Above the Firmament: The Heavenly Emperor's Path Through Obsidian Shards

In a traditional tale of immortals and demons, who would have thought there'd be medicine, Chinese history, storytelling from the Southern Song, and finance, alongside marriage alliances, political intrigue, and magic? Beyond the mysterious and dangerous black market lie unpredictable rifts in time and space, rare medicinal herbs and spirit pets unique to the realms of humans, demons, and immortals, forbidden arts capable of overturning the Three Realms, and weapons forged from the interplay of yin and yang and the Five Elements. The aquatic and avian clans of the Celestial Realm and Qingqiu, the demon clan and the evil spirits and priests of the Demon Realm: their schemes and ambitions rise and fall in turn, weaving together an epic of power, emotion, and fate.