The Peach Blossom Mountain was the site of the founding of one of the greatest straight-flow sects in the martial world but a great battle 50 years ago turned a mountain that was once filled with peach blossom trees into a land of death.

During the last decades, this place was neglected and even changed its name to Devil Skull Mountain because so many bodies were buried in this place.

After being uninhabited for a long time, today the Mountain is the scene of another great battle. Seen below the blue horizon, a middle-aged man was being surrounded by dozens of other people.

"Senior Xiao, hand over the Heavenly Dragon God's Book and we'll let you live."

"Senior Holy Sword, don't be stubborn, you can't possibly win against all of us in this place."

“Xiao Chen! You think the Heavenly Dragon God's Book can do whatever you want? If you don't obey then I will take revenge for the sects that you destroyed! "

One by one people were trying to persuade the middle aged man in front of them, everyone realized that even though there were many of them there were at least tens of people who would lose their lives if a battle really broke out. That's why no one becomes the first offender knowing they will definitely lose their lives if they do.

The middle aged man only smiled faintly listening to all these words, his name was Xiao Chen who was also known as the Holy Swordsman. Even though at first glance he looks like he is in his 50s and only part of his hair has turned white but in fact Xiao Chen is already 92 years old.

"If I had ten ... no, five more years then I would have no trouble escaping them all." Xiao Chen thought as he checked his surroundings.

Everyone present in this place were high-ranking swordsmen of both righteous and heretical traditions, not a few who were sect heads. They all gathered because they wanted to seize the Book of Heavenly Dragon Gods, which is the most powerful martial arts knowledge in the world of martial arts.

Xiao Chen let out a long sigh as he recalled that all this started 70 years ago, the world of martial arts was in an uproar because of the reappearance of the Four Matchless Knowledge Books and the Seven World-Ruling Heritage All of that was the start of what was called the Era of Chaos.

So many humans died in the Chaos Era and at the same time talents in the world of martial arts were also emerging, people who were called heroes or great villains but Xiao Chen was not one of them.

Xiao Chen closed his eyes, he understood that today it is impossible to get out of this place alive. Even though everyone could see Xiao Chen closing their eyes, none of them tried to attack him.

One after another, memories flashed through Xiao Chen's mind, he was actually an ordinary child who came from a simple family. One day when he was 5 years old, his village was attacked by robbers, he was arrested and intended to be sold as a slave but he managed to escape to the forest where he met someone who changed his life. Xiao Chen met someone who became his teacher and brought him into the world of martial arts.

Xiao Chen has a good talent in sword arts, but unfortunately due to his childhood trauma, he is reluctant to study martial arts and chooses to spend his time studying like a bachelor. His teacher never forced him and let Xiao Chen behave the way he wanted.

When Xiao Chen was 17 years old, the Master died from an illness he had suffered for a long time. That's when Xiao Chen realized that he should learn martial arts, but it was too late. Five years later the Chaos Era took place and the sect Xiao Chen took shelter in became one that perished in the early years of that Era.

"Come to think of it, everything feels really strange ..." Xiao Chen thought as he shook his head.

Xiao Chen became one of the few people who managed to survive the destruction of his sect, with the intention of taking revenge on Xiao Chen spending all his time studying martial arts. In the end Xiao Chen never got something that was actually easy for most people like love, someone's face appeared when he remembered that.

"Come to think of it, I've never even held a girl's hand ..." Xiao Chen suddenly felt like shedding tears but he couldn't do it in front of all these swordsmen.

When he was 72 years old, Xiao Chen felt that he had spent his life in vain, even though he had high achievements in swordsmanship after practicing 50 years but in fact he could not take revenge.

Never did Xiao Chen expect himself to be lucky enough to find the Heavenly Dragon God's Book, when practicing according to that book not only did his inner power increase rapidly but his body also became younger.

Indeed, in the martial world Xiao Chen had seen several great heroes who had high internal strength able to look young, he did not expect himself to be able to experience the same experience.

Xiao Chen locked himself up for more than ten years before reappearing in the martial world for revenge. His swordsmanship and great inner strength made him famous in a short time and earned him the nickname Holy Swordsman, one of the most famous warriors in the world of martial arts.

