Three-Inch Abyss of a Blade Scar

In his previous life, the Martial Emperor was betrayed by a comrade and killed. Reborn three months before the spiritual qi revival, he lives by one rule this time: anyone who stands in his way dies. Gu Yuan has died once. He died in the eighth year of the spiritual qi revival, when the trusted comrade he had relied on most plunged a knife into his heart from behind. He is reborn three months before the spiritual qi revival. The traitor will become a Martial King and earn the admiration of countless people in ten years. Under his pillow lies a shard of a blade from an age yet to come. Carved into a cliff face is a name that should not exist in this era. Someone is waiting for him to return. This time, the first thing Gu Yuan does when he opens his eyes is not seek revenge. He cultivates. He awakens his talent before everyone else, seizes the Shangguan family's resources, destroys the Black Lotus Cult's evil formation, and sharpens his blade before the Demonic Heaven Clan arrives. He never goes looking for trouble, but anyone who blocks his way dies. No pointless infighting, no saintly mercy, only decisive action. "The knife you plunged into my back in my last life? This time, I'll return it in front of the whole world." Xiao Tianjue, get your neck ready. The core appeal: This is not a power fantasy of rebirth and revenge, but the unraveling of three interwoven mysteries: betrayal in his previous life, a third party's machinations in the present, and a cult conspiracy.