Imperial Ambition

Wei Yunxuan made a name for herself at a young age, riding through the martial world in fine clothes on a fine horse, full of pride and ambition.

She had a cave abode called "Wander Freely," filled with coral trees and heaps of gold and jade, richer than a kingdom.

She had a fine sword called "Sovereign of All," capable of splitting mountains and seas, unrivaled beneath heaven.

She had a beautiful cultivation partner, the most beautiful person under heaven, envied by countless young men.

She thought she was the savior in a tale, never once backing down in her life, until she fell into a deadly ambush on all sides.

After her death, her wealth, enough to rival a kingdom, belonged to someone else. Her sword belonged to someone else. Even her cultivation partner smiled as she formed a bond with that person before Wei Yunxuan's bones had grown cold.

She had toiled all her life, yet all she had left was a broken bed, a shattered table, a cracked cauldron, and a sickly lute. Everything from her past had become a dream.

Even her remains were gathered up out of kindness by a traveler fleeing from place to place.

Reborn, Wei Yunxuan no longer wants to pursue the path to immortality that everyone else is fighting tooth and nail to take.

She can be a spendthrift, a good-for-nothing, a fool, or a sleepyhead. Anything but the Yunxuan Jun whom people hold up on a pedestal.

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Li Zhijuan was born into nobility. She spent sixteen years as an arrogant and domineering princess, then half a year as a fugitive on the run.

Her uncle rebelled and usurped the throne. All her loved ones perished in the flames of war.

Not one of her old friends was willing to take her in, even for a little while.

At the end of her road, the one who came with a sword to save her from the abyss was a drunkard who seemed like a wandering ghost.

"I came with my sword to repay you for gathering my bones in my previous life."

Theme: Establishing a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, carrying on the lost teachings of the past sages, and bringing peace to all generations.