Many wondered because Xiao Chen appeared suddenly and was unknown before but possessed such great abilities. Therefore, many investigated and finally found that Xiao Chen had the Heavenly Dragon God's Book.

All of that led Xiao Chen to the situation he was now in. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at all the swordsmen before him coldly.

"Today heaven and earth will witness blood spilling on this mountain again ..." Xiao Chen then took out a book from his clothes, all the swordsmen reacted immediately because they believed the book was the Book of Heavenly Dragon God, "Is this what you want? Take it!"

Xiao Chen threw the book into the sky, before the swordsmen had time to react, Xiao Chen drew his sword and released a sword energy directed at the book.

"Not!"

"Are you crazy ?!"

The Book of Heavenly Dragon Gods is indeed the greatest inner power knowledge but still the books that store that knowledge are made of plain paper. The sword energy that was in the form of blue light immediately pierced the book, making it shattered into pieces.

All of the swordsmen drew their weapons and became furious at that action while Xiao Chen only laughed loudly in response to them.

“You guys want the Book of the Heavenly Dragon God? I won't let it in your dream even! ” After saying that, Xiao Chen attacked with his sword.

Thanks to his great inner strength, Xiao Chen possessed a high body lightness skill, making his movements so agile and agile. Within a few breaths, he had arrived among the swordsmen and had managed to release several slashes.

Everything happened so fast, two high ranking swordsmen had been killed by Xiao Chen's sword. Even though the two people had held Xiao Chen's sword, it's just that the stab of the sword destroyed their swords so easily.

Xiao Chen's sword was not an heirloom sword, but the profound force exerted on it was so great that it had tremendous destructive power and could easily cut through steel like cutting paper.

The warriors no longer stood still, they attacked at about the same time. A fierce battle ensued between Xiao Chen and dozens of formidable fighters. In the face of so many enemies, Xiao Chen was not in the least bit afraid to even be able to fight with a big smile no matter his body began to be covered in wounds.

The fight didn't last long, about fifteen minutes passed before the warriors moved back away from Xiao Chen and looked at him while feeling frightened.

Xiao Chen's condition was so bad, he lost his left arm, his whole body was covered in wounds but he could still stand up after losing so much blood. His breathing was heavy, but he looked like he could still kill a few more people to die with him.

"My teacher once told me to be careful of the old people in the martial world, because in this world most people die young ... Today my eyes are really open." Said someone while amazed.

Xiao Chen and the remaining warriors looked at the source of the voice and found a young man who looked to be in his 20s. They all immediately recognized him as the most talented young swordsman of this generation who belonged to one of the biggest sects today.

The young man looked at his surroundings which were now filled with the bodies of high-level warriors, he was sure that even with his abilities it was difficult to do what Xiao Chen did.

"Don't get me wrong, I came here because I heard the Lord of the Ice Island came here, isn't it a rare opportunity to witness the Lord of the Ice Island?" asked the young man, smiling broadly.

The expressions on the faces of the warriors including Xiao Chen immediately changed, almost as the young man finished speaking, the air around them all felt colder.

Xiao Chen looked in one direction and saw a girl rapidly approaching from a distance, at a glance the girl seemed to be floating in the air but Xiao Chen knew it was a technique that could be performed by someone with such high power. As far as Xiao Chen knew, people who were capable of doing it in all the martial world could be counted on the fingers of one hand.

When the girl finally landed in front of everyone, they could clearly see the girl's face. Everyone chuckled in awe but no one dared to stare at him for too long apart from the youth who was the most talented young swordsman.

“The beauty of the Lord of the Island of Ice is true to legend. Today my eyes are really open. " The young man laughed out loud and full of pride.

The girl who possessed a heavenly beauty put on a cold face and said nothing, other than suddenly raising her hand.

One breath in the next, the talented youth's body was flung several meters before falling to the ground. His body froze and his breath stopped at once. Seeing that all the remaining swordsmen didn't dare to take a breath, some even immediately left the place.

Xiao Chen chuckled, that young man was perhaps the most talented of his generation capable of even learning the high-level martial arts of his sect. The problem is that this girl who looks to be in her teens is actually the same age as Xiao Chen.

