The Nine Tripods: A Record of Qingyun

Lin Jian, a restorer of ancient books, triggers a space-time seal while restoring the Map of the Nine Provinces and is swept into the imperial examination hall of the Great Liang Dynasty, caught in the struggle between the throne and the great clans.

During the palace examination, he shocks the Hall of Literary Splendor with the Memorial on Ten Thoughts of Emperor Taizong, drawing the roar of a dragon from the highest heavens. But his sharpness draws the Crown Prince's faction's suspicion and plants the seeds of disaster.

The newly crowned top scholar is dragged into the princes' struggle for the throne and discovers that the Imperial Preceptor is colluding with the Witch Clan of the Cold Abyss. Behind the examination fraud lies a shocking plot to overthrow the dynasty.

A secret chamber in the Imperial Preceptor's residence reveals the crest of the former royal clan. The loosening seal of the Cold Abyss brings the Witch Clan into the world. Using modern technology, Lin Jian deciphers an ancient formation and finally exposes the transmigrator Imperial Preceptor's true identity in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.