The Time Origin Divine Tree said nothing. Before her eyes, Time Shards emerged one after another in the sky above the secret realm.
Each shard held a stretch of the boy's life.
In the Imperial Hall, the infant cradled in someone's arms was granted a name. From birth, an Imperial Edict made him known throughout the world.
Born into an illustrious household, he was the envy of countless people, seemingly destined for a lifetime of endless splendor and wealth.
Yet the child's courtyard was exceedingly plain, displaying the frugal traditions of an old military family.
Playing chess, fishing, fooling around...
He did not cultivate like other children, nor did he train in riding or archery, much less study military treatises or battle tactics.
Born unable to establish the foundation of a battle body, he could nevertheless master all manner of sword arts and cultivation methods at a glance.
His background was the envy of countless people, yet he lived only a simple life.
Until his family member returned victorious from a distant campaign, and the boy's fate was overturned. The divine might of that battle shone over Qingzhou City, and early winter's snow fell ahead of its time, burying every footprint the boy left as he walked away from the residence...
The Time Origin Divine Tree silently watched those fluttering Time Shards. She could tell that this life of the boy's was a reincarnated body. He possessed a precocity far beyond his years, something sheer brilliance could never explain.
Yet despite the extraordinary prestige of this life, it had been far from happy.
As the Time Divine Tree, she had seen many Heavenly Prodigies and witnessed their pasts.
Some had suffered bitter hardship, losing both parents in childhood, like lone stars doomed to bring calamity. Yet they rose from adversity,