Beneath the Antarctic ice, frozen for ten thousand years, a mysterious "Heavenly Pillar" has emerged, piercing through the Earth and dating back at least 700,000 years. Its energy shares the same origin as the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the "Sea-Stabilizing Needle" wielded by Sun Wukong in Eastern mythology! Does this herald the revelation of a forgotten "Blank Era" and the truth behind a cosmic design left by the legendary "World-Opener"? And what connection does it all have to the source of energy in the "Age of the Decline of the Dharma"?
After ten years of tempering his spirit in the mortal world, special consultant Lu Bai returns and is entrusted with a mission at a critical moment. Joining forces with the nation's most mysterious agency, Bureau 709, and his fellow members of Zero Group, each gifted with unique abilities, he sets off on a global journey to trace the footsteps of the "Wayfarers," seeking the forgotten "Star Markers" and probing, step by step, the ultimate mysteries of this world.
But they are not the only ones coveting this "Heavenly Secret." The sinister sect beyond the borders, the Shadow-Eater Sect, is already stirring, while other inscrutable hidden powers, including the Seven Luminaries Star Palace and the Tianshu Institute, are joining the fray. Multiple factions clash in a fierce contest of wits and strength over an ancient secret capable of overturning everything people know.
This is a fantasy epic with an immense world, ingeniously blending modern intelligence work, Eastern cultivation, a fresh reinterpretation of ancient myths, and cosmic mysteries. Countless clues are scattered like stars, waiting for you and the protagonist to unravel them thread by thread, think and imagine boldly, and together uncover the primordial secrets of the universe buried deep in the river of time!
