Hidden Years, Approaching the Abyss

Eastern Fantasy + Reborn + Cultivation at Sea + Faction Building

In his previous life, Yan Jiuyuan cultivated to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven realm, only to be surrounded and killed by the Nine Great Immortal Sects at Starbreak Terrace. With his dying breath, he crushed the Age-Hiding Diagram and returned to the eve of the Shadow-Reflection Ceremony, at the age of sixteen.

In this life, he no longer wants to be the Wenren clan's sacrifice. At the ceremony, he uses the lingering power of Domain Establishment to deceive the heavens, disguising his true Fate Aspect, the "Gate of Endless Day," as a Profound-grade Calamity-Crossing Ark. He uses his family's resources to kindle lanterns, command Fate Aspects, and build a fleet. The Black Tide of the Abyss, due in seven years, has yet to arrive. Before then, he must take control of the sea routes, gather allies, recover the seven Mirage Scales, and uncover the truth behind the Age-Hiding Diagram and the Black Tide. But returning to life comes at a price. The diagram is shattered, and his memories of his previous life fade as history changes. Each lock opened on the Gate of Endless Day demands a payment in memories, flesh and blood, a name, or karma. The deeper he calculates, the more he realizes that the city's destruction back then was no natural disaster, and the Keepers of the Years were not the only ones moving the pieces. This is the story of a former sacrifice who returns to the age of sixteen, builds a faction at sea, and contends with the Immortal Sects and the forces of the old world. If saving the many requires sacrificing the few, who has the right to decide for them?