Wèi Wúxiàn thought he could protect the Wēn remnants, but he was wrong. During the Siege of the Burial Mounds, he was captured, forced to watch in horror as those he vowed to protect were brutally slaughtered before his very eyes. Jīn Guāngshàn didn't just stop there. He tricked the entire world, making them believe that Wèi Wúxiàn was dead. In reality, Wèi Wúxiàn was imprisoned in the dark, cold cells beneath Lánlíng Jīn Clan, tortured mercilessly by Jīn Guāngshàn, his bastard son, and their men, all to pry out the secret of the Yīn Hǔ Fú. But Wèi Wúxiàn refused to break. He was cast back into the Burial Mounds once again, left to die alone. With his last breath, filled with fury and anguish, he swore revenge on the entire cultivation world. He never expected that someone-or something-would hear him. In a twist of fate, Wèi Wúxiàn wakes up as a child again, on the very day his parents died during a night-hunt. It should have been a chance to start over, but this world is still just as cruel. This time, he makes a different choice: he won't join any clan. Instead, he will become a rogue cultivator, honoring his parents by walking his own path. But fate isn't done with him. While traveling the roads, Wèi Wúxiàn is kidnapped by slave traders and sold to women who bought him at a staggering price. Just when he thinks his second life is doomed, he is taken to Crimson Blossoms, a brothel that rescues children. Perhaps this life is not as merciless as he thought... ...Or is it?