Bing Ruyue, the Lord of the Ice Island and the only martial genius from the Chaos Era who still lives to this day. Not only did he master one of the Matchless Four Books but Ruyue also possessed one of the Seven World-Ruling Treasures.

"Within three breaths, those who are still here will remain here forever ..." Bing Ruyue said softly, but everyone could hear him.

No need three breaths, not finished Ruyue said more than half of the remaining swordsmen immediately left the Mountain. Xiao Chen chuckled again when only himself and Bing Ruyue remained.

"Madam ..."

"I am not married." Bing Ruyue cut Xiao Chen.

"Ehem ... Miss ..." Xiao Chen choked on his own saliva when Ruyue cut him off for what he thought was trivial, "Miss Bing, I don't know the reason for your presence here but if what you want is the Book of Heavenly Dragon God, you're too late."

Bing Ruyue shook her head softly, “I only want to help people who are from the same generation as me. I heard we are from the same era, but it looks like I'm too late ... "

Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, not expecting Bing Ruyue to intend to come to help him but Ruyue was right, he was too late. If it weren't for his inner strength, Xiao Chen would have died long ago and even his vision began to blur.

“Miss Bing… Thank you for your good intentions. If there is a next life, I will retaliate… ”Xiao Chen couldn't finish his words before vomiting blood, his inner strength couldn't hold the wound any longer.

All Xiao Chen could do was smile as wide as he could at Bing Ruyue, before breathing her last. Bing Ruyue's eyes widened slightly when she realized Xiao Chen had died standing up using his sword as a support.

Bing Ruyue recalled her Grandfather's words that she had almost forgotten, "Only a true warrior dies standing upright, no matter how many wounds he has." Bing Ruyue didn't really care about that sentence considering that her grandfather had died on the bed.

"I never thought I would see a true warrior here ..." Bing Ruyue smiled faintly, she didn't remember when she last smiled. Bing Ruyue took off the necklace she was wearing and then wrapped it around Xiao Chen's neck.

"This necklace is the heirloom of Ice Island, it is said that this heirloom has the power to change destiny ..." Bing Ruyue never found the secret of this necklace, in the end he felt that this could be a form of regret that he could not save Xiao Chen.

Bing Ruyue then used her inner strength to create ice around Xiao Chen's body, confining his body in an ice chest. Bing Ruyue lowered her head once before leaving the Mountain, without realizing that when she turned around something happened to the necklace she gave to Xiao Chen.

Something that changed Xiao Chen's destiny in the most inconceivable way.

"This is how death feels ..."

Xiao Chen could feel his gaze slowly darkening, for him his last sight of the face of the most beautiful girl in the martial world could be said to be an achievement as well. Xiao Chen was at least able to avenge his sect before he died, there was no longer any remorse.

"Is it true that there are no more regrets?"

Xiao Chen felt like laughing, because he felt stupid. Who is he trying to lie to? There were so many regrets in his life that he couldn't fix but now regretting it was useless.

"Everything is too late, except for myself to be able to turn back time ... What kind of stupid thoughts do I have."

Now that Xiao Chen felt like he was in the dark, the pain throughout his body also slowly disappeared indicating that he was starting to go to the afterlife.

"Teacher ... Father, Mother ... I'm coming ..."

When Xiao Chen began to choose to surrender and give up everything suddenly a bright blue light appeared in front of him.

"Oh, is this the door to the afterlife?"

Before Xiao Chen had time to think any further, the bright blue light grew bigger and closer to him. Xiao Chen wanted to observe the light further but when the blue light hit his body, it seemed to enter him.

Xiao Chen's body then emitted a bright blue light before his gaze darkened again, but this time his whole body felt pain again even though it wasn't as bad as before.

"Ouch! Ouch! What happened?!" Xiao Chen tried to rebel from the pain he felt, shouldn't he have already died? Why does he still have to feel this pain?

When Xiao Chen struggled further, he realized he could open his eyes and found himself lying there staring at the star-filled night sky.

"I'm not dead?" Xiao Chen couldn't believe it, he tried to change his position to sit down but his whole body ached and it was difficult to move. Xiao Chen was sure he had died and this place also felt strange to him, could it be that the afterlife was different from what had been said in the notebooks Xiao Chen thought.

