Chronicles of the Nine Purple Li Fire Cycle

Behind the seemingly tranquil, dazzling city, what mysterious enigmas and bottomless pools of darkness lie hidden? Like a nameless terror lurking in a dark corner, when you ignore it for long enough, it stays by your side like a ghost, waiting for you to let your guard down before drawing you in so completely that you can’t escape. What powerful yet invisible force has controlled our birth, aging, sickness, and death from beginning to end? Why can we never break through the layers of fate’s restraints? Do the legendary realms of the immortals, the Heavenly Court, and the underworld, along with the elusive demons and monsters, truly exist in this vast world? And why are there always so many obstacles preventing us from uncovering the truth hidden beneath the surface? Why are the people secretly working behind the scenes to brand feng shui and esoteric arts as feudal superstition also the greatest beneficiaries of those very arts? Why is the fortune of each city concentrated in the hands of so few? Who are the true powers controlling each city from behind the scenes? Just how many secrets does this world still conceal?

This book will gradually reveal the answers. The protagonist, Ma Zhengnan, was born with the Daoist Physique and grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and feng shui masters. His grandfather studied under a mysterious immortal sect. Carefully nurtured and taught by his grandfather, Ma Zhengnan became thoroughly versed in all kinds of fate-reading techniques, with particular expertise in matters of romance for women. The legendary Nine Palace Flying Stars possess the mysterious power to control the fortunes of the world. Anyone who can grasp the core energy of the Nine Palace Flying Stars can command the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, as well as wealth, status, poverty, and lowliness in their fate. For this reason, whenever fortunes shift and change...