Reborn in a High-Martial World: The Goddess Gets a Hundred-Thousandfold Cashback

Liu Yuan was a worn-out wage slave in his forties on Blue Star in 2026. While saving a young woman who had stumbled, he accidentally fell to his death, only to be reborn in 1998 in a parallel world where martial arts and technology advanced side by side. He had become a young man of just 22.

History had taken a very different course in this world. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Shan of Shu Han awakened Liu Xiu's "Archmage" abilities. During Zhuge Liang's third Northern Expedition, he personally led the campaign, using a meteor shower to reclaim the north, then taking advantage of floods in Eastern Wu to unify the land and restore the Han dynasty three times over. After that, ancient secret realms appeared one after another, and the martial techniques of great generals were passed down, giving rise to numerous clans that grew powerful through martial arts. By the 20th century, martial arts and technology were advancing hand in hand across the globe, and China stood at the pinnacle of the world thanks to its martial arts legacy. People began training as early as their nine years of compulsory education. After middle school, ordinary people could enter institutes of higher learning through national selection or become disciples of small sects, while the scions of great clans had their own legacies. Sects, clans, and institutes were ranked as top-tier, advanced, or intermediate. Graduates of top-tier and advanced institutes often went into the military or government, while intermediate institutes trained technical professionals. Meanwhile, secret realms, rife with both danger and opportunity, drew the military and disciples from top-tier clans and sects to explore them.

As a core disciple of the third-rate Vajra Sect in Zi County, Liu Yuan had an earth-grade physique and the strength of the sixth level of the Houtian realm. Though he had grown up in the sect without parents, he was still considered a genius in this small county. Three years earlier, the original Liu Yuan had fallen in love at first sight with Bai Shuang'er, the Holy Maiden of the Wanhua Sect, at the county tournament. He had often tried to win her favor since then, only to be rejected again and again.