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

"Take it, the spoils are yours." Li shenrong threw the large pythons body in front of Tang yun.

She felt dazed for a bit and didn't know how to respond. The changes were too sudden for her.

A young man she thought as the same level as her turned out to be a mysterious immortal from the city. It was unbelievable. She felt ashamed of her previous action, she even called him reckless.

It was truly laughable but she also felt fortunate that they met.

"Lord… I don't dare to take it." She replied nervously. Her previous nonchalant attitude was nowhere to be seen.

"Take it, it's useless for me to keep it." Li shenrong shook his head.

"Become a cultivator first, then you can leave this place. Although your aptitude is average but your martial talent is exceptional.

Stage four martial warrior at the age of twenty, not too bad. You'll need three years of vigorous training to become a ninth stage martial warrior. After that, you can break through your mortal fate and become a cultivator. I'll teach you the method to break through and cultivation."

Li shenrong spoke in a few breaths, making Tang yun's heart filled with expectation and desire. She was also a bit hesitant about it.

He understood her thought and smiled, saying nothing.

Li shenrong pointed out his finger, a bright light flashed with extreem speed which disappeared inside her forehead.

Tang yun stood there with a blank expression, it was only after a while she regained her clarity.

"Lord, i don't know how should i repay your kindness." Tears welled up in her eyes as her voice shook.

She was an insignificant village girl, an ant that could die at any moment. Mere stage four warrior like her was nothing.

She always dreamed about those immortals she heard from the stories of her grandfather. Now an immortal stood before her, he saved her village, saved her life, gifted her wisdom. The young girl's heart was filled with gratitude as she swore one day she'll repay his kindness.

I tang yun will definitely repay lords kindness.

"I look forward to it." Li shenrong's words further motivated her.

"Let's part ways here." He said gently with a smile.

Tang yun was sad in her heart, she reluctantly put on a smile and bid him farewell.

Only after li shenong's back was out of her vision did she turn around and left.

Walking straight for two days li shenrong felt extremely bored. Although he killed many beasts along the way but still all of them were killed after a single strike.

He didn't forget to gather some precious herbs he found which will be needed to heal jessi's dao injury.

After some thought, Li shenrong hid away the black ring securely. All those blind fools tried to rob him because of this ring.

It wasn't that he was afraid of trouble but the ring would attrack only strong enemies. With his cultivation base as it is right now, defeating a demi god would be impossible without relying on external treasures.

He wants to hone his techniques and fight with his own cultivation. So putting away the ring was a wise choice.

If i want to, i could recover my previous cultivation base with the help of the black ring, but, if i do that i won't be able to surpass my previous self.

To li shenrong, the black ring itself wasn't that valuable treasure, but, the thing stored inside was.

Few million years ago, something happened which caused him to go into a long hibernation, before going into hibernation, he merged two supreme treasure into one. He sealed his entire 'dao' inside it so during the hibernation, the 'dao' sealed inside could constantly nourish his body.

Because his 'dao' was too strong, just one supreme treasure wasn't able to contain it so he found two suitable supreme treasure to merge.

Thinking back to the past, i wonder how that old man is doing. I bet he'd jump out in fright after knowing that i'm still alive.

Li shenrong couldn't help but smile, recalling some previous memories.

Reminiscing.