Grand Return System

The Miracle of Rebirth

If Leon said Shera could be saved...

Then Shan believed it without the slightest doubt.

"Thank you, Guardian Elder."

To Shan, Leon’s words carried absolute weight.

This young Guardian Elder possessed strength that far surpassed ordinary cultivators. Time and time again, he had accomplished what others believed impossible.

If Leon said Shera could be saved...

Then he would be saved.

That single thought rekindled the hope that had nearly vanished from Shan’s heart.

Taking a slow breath, Leon knelt beside Shera’s body.

His expression remained calm, though his purple eyes reflected quiet curiosity.

With a flick of his sleeve, a jade pendant appeared in his hand.

As his spiritual sense entered the storage space, a faint smile crossed his lips.

"There you are..."

Inside rested ten pristine Phoenix Rebirth Pills.

Not one had ever been used.

Originally, Leon had believed such a supreme treasure would remain untouched for his entire life. After all, who wished to witness the death of someone close enough to require such a miracle?

Yet fate had other plans.

Today...

The first pill would finally reveal its true power.

Leon looked down at Shera’s peaceful face.

"So..."

"Let’s see what an immortal-grade pill can truly accomplish."

With a gentle movement, he retrieved the pill.

The instant it appeared—

Buzz!

A brilliant golden-white radiance burst into the sky.

The surrounding Mana trembled violently.

Ancient runes shimmered across the surface of the pill before fading into countless streams of immortal light.

An indescribable fragrance drifted across the battlefield.

Merely inhaling it made countless exhausted cultivators feel their fatigue lessen.

Minor wounds healed almost instantly.

Dry spiritual cores became noticeably fuller.

Even the surrounding vegetation responded.

Tiny green shoots emerged from cracked earth.

Withered grass regained its vitality.

Flowers bloomed where moments earlier only blood had stained the ground.

The heavens themselves seemed to acknowledge the birth of an immortal treasure.

"...Gasp!"

"An immortal pill?"

Every elder instinctively stepped back.

Shock filled every face.

Their eyes were fixed upon the tiny pill resting between Leon’s fingers.

Its immortal aura was unmistakable.

This was no imitation.

No incomplete treasure.

It was a genuine immortal-grade medicinal pill.

An object that countless powerful sects would wage wars to obtain.

Some cultivators could spend an entire lifetime without ever seeing one.

Yet Leon...

Had casually taken one out.

The greater shock, however, came from what he intended to do with it.

He wasn’t consuming it himself.

He wasn’t preserving it for the future.

He wasn’t giving it to his own students.

He intended...

To save Shera.

A man who had spent years opposing him.

Silence swept across the battlefield.

One elder unconsciously swallowed.

"To think..."

"Guardian Elder Leon actually possesses an immortal pill..."

Another stared blankly.

"And he’s willing to use it..."

"To save Guardian Elder Shera..."

"My heavens..."

"How broad must one’s heart be to do such a thing?"

Many present felt ashamed.

If they possessed such a treasure...

Would they truly sacrifice it for someone who had once been their rival?

Most already knew the answer.

They would not.

Yet Leon had done so without even the slightest hesitation.

The students looked at him with growing admiration.

Their respect deepened with every passing breath.

Nearby, Maya quietly watched everything unfold.

Her beautiful eyes curved into a gentle smile.

She remembered another day long ago...

When Leon had unhesitatingly gifted away a priceless Starheart Seedling simply because someone else needed it more.

His generosity had never been an act.

It was simply who he was.

Her heart warmed.

"...This is exactly why..."

"I fell in love with you."

She whispered the words so softly that only the wind heard them.

Leon, meanwhile, remained completely indifferent to everyone’s astonishment.

As though using an immortal pill was the most ordinary thing in the world.

He gently opened Shera’s mouth.

Without ceremony...

He placed the Phoenix Rebirth Pill inside.

The moment it entered Shera’s mouth—

Boom!

The pill dissolved instantly.

There was no chewing.

No swallowing.

It transformed directly into pure immortal essence.

A pillar of dazzling white light erupted from Shera’s body, shooting straight into the heavens.

The clouds parted.

Golden rays descended from above.

The battlefield trembled.

The surrounding Mana gathered like countless rivers flowing toward a single destination.

Everyone instinctively shielded their eyes.

The brilliance was simply overwhelming.

Within the pillar of light...

Shera’s lifeless body slowly floated into the air.

His black hair drifted weightlessly.

His torn robes fluttered gently as countless golden particles surrounded him.

The immortal essence flowed through every inch of his body.

First...

It entered his heart.

A brilliant heartbeat echoed across the battlefield.

Thump.

Silence.

Then—

Thump!

The second heartbeat sounded stronger than the first.

Everyone held their breath.

Then the immortal energy spread outward.

It flowed through every broken meridian, reconnecting those that had been severed.

It entered his shattered organs.

The ruptured heart mended itself.

The damaged lungs regained life.

His cracked bones slowly fused together.

Every fracture disappeared beneath the cleansing light.

Next...

The immortal essence reached his blood.

Fresh crimson blood began flowing once more through veins that moments earlier had been completely still.

The color gradually returned to his pale skin.

Then came his soul.

Above Shera’s body, faint streams of translucent light began gathering from every direction.

Countless soul fragments that had dispersed upon death answered the immortal aura’s call.

Like stars returning to the night sky...

They reunited.

One fragment after another.

Until a complete soul once again stood above his body.

The soul slowly descended.

Without resistance...

It merged back into Shera’s physical form.

The moment the fusion completed—

Boom!

A powerful wave of life force exploded outward.

Majestic vitality surged through every meridian.

His spiritual core reignited like a blazing sun.

Mana flooded throughout his body once more.

The surrounding air itself became vibrant with life.

"...This..."

Everyone unconsciously retreated several more steps.

Their faces were filled with disbelief.

"Is this..."

"The power of an immortal pill?"

Someone whispered in awe.

"He’s..."

"Actually coming back to life..."