This is the story of a cultivator who, after returning to his student days through rebirth, conceals his true strength, outshines his rivals, and makes up for the regrets of his previous life.
“Huh! What’s this…? Wasn’t I just locked in a fierce battle against the many masters of the Araga Starfield in the world of cultivators? How come…?”
A rather ordinary-looking young man stood now in the shade of a tree-lined path, gazing around in bewilderment as if still lost in a daydream.
At this moment, he found himself in a modern city on Earth.
“Could it be that I’ve returned? I didn’t seize the chance to transcend during that great battle. Instead, I must have perished under the combined assault of those masters. Yet, because a sliver of my soul remained undying, I’ve been reborn on Earth—my former home!”
On Earth, this young man was called Zhang Pu, a name as plain as his appearance. But in the world of cultivators among the stars, he was known by a mighty title—Emperor Zhang.
His talent was extraordinary; where most cultivators would toil for ten thousand, even a hundred million years, painstakingly progressing from the basics—refining qi, building the foundation, forming the golden core, forging the nascent soul, ascending through spirit transformation, void return, unity with the Dao, and finally heavenly tribulation—he had achieved all this in just a thousand years after being rescued from Earth by a true immortal and brought into the universe of cultivation.
After that, he swept through the cosmos, challenging invincible beings and supreme rulers wherever he went, undefeated in a hundred battles. The cultivation world revered him as an emperor—Emperor Zhang.
At this moment, Zhang Pu could still recall, with vivid clar