In a world where magic determines status, the prestigious Arcane High School is the ultimate battleground for the gifted. Paul, a mysterious and seemingly unremarkable freshman, arrives with a secret-he was trained in the Dark Realm, a place where only the strongest survive. Sent on a hidden mission, Paul pretends to be weak, but behind his cold demeanor lies a mastermind plotting something far greater than anyone can imagine.
As nobles flaunt their power and elite students-known as The Holy Ones-look down on the weak, Paul observes, calculates, and manipulates from the shadows. But when the Dark Realm starts sending more of its own, Paul realizes he's not the only one playing the game. With betrayals, power struggles, and a girl who eerily resembles him, Paul must decide: will he fulfill his mission or rewrite the rules of this world?
After 10,000 years perfecting a single pill, Bai Fanxian emerges from seclusion to find the world has moved on without her.
Cultivation is now rare and weak, True Alchemy have faded into legend, and the modern world has no idea what masters of the past could achieve.
Armed with ancient mastery and unmatched power, she'll remind everyone why "Alchemy Empress" was once the most revered title in the cultivation world.
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