Handsome_chicken

His fate was predetermined: fight, defend, and perish with the stars, a mere cog in the great machinery of creation. But something within him resisted this cruel fate. A seed of defiance sprouted in his heart, whispering of freedom.

He sought a way to transcend the cosmic chains—to escape, to defy destiny, to seize freedom at any cost.

As a mortal, he felt the agony of watching his loved ones wither and die, powerless to stop the decay of time. He wept for children, lovers, friends.

As an emperor, he conquered kingdoms and wielded unimaginable power, only to be betrayed by those he trusted most, dragged from his throne, and executed in shame.

As a beggar, he wandered the streets, starving and shivering under the cold gaze of uncaring gods.

As a villain, he became the monster in stories told to frighten children—burning cities, drowning nations in blood, only to be hunted and killed by the heroes of those same tales.

As a saint, he gave everything—his wealth, his strength, his life—to others, only to discover that gratitude was fleeting and the world did not remember the sacrifices of the righteous.

But, Every failure, every death, every betrayal—they were nothing but steps on a long, infinite path. And the path had only one direction: up, through the layers of existence, through the fabric of reality itself. No prison could contain him. No curse could hold him.

His heart whispered one thing to him, a truth carved into his soul:Move forward. Always forward.

 Because he was Li Shenrong—the Lord of the Celestial Throne.

Lord of the Celestial Throne

Four of them started gossiping and laughing about recent events and so on. Li shenrong only listened without commenting.

"Brothers, our safe rout ends here, we are entering frosty wood forest, after passing through the forest we will be crossing fire bird mountain. This two place is extremely perilous for us low level cultivator. If we are unlucky we might encounter e beast king and thats the end for us. Though the chances of encountering a beast king is not very high but we need to be alert.

Since we are brothers travelling together we need to protect and help each other." The only person who was a spirit accumulation realm cultivator among the five, spoke seriously. He also gave instructions on battle formation after encountering a beast.

"Brother li, don't you feel scared? I feel my legs shaking. I am still unmarried, it will be extremely sad if i die a virgin. Oh brother you are a new vagrant cultivator so you might not know the power classification of beasts. I will be generous and explain to you. Since you know beasts are different from us human with strong bones and sharp claws. They don't need to go through refining process to temper their body. They possess their races innate ability or talent. Beasts gets stronger as they age because there is a beast core inside every beast which absorbs natural essence from the world, and we can determine a beasts age with the changes on its body. If we encounter a fifty year old beast any one of us can easily kill it, a hundred year old beast will take three of us to take action. We need all five of us working together to kill a hundred and fifty years old beast. When a beast is two hundred years and older it is called a beast king. When a beast becomes a beast king it will gain intelligence like human and we can no longer gauge its power through its age; beast king, saint beast, beast sovereign, myriad beast sovereign, beast god and lastly the supreme beast lord.

I heard beast lords can even fight equally with a supreme emperor." The only chatterbox guy among them chatted with li shenrong unceasingly even though li shenrong only nodded and smiled through the whole time.

"You are very knowledgeable." Li shenrong decided to praise the guy, hoping this chatterbox would stop.

No guy would be interested to talk with another guy so enthusiastically. Li shenrong even suspected if he is into men.

"Brother do you have a girlfriend?" He suddenly asked li shenrong.

Li shenrong felt weird faced with this question.

"No just asking, given how handsome you are, all the girls must be head over heels for you." The guy sighed dejectedly.

"What!!! I told you seven times already. Brother li you can tell me if you have amnesia i know a few doctor who can help you with treatment. Call me Xiao han." His reaction was almost exaggerated as he spoke.

Li shenrong understood this guy was extremely nervous and never faced danger before.

"Which clan are you from?" Li shenrong inquired with a smile.

"Oh i am from Lu… huh brother i told you i am a vagrant cultivator just like you. How can you forget so easily."

"Yeah sure." Li shenrong did not press the question as he sat down in a corner for rest.

Xiao Han.