Looking Back in a Dream

Lin Ye was originally the most humble servant of the Qingyun Sect. He failed to refine his Qi in three years and was bullied by others. Until that snowy night, he grasped the black iron ring left by his parents and cut off the bully's throat with a gap hatchet. The ring channeled spirits, helping him break through situations like drinking water, and kill enemies like a refreshing breeze. He fought his way out of the mess hall, fought monsters and beasts, competed with rogue cultivators, and even met a close friend who was as gentle as jade—Murong Feng, a direct disciple of the Zhenyuan Immortal Sect. But what Lin Ye didn't know was that Murong Feng had already seen through the day he first met him that he was carrying a treasure. The so-called sacrificing one's life to protect him was just a careful plan; the jade pendant that showed good intentions was actually a chess piece to track his traces. Deep in the ancient cave, when Lin Ye fought bloody battles to protect his friends and handed his back to the opponent, a sword pierced his heart—— "Heaven is ruthless, and people's hearts are even colder. The only people you can trust are yourself and the sword in your hand." Lin Ye died, died of innocence. Murong Feng returned to the Immortal Sect with the ring, but soon after, he died at the hands of another person who was more ruthless than him. The ring circulates, cause and effect reincarnate. In this chess game where everyone wants to live forever and everyone is plotting, who is the one holding the chess?