The Heaven-Mandated Usurper of Books

War fires rise across a troubled land, and a scroll of heavenly destiny appears in the mortal world. The mysterious wandering swordsman Lu Zhao possesses the power to peer into heaven. From the great desert to Jiangnan, he stirs up the fortunes of the Five Greats. He offers guidance to Guo Jing before the Mongol cavalry, and traps Huang Rong in a maze on Taihu Lake, yet Mu Nianci sees through the secret of his identity at the martial arts tournament where she seeks a husband. When Wang Chongyang’s long-buried affections surface in the Tomb of the Living Dead, and flames of war erupt atop Xiangyang’s walls thirty years too soon, this fate-twisting schemer who walks between good and evil must finally face the Five Greats’ combined Immortal-Slaying formation. Will he defy heaven, change his fate, and break the cycle, or willingly become a sacrifice to the Heavenly Dao? Only when blood stains the pages in his palm does he realize that human hearts are the hardest thing to fathom in this martial world.