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The Great Flame Kingdom, beneath the heavens.

Tens of millions of people held their breath, staring intently at the inexplicable scene in the sky.

The immortal master Lin, whose skills were said to be divine, knelt on one knee in such a filthy place as a mass grave, his grief overwhelming.

His back trembled slightly, and his slender fingers carefully brushed away the rubble and withered leaves on the skeleton, his movements so light as if afraid of disturbing something.

Doubt, speculation, unease... spread wildly among the crowd like weeds that cannot be extinguished.

[Commoner Li Si: Immortal Master... what are you doing, Immortal Master? Why are you treating a skeleton like this...?]

[Commoner Wang Ming: Judging from the immortal's expression, so full of grief! These remains... could they possibly be related to the immortal?]

[Commoner Liu Shi: Damn it! That's a mass grave! Who would throw their loved one into a place like that? That person must have suffered a terrible injustice! They can't even rest in peace after death!]

[Commoner Zhao Dachui: Look at those skeletons! The arms are broken, and there are bite marks from wild animals! This body must have been mutilated by beasts! Not even a complete corpse was left!]

[Commoner Tian Xiaocao: I wonder who this person who died is...]

……

The Northern Frontier, the Dingyuan General's Mansion.

Wang Meng's initial excitement upon learning that Lin Ye had come to Dayan came to an abrupt halt when he saw the mass grave and the skeleton.

These mutilated skeletons, abandoned in a mass grave and left to be gnawed on by wild beasts, could not be...

Do not!impossible!

How could Lord Ye...?

But... near the capital, there was someone who had a past with Master Lin and had already been murdered—

Besides Lord Ye, who else could it be?!

The color drained from Wang Meng's face at a visible speed, turning him deathly pale.

His lips trembled violently as he tried to say something, but only a few hoarse gasps escaped his throat.

With a "plop".

This tough guy, who never sheds a tear but bled, suddenly collapsed to the ground, hot tears welling up in his tiger-like eyes.

He covered his mouth tightly to stop himself from letting out a painful wail.

Tears welled up between her fingers and dripped down her chin.

Lord Ye—

Those two damned bastards! They even went so far as to desecrate your corpse!

……

on the official road.

Shu Jingwei, clad in light armor, her phoenix eyes filled with murderous intent, charged ahead of the pack.

Behind her was a mighty force of five thousand elite Imperial Guards and Royal Bodyguards, like a black torrent of steel, approaching Qingfeng Mountain at top speed.

The horses' hooves pounded the ground, raising clouds of yellow dust. The chilling atmosphere startled the birds that roosted in the mountains and forests, causing them to flutter and scatter in all directions.

"Surround this entire mountain for me!" Shu Jingwei reined in her horse, surveying the barren mountains around her, her voice as cold and sharp as a knife.

"Not a single bird is to be released! Archers, take the high ground! The rest of you, follow me to search the mountain! Whoever captures that sorcerer and the First Princess will be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces and granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!!" Thousands of armored soldiers responded in unison, their voices echoing across the land.

They quickly dispersed, their weapons forming a forest, encircling the not-so-large foot of Qingfeng Mountain like an iron barrel.

The archers quickly climbed up the mountain path, looking for a good position.

After securing the retreat route, Shu Jingwei led hundreds of her most elite guards and generals, swiftly searching up the mountain along the rugged path.

"Search! Search thoroughly! Dig three feet into the ground and don't let them escape!" Her stern shouts echoed through the mountains.

"Yes"

Yao Jingyuan lagged behind, having just dismounted from a chestnut horse.

His face appeared calm, but the fist clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white inside his sleeve betrayed the turmoil within him.

He stared intently at the sky, watching Lin Ye gently brush away the fallen leaves and pebbles from the skeleton. His heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, or as if it were being roasted over a fire.

No way... that place is piled high with bones, how could he possibly recognize it!?

Yao Jingyuan frantically tried to reassure himself, but the ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger, almost overwhelming him.

He had to follow them, he had to see it with his own eyes!

In case... in case something really goes wrong, he can immediately distance himself from the situation...

On a mass grave.

Lin Ye finally finished cleaning up.

The rubble and fallen leaves around the skeleton were carefully removed, revealing the grayish-yellow soil below.

Only the skeleton leaning against the boulder remained, appearing even more lonely and tragic in the gloomy light.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming grief and rage surging in his chest.

He quietly flipped his free left hand, and a [One-Click Restoration Charm] with a bluish-green glow appeared at his fingertips.

Lin Ye's eyes narrowed, and he activated his mind.

"Buzz—!"

The [One-Click Restoration Charm] spontaneously combusted without wind, instantly transforming into a soft, cyan-green stream of light that completely enveloped the mangled skeleton.

The next moment, a miracle that everyone will never forget and that will overturn all understanding will suddenly unfold without warning in the sky!

The pale, dull bones bathed in the flowing light began to become translucent and lustrous at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under the glow of the blue light, the broken and misaligned bone fragments quietly healed and returned to their original state.

At the site of the missing left forearm bone, bluish-green light spots converged, stretched, and shaped, and in the blink of an eye, a complete arm bone grew out of thin air.

The dents and scratches left by wild beasts gnawing on the surface of the skeleton disappeared quickly, as if gently smoothed by an invisible hand...

But this is just the beginning!

Immediately afterwards, on the restored and glossy bones, strands of flesh, tendons, blood vessels, skin... began to grow.

Like the most magical paintbrush painting in the void, it grows, spreads, and covers rapidly from nothing to something!

In the blink of an eye, the outline of a complete human body has appeared!

Then, there was the jet-black hair, the long and powerful limbs, the broad shoulders, and the tightly pursed, thin lips that seemed to still retain a slight curve...

Finally, those flowing lights, like the most delicate weaver, wove a familiar, coarse old cloth garment on his body—the last thing Ye Fan remembered wearing.

Only then did the bluish-green light slowly dissipate.

On the once cold and rugged rocky slope, the mangled and horrifying skeleton had vanished.

Instead, there was a young man dressed in coarse old clothes, with a handsome and dashing face, who seemed to be just asleep.

He lay there quietly, his brows and eyes relaxed, and apart from his pale face and lack of any breathing, he looked no different from a living person.

The mountain breeze seemed to stand still at that moment.

The entire Great Flame Kingdom seemed to have been put on silent.

Dead silence.

Absolute, deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, as if an invisible hand had gripped their throats, rendering them speechless.

Whether it was Shu Jingwei and her personal guards who were leading their troops to the mountainside, or the thousands of armored soldiers who surrounded the foot of the mountain.

Or perhaps it was Yao Jingyuan, who followed far behind, his mind uneasy, and the millions of people in the Great Flame Kingdom who looked up at the sky...

Flying on a sword is already a divine feat, but this... to regenerate flesh from withered bones, to restore the appearance of the dead to their former glory, what is this?!

This is a true miracle—a miracle that reverses life and death and takes control of destiny!

"Father...Father?"

A soft, trembling call rang out, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the suffocating silence.