. 


XXIX: A fire lit Part I