Restoration (2,200 added)

"Four seasons decree fate; through violent liberation, become an immortal..."

Zao Fu recited the Magic Incantation and was about to use the ritual sword to achieve Liberation by Violence.

After exchanging blows with the intruders, he understood that even at the height of his power, he might not have been able to withstand three Nascent Soul grand cultivators working together. Now that his Qi and Blood were both depleted, there was even less hope.

His only path to survival lay in gambling on the way of the Divine Immortal.

Although rebel armies had risen everywhere within the Second Yanhan Empire and its Dragon Qi was far weaker than before, five hundred years of accumulated power might, if he became a Divine Immortal in a single stroke, allow him to rival the 'Spirit Refining' realm above the Nascent Soul realm!

At the very least, it could make him somewhat stronger than he had been at his peak, enough to drive back his powerful enemies.

Thus, Zao Fu deployed his domain and trapped the three Nascent Souls in one stroke, solely to buy time.

At that moment, the ritual sword descended. His magnificent head fell to the ground, a fountain of blood spraying three feet high, while his headless corpse slowly toppled over. A tiny Nascent Soul emerged from within.

In the heavens, the black Dragon of Fortune of Immortal Qin let out a long cry and was about to descend and merge with the Nascent Soul.

"Once free from the cage and chains, today I finally know that I am myself... Huh?... Woof, woof!"

Zao Fu's true spirit blurred for a moment, then a huge stretch of memory surfaced.

The Second Yanhan Empire!

The Quanrong!

"I... I'm Huang Xie?! How did I come to this world?"

Huang Xie muttered to himself.