Back to the Peak with a Broken Sword

Zhen wakes in a ruined body that flinches at every breath, and the first thing he has to do is stand up without letting anyone see how bad the damage really is. He was once the strongest martial god in his age. Now his energy channels are shredded, his sword hand shakes, and even opening the first level of power training takes pain that would break most people. That weakness makes him dangerous in a different way. He knows how to win when his body should lose, and he knows how to read a killer before the blade moves. The clans around the sealed peak want him dead, while Lin Yao wants him watched, trapped, and judged. Zhen keeps one foot on the road and one eye on the sky, because every clue ...