The Ninefold Cycle of Cangming

Li Mubai was the magistrate of Haiyan County in Xunzhou Prefecture. After angering Prince Qi by judging cases fairly, his entire family was killed. He jumped off a cliff and ended up stranded on a deserted island, washed ashore after falling into the sea. There, he discovered the Nine-Turn Profound Pill Manual and a body-tempering medicinal pool left behind by the ancient cultivator Cangmingzi. With the inheritance of alchemy, he became a master alchemist, took his revenge, and helped Li Shimin eliminate Prince Qi and the Turks...

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