Chen Lu felt nothing.
There was no pain, no weight, and no sense of direction.
His consciousness drifted through an endless darkness, separated from everything he had known for the past four thousand years.
For the first time in centuries, there were no celestial scrolls waiting for him.
No books.
No work.
No cultivation.
No Bai Yuexian.
Only silence.
Chen couldn’t tell how long he had been floating there.
Time had lost all meaning.
Then something changed.
Warmth slowly surrounded him.
It wasn’t the warmth of sunlight or fire.
It was softer than that, almost like being wrapped in a blanket.
Chen tried to move.
Nothing happened.
He tried again.
Still nothing.
What’s going on?
His thoughts felt strangely sluggish.
Then he heard a heartbeat.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
It was close.
Very close.
Chen tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids refused to cooperate.
Did the reincarnation fail?
The warmth around him grew stronger.
Then he heard voices.
“He’s awake.”
A woman’s voice.
Soft and gentle.
Chen immediately focused on it.
Who is that?
Another voice answered.
A man.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
Chen tried to speak.
Nothing happened.
He tried again.
Still nothing.
Why can’t I talk?
Panic began to rise inside him.
Then something touched his forehead.
A gentle hand.
“Easy, little one.”
Chen’s eyes finally opened.
Light flooded his vision.
He immediately squeezed them shut.
Too bright.
After a few moments, he tried again.
This time, his vision slowly adjusted.
A woman was leaning over him.
She had long blue hair and beautiful features.
Her eyes were filled with warmth as she looked down at him.
Chen stared at her.
He didn’t recognize her.
Yet there was something comforting about her presence.
Beside her stood a man with dark hair and deep blue eyes.
He looked down at Chen with a quiet smile.
“He’s healthy.”
The woman smiled.
“Of course he is.”
Chen blinked.
He?
He tried to move.
His arm lifted.
Chen froze. New chapters come out on g.com first.
The arm was tiny.
Very tiny.
He stared at it.
That’s not my arm.
He moved it again.
The little hand curled into a fist.
Chen’s mind went blank.
He slowly looked down.
His body was covered in soft fur.
Four small paws.
A tiny body.
A tail.
Chen’s thoughts came to a complete stop.
…What?
He tried to speak.
“Ah…”
A tiny, unfamiliar sound escaped him.
The woman immediately smiled.
“He’s making a sound.”
Chen stared at her.
I can’t talk.
He tried again.
“Ah… ah…”
Nothing resembling words came out.
The woman gently picked him up.
Chen’s body instinctively relaxed against her.
His mind, however, was screaming.
What happened to me?
He had spent four thousand years preparing for reincarnation.
He had imagined being reborn as a human.
Maybe a cultivator.
Maybe someone powerful.
Maybe even someone important.
He had never imagined becoming a tiny fox cub.
The woman held him against her chest and gently stroked his fur.
“You’re safe.”
Chen looked up at her.
Her smile was warm.
For some reason, that calmed him.
He didn’t understand this world.
He didn’t understand his body.
He didn’t even know who these people were.
But he knew he was safe.
At least for now.
The man approached them.
“Have you decided on a name?”
The woman looked down at the little fox in her arms.
“Nagisa.”
Chen’s ears twitched.
Nagisa?
She smiled.
“Nagisa Kiyotaka.”
Chen listened carefully.
The name was strange to him.
He had been Chen Lu for his entire life.
For four thousand years, that name had remained attached to his memories.
But now…
He was Nagisa.
A new life.
A new world.
A new body.
The woman kissed the top of his head.
“Welcome to the family, Nagisa.”
Chen closed his eyes.
For a moment, he thought about Bai Yuexian.
He remembered the Celestial Realm.
The endless skies.
The floating mountains.
The countless years he had spent there. Find the original chapter at g.com.
And finally, he remembered her last words.
Live well this time.
Chen smiled inwardly.
I will.
Several hours later, Nagisa woke again.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying in a small bed surrounded by soft blankets.
The room was enormous from his perspective.
Everything seemed oversized.
The furniture towered over him, and even the nearby table looked like a mountain.
Nagisa tried to stand.
His front paws pushed against the blanket.
His body trembled.
He managed to lift himself for half a second.
Then he fell over.
He stared at the ceiling.
This body is useless.
He tried again.
This time, he managed to remain upright for a few seconds.
Then his legs gave out.
He landed face-first in the blanket.
Nagisa wanted to sigh.
Unfortunately, all that came out was a tiny whine.
The door opened.
The blue-haired woman stepped inside.
She immediately noticed him.
“You’re awake.”
She hurried over and picked him up.
Nagisa didn’t resist.
He was still too weak to do much anyway.
She held him against her chest and smiled.
“Nagisa.”
He looked at her.
She gently touched his nose.
“You really are adorable.”
Nagisa’s ears lowered.
I’m not adorable.
She laughed.
“Are you angry?”
Nagisa turned his head away.
The woman smiled even more.
“You’re already developing a personality.”
Nagisa ignored her.
He looked toward the window instead.
Outside was an unfamiliar world.
Huge trees stretched toward the sky.
Mountains stood in the distance.
He could sense something in the air.
Something he had never experienced on Earth.
Spiritual energy.
It was everywhere.
The world itself seemed to breathe with it.
Nagisa stared at the scenery.
So this is my new world.
He didn’t know what awaited him.
He didn’t know how long this life would last.
He didn’t know what kind of person he would become.
But one thing was certain.
His old life was over.
Chen Lu was gone.
And Nagisa Kiyotaka had been born.
For now, that was enough.
Outside the room, the woman watched him quietly.
She smiled.
“Our little fox.”
Nagisa’s ears twitched.
He didn’t know it yet, but there was far more hidden within his bloodline than anyone in the room could imagine.
That secret would remain dormant.
For now.
Hello everyone, you may be wondering if I’ll still use He for Chen while he’s reincarnated as a girl, yes I will but not for long.