Jiang Shu had been troubled ever since he awakened all his memories of his previous lives.
The Jiang Shu who possessed only this life's memories had been a sunny, hot-blooded young man in his twenties.
His greatest wish had been to master the Daoist arts and roam the world with sword in hand, drawing his blade whenever he saw injustice, championing the weak with his strength, sweeping away every wrong beneath heaven, and killing everyone who deserved death.
If he could have a companion along the way, the one he wanted most was Shi Feiyang.
Shi Feiyang had helped furnish his cave abode, making it lavish and luxurious, yet warm and comfortable.
He had even wanted to admit Shi Feiyang into the Green City Sect on behalf of his two late masters, Heavenly Capital Minghe, so they could cultivate here together.
Later, Shi Feiyang had gone out with his disciples to seek rare treasures of heaven and earth. During that time, the disciples had brought back immortal flowers, exotic herbs, wondrous stones, and spiritual trees, but Shi Feiyang himself had never returned.
Jiang Shu had kept waiting and hoping, but as more and more memories of his previous lives surfaced, his outlook had begun to change.
Gradually, his perspective had shifted. He was the Demon-Subduing Perfected One, who had cultivated for hundreds of years and passed through more than one reincarnation. Over those long years, he had experienced countless things and met countless people.
The twenty-odd years since his rebirth in this life were no more than the flick of a finger, and Shi Feiyang was merely another passing traveler in his life.
At times, his old mindset returned, and he felt Shi Feiyang was nothing particularly special. Their paths differed, after all; he really was only a companion met