"Oh, have you regained consciousness? I thought it would take a few more days. "

Xiao Chen then found someone sitting in front of the fireplace not far from him, a young man wearing an iron mask to cover most of his face. Even though only a pair of eyes and a mouth could be seen, Xiao Chen could recognize this person.

“Teacher Fang, why are you still wearing a mask in the afterlife? Does Master's good looks still cause problems in this realm? " Xiao Chen immediately recognized this young man as Fang An, someone who brought him into the world of martial arts.

Fang An, who initially approached Xiao Chen with a gentle smile, now stopped his steps and became vigilant, “How do you know that I am surnamed Fang, a youth? Who are you?"

Xiao Chen frowned when he heard Fang An call him a young man. Xiao Chen examined his body, his hands looked much smaller and his legs had also become very short.

“What the hell…” Xiao Chen held his head which started to hurt, he was sure he had been killed by such a terrible wound but now he was in a situation that he was starting to remember, “Isn't this the first time I met Teacher Fang? I returned to the past? How could it be?"

Xiao Chen didn't understand his condition, his head ached and he started screaming hysterically. No sane person could understand the situation that had happened to him. Fang An, who was alert, turned into pity because he saw Xiao Chen's condition.

"Calm yourself down, everything will be fine ..." Fang An hugged Xiao Chen who was hysterical, strangely the hug calmed Xiao Chen down after a while.

Fang An did not force Xiao Chen to tell further but let Xiao Chen digest the situation he was in.

During that night Xiao Chen could not sleep, trying to find an explanation for this experience that was happening to him. Every now and then Xiao Chen could hear Fang An cough softly in front of the fireplace all night long.

Seeing Fang An also not sleeping because he wanted to keep an eye on Xiao Chen, worried that Xiao Chen needed something or returned to hysterics again made Xiao Chen accept the situation more quickly.

"Maybe a god gave me a chance to settle my regrets ..."

Xiao Chen didn't care anymore whether all of this was an illusion or reality, but he would live it. For him whatever he was going through, being able to meet his Master again was a blessing.

Xiao Chen did not understand why he came back when he was 5 years old, when his village was attacked and lost both of his parents. Xiao Chen then brushed off the thought, because he realized that going back to an earlier time did not mean that he could save his village from robbers.

"Son, are you calm? Can you tell me where you came from?

How did you end up in this place? "

Fang An started asking questions after seeing that Xiao Chen's condition was stable.

Xiao Chen told everything to Fang An, in his previous life it took a long time before Xiao Chen could tell everything to Fang An because of the trauma he had experienced but this time Xiao Chen could tell everything smoothly.

Fang An was quite amazed to see that Xiao Chen, who was still so young, looked calm in the face of the situation that happened to him, Fang An could also see that everything Xiao Chen told him was not a lie.

"Fine, I understand your situation. How do you know my surname?" And why do you call me Teacher? "

Fang An was dressed like an ordinary person, apart from the mask on his face of course while his sword was hidden with a cloth. Not many people would think Fang An was a swordsman by nature, they would only think Fang An was hiding his face because he was injured or his face was unsightly.

Xiao Chen scratched his head, he couldn't possibly tell the truth that this was his second life right? Finally Xiao Chen could only make up a story that before waking up, he dreamed that he was appointed as a student of a warrior named Fang An who also wore a mask.

Fang An looked at Xiao Chen from top to bottom, knowing his clan was one thing but knowing his full name was certainly a very different thing.

To be honest, Fang An could hardly believe Xiao Chen's story, but on the other hand Xiao Chen was only a five-year-old in Fang An's eyes.

"There's no way I would leave him in this forest alone, he said in his dream that he recognized me as Master, could it be true? Is this fate? " Fang An stroked his chin.

Xiao Chen was a little worried that Fang An would not appoint him as a disciple this time because his previous reaction and Xiao Chen were indeed suspicious but if Xiao Chen wanted to fix all his regrets in the past, he had to join Fang An into the world of martial arts.

“If you really don't have a goal, how about you come with me? Maybe all this is fate, I have never had a student, you could be my first student ... "

Fang An hadn't finished talking yet but Xiao Chen had already started prostrate before him three times before calling Fang An back as the Fang Teacher. All of this Xiao Chen's attitude made Fang An a little anxious, but in the end this Master and disciple got back together in this life.