Crossing the Haze

This is a story about "cultivating amid the mortal world's myriad temptations, and saving others through the tribulations of countless realms." It is not merely a climb toward greater power, but also a tempering of the heart. Lu Chen, a borderland youth with a charred wooden token, originally wants nothing more than a peaceful life. But when a strange gray fog drives demonic beasts to tear through his homeland, and his closest friends and family stain the city walls with their blood, he glimpses the token's true power between life and death: his consciousness can "enter" the river of history and experience the most profound memories of ancient mighty figures before they fell.

From then on, he sets out on a unique path. While others cultivate by absorbing spiritual energy, he cultivates by wandering through fragments of endless time: experiencing a Sword Immortal's resolve, grasping a Pill Sage's moment of enlightenment, and bearing the regrets of the sages of old... From the flames of war at the border city to the rivalry of the Nine Sects, from searching for traces in secret realms to traversing the star domains of countless heavens, he draws on the wisdom of the ages through his one-of-a-kind power to "enter" the past and forges his own path to the heavens.