Xuanhuan: I’m Nearly in My Grave, and the System Has Only Just Arrived

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never look down on an old man just because he’s poor!

Ye Tianming transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty and makes three grand vows.

First: Prove the Dao through martial arts and become a regional overlord.

Second: Marry a beautiful woman and spend every night in bliss.

Third: Fill his home with children and disciples, found a sect, and make his name immortal in the annals of history!

But the cruel world of fantasy strikes him down. After ten years of bloody battles on the border, he is forced to retire with injuries. Years of hard cultivation barely get him to the Spirit Refining Realm, leaving him with no choice but to teach children martial arts at a small school.

Fortunately, he meets the virtuous, gentle, and beautiful Pu Qiaoqiao.

They fall in love at first sight, marry, and have a child, whom they name Ling Tian, meaning “born with the potential to become a Heavenly Emperor.”

At this point, Ye Tianming thinks a quiet, ordinary life is what matters most.

That is, until Pu Qiaoqiao’s family comes knocking. Only then does he learn that his gentle and virtuous wife is the eldest legitimate daughter of the reclusive Pu clan from beyond the borders, and that she fled to Tianzhi City to escape an arranged marriage.

The Pu clan forcibly takes Pu Qiaoqiao away. Ye Tianming tries to stop them, but an attendant slaps him flying.

Only then does Ye Tianming understand that in the ancient Xuan world, strength always comes first.

He trains desperately, determined to prove the Dao through martial arts and bring Qiaoniang home.

At thirty-five: Never look down on a man in his prime just because he’s poor.

At forty: Never look down on a middle-aged man just because he’s poor.

At fifty: Never look down on an old man... Forget it, he can’t fight anymore.

The injuries Ye Tianming sustained in battle when he was young damaged his foundations, and his vital energy begins to wane. He can no longer break through, or even maintain his cultivation.

The wasting of vital energy is incurable!

But against all expectations, when he is nearing the end of his years, the legendary System finally arrives!

“Is Lian Po too old to eat?”

Thinking of Qiaoniang’s tearful, reluctant expression, and of his son, who has looked up to him since childhood, Ye Tianming nods firmly. “I can!”