Centuries ago, Daoist Jing Yuan died from lightning. A millennium later, he comes back to life, but discovers that the stars have shifted and the world has transformed by leaps and bounds.
Marketplace: Selling herbs for 10 coppers each, alleviates fevers and detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain.
Jing Yuan: Isn’t this the main precious herb used for Foundation Establishment Pills?
Auction house: Advanced level cultivation method starting at 30,000 spirit-stones!
Jing Yuan: Isn’t this the tr*shiest cultivation method you could find anywhere on the streets?
Art gallery: “The 100 Influential Figures of the Cultivation World”
Jing Yuan: Aren’t these my good friends A, B, C, D and old enemies 1, 2, 3, 4?
Bookstore: “Jing Yuan: A Biography“, “Memoirs of Jing Yuan“, “An Intro to Daoist-Master Jing Yuan’s Legendary Life“, “Honored Master Jing Yuan Teaches You How to Guide Qi into the Body“, “The Seven Habits of Founder Jing Yuan”
Jing Yuan: ?? Isn’t this me? Wait, when did I gain seven habits?
The companions he once journeyed with have long passed away, and not even 1/10 of the formerly glorious cultivation legacies remain. Yet, in this world without him, his legend still exists. This kind of feeling, is a bit embarrassing…