Resurrection or Reincarnation ?

~Somewhere in the vast universe~

Exists a tall figure standing in front of an unknown 'jade-look' like stone tablet. "Today marks the third god era, and yet still there's no sign of your resurrection, sigh," a heavy breath was released by the old man.

"Here, I vow to the heavens that I, Fu Zhuo, will one day be the witness to the resurrection of my Master," he loudly said.

The tall figure had a great body, jade-light hair, and a golden sword on the side of his waist. He was wearing a dark grey cloak and his name was Fu Zhuo, a remaining survivor of the Sword Clan. The Sword Clan once belonged to the top powerhouse and could be considered the strongest among the other powerhouses and has existed ever since the first god era.

"We, the Sword Clan, will one day take our revenge. I vow my life to this old man," said Fu Zhuo before preparing to leave the place where he currently stood.

However, just a few seconds before he could make a move, he could feel that space and time were slowly distorting. He then tried to expand his divine sense to find out what was happening. At that time, the whole universe could be seen as shaking and trembling, thunderstorms came out of nowhere, striking almost everything in sight.

"This... this is... one of the signs?! And this familiar faint aura, it's definitely him! HAHA, FINALLY!! HE IS BACK! THE SWORD MONARCH HAS RETURNED! YOU BUNCH OF DAMN OLD BASTARDS, JUST YOU WAIT!" said him in a big and slightly arrogant tone.

Few seconds later, he instantly took a step and poof... he was gone. He vanished into thin air without leaving any trace behind, just like there was nobody there a few seconds ago.

Meanwhile...

Somewhere in an unknown realm, there existed a majestic-looking palace. Inside one of its rooms, a body with a beautiful, perfect figure lay on a huge, luxurious, neat bed.

"Ouch, pain, pain, pain, this is way too painful! Curse you, Ruo Jingxi! After everything I have done for your fame, resources, wealth, and yet you still betray me. Haha, the world really can't be predicted, huh?" said him inwardly.

"Ehh? Wait... this feeling? I can feel... I'm... alive? Where is this? Where am I?" said him.

He felt his consciousness 'waking up'.

He then tried to move his hand, but he suddenly felt a bit of pain, however it was bearable to him. He waved his hand around a few times to confirm that everything was real, and yes, he was right.

"This is definitely real, and a human body at that.. however why do I feel some sort of pain whenever I try to move my hand? And also, what's with this heavy headache that I'm feeling?"

He then rubbed his head and found out that his head was bandaged.

"Bandaged, huh? I guess this is not my old body? Looks like everything that I have prepared before somehow managed to pay off.. however, one thing is certain, I didn't come back with my old body."

He was in a state of cluelessness and confusion for a few minutes. He wondered why he didn't come back with his old identity. He had calculated and planned everything, and yet only his soul managed to return. "Where is my real body?" he said inwardly.

"Doesn't that mean I got reincarnated instead of resurrected?"

He then slowly got up and sat on the bed. He noticed that he was lying in a huge, luxurious-looking bed. He then looked around the room.

All he could see was a very spacious room filled with pompous-looking decorations. On the left side of his bed was a big and grand wardrobe. An antique-looking night lamp on top of a small yet extravagant desk on his right side. Apart from these, the room was filled with many fancy yet stylish decorations.

He also noticed that he was wearing a silky white long robe. Pondering about something, he later got up from the bed and walked towards a bathroom inside the room.

Inside the bathroom, there was a huge mirror that was literally bigger than the average-sized adult human.

In the mirror, there was a boy who looked around 15 years old. His long hair was lotus-white in color, and his eyes were a golden light which made him look exceptionally attractive. His skin tone was creamy white, and he had a handsome yet charming face with perfect facial features.

He was stunned when he saw his reflection in the mirror. He had been a very good-looking man in his past life, but he didn't expect to be reincarnated into such a handsome young boy.

He was also surprised that he looked so young in this life. Even though his current body appeared to be around 15 years old, his soul had already lived for one and a half million years.

In his past life, he was a renowned top figure who had achieved many great feats. He could be considered the strongest cultivator during his prime. Before his death, he was only one step away from reaching the highest peak of the dao. Cultivating required the dao, and one could achieve immortality after reaching a certain cultivation realm.

"Sigh, I wonder how I'm going to explain this to him when we meet later," he pondered for a few seconds.

"Ah, forget that. It would take a long time for us to meet since I've been reincarnated into this unknown realm and an unknown world," he said in a humorous tone with a contemptuous expression on his face.

He then looked around the bathroom and proceeded to take a bath to clean himself up.

"Thinking back, it doesn't seem so bad to have reincarnated into this body. To be honest, I could say that this body is actually on par with the last one. With such looks, one could easily fall in love, right? Hahaha," said him in a joking tone, his face holding the urge to laugh.

While he was still bathing in the bathroom, a sound of knocking on the door sounded out a few times in the room.

knock knock

"Young Master, I'm coming in," said a young lady dressed in a maid's uniform.