When the mark of an ancient Demon King is quietly branded onto a mortal body, the gears of fate begin to turn with a thunderous roar. Li Liujiu falls from modern Earth into the Nine Extremes Realm. The moment he opens his eyes, a low chuckle sounds from within him: "Kid, I've chosen you." Primordial beasts roam between mountains and seas, the dead whisper through the cracks between yin and yang, and the Dragon Clan watches over all beings from high above the clouds. And he, an outsider who cannot even reach the threshold of cultivation, is swept into the heart of a storm spanning countless realms because of that "Demon King Mark."
**Act One: Adversity** When he first arrives in this strange world, Li Liujiu is repeatedly ostracized. His cultivation is as weak as an ant's, and even the most ordinary demon beasts can drive him to the brink of death. But after an unexpected awakening, he touches the edge of the Chaos Alchemy Demon Space, a secret realm left behind by an ancient Alchemy Demon, and the key to defying fate and becoming an emperor.
**Act Two: Turning Point** Alchemy, beast taming, enlightenment, transmigration... He secludes himself to cultivate within a space where time passes a hundred times faster, refining the Nirvana Golden Pill and awakening a slumbering primordial guardian beast. The aloof Dragon Lady Xuan Shuang falls for him, the ghost cultivator saintess You Yue faces life and death alongside him, and Ling Xi, a spirit beast transformed into human form, is even willing to give up a thousand years of cultivation to journey through the Nine Extremes with him.
**Act Three: The Price** But every time he summons a guardian beast, he pays for it with his life force. Behind every batch of divine pills lies the burning of his spiritual power. The closer he gets to the peak, the more restless the Demon King's power within him becomes, as if it could devour his will at any moment. As everything teeters on the brink of disaster, he stands atop the spine of the Azure Dragon, gazing up at the shattered sky, and an ancient question rises in his heart...
