Tales from the Ruined Realm

Name: Tales from the Ruined Realm
Author: Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess

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by Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess (祢猜我猜你猜不猜)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 1.1M Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Eastern Cultivation
Updated: 10mo ago
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The Storyteller’s Record of the Ruin Realm: Synopsis

Fifth-graders A Ning and Wang Hao accidentally tumble into the bizarre cultivation world of the “Ruin Realm” after touching an ancient mirror out of mischief. Amid hunger and fear, they are rescued by Tan Wushu, a storyteller in a corner of the Ruin Market. Old Tan seems ordinary, but when he taps his clapper and begins a tale, the rhythm of the Dao subtly flows around him. He is not only their guide, but also the once-renowned “Chapter Breaker” of the Ruin Realm, now living in seclusion as he searches for the lost wondrous book, The Storyteller’s Record of the Ruin Realm.

This wondrous book is no ordinary tale. It contains the very source of the Ruin Realm’s laws of creation. Using storytelling as his guide, Old Tan teaches them basic qi-refining techniques, and A Ning, with her wood spiritual root, and Wang Hao, with his fire spiritual root, embark on the path of cultivation amid the Dao’s resonance in his stories. From their first lessons in qi refinement at the Falling Star Market to the trials of foundation establishment in Green Ox Valley, they come to understand “drawing spiritual energy into the body” and the “three trials of foundation establishment” through Old Tan’s storytelling. They also begin to show their prowess in a small-scale contest among rogue cultivators and a clash with Black Wind Stronghold. As fragments of the upper, middle, and lower volumes of The Storyteller’s Record of the Ruin Realm gradually emerge, Old Tan’s past is revealed: he was once a powerful Golden Core cultivator, but a scheme by the Book Demon damaged his Dao foundation. The ancient mirror in A Ning and Wang Hao’s possession is closely connected to the “World Mirror” at the heart of the Ruin Realm, and is the key to returning to the mortal world.

On their adventures, they search the Sea of Buried Books for the middle volume and brave the Nine Ruins Trial to find the lower volume. They face the pursuit of the Book Demon’s organization, the “Listeners,” and come to understand the true meaning of the Dao resonance of “words that make the law.” From qi refinement to foundation establishment and the Golden Core, then on to shattering the void and exploring the celestial sea of books, A Ning and Wang Hao not only ascend through the cultivation realms, but also inherit Old Tan’s storytelling tradition and become the new “Chapter Breakers.” They discover that the Ruin Realm...

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