In the Republic of China, I Return to the Past to Attain the Supreme Way

The East Xia Federation was a loose collection of states, each governing itself. Grandmasters were set in their ways and kept their arts secret. Even if they could shatter a mountain with a punch or split a river with a saber, they were still little more than brawny fools. Meanwhile, foreigners had discovered immense benefits in the mists of the sea and embarked on a new path of cultivation through serum fusion. Armed with steel ships and iron fists, they seized wealth and abducted people along the East Xia coast. In this dog-eat-dog world, Song Beiyou transmigrated into a poor shantytown. His first challenge was to overcome his own lingering misfortune and survive… … Go back in time, save someone’s life, gain their ability, then borrow their remaining years to upgrade that ability. That’s not too much to ask, is it? The smoke from Hadimen cigarettes blurred the dance hall’s dazzling lights. Beneath her qipao, the woman onstage had a graceful, curvaceous figure. She swayed to the music and sang in a sweet, lilting voice, unaware that a deadly fate was drawing near. Song Beiyou loosened his collar and glanced down, then looked at the pretty face in the mirror that wasn’t his own. He sighed at his reflection. “Miss, I’m only doing this to save you. I really have no choice…” … The pages of the Book of Impermanence turned one by one. Each subtly trembling mask represented an ability. On the final pages, ancient, rust-colored characters appeared: Martial Arts · Self-Forming, Supreme Nothingness · Unrivaled Inheritance · Qianyuan Deep · Xunchao Tide · Heavenly Gou Superpower · Ruler of Thunder · Divine Wheel “Natural form and intent, supreme tai chi and wuji. Eight eyes in Qianyuan’s depths, six legs in Xunchao’s tide. The authority of thunder, the seven wheels of sainthood.” The instant he put on the mask, heaven and earth dimmed, and all things fell silent. Behind him, those whose fates were bound to his gazed at his back with blazing intensity.