The Heart Sword in the Mortal World

This is an epic tale of balance, spanning the civilizations of technology, cultivation, and magic, and reaching across dimensional space and the transcendent realm. Shi Lei, a boy from Qingxi Village, unexpectedly obtains the Heart of Balance and is drawn into a crisis that spans dimensions. When the systems of technology, cultivation, and magic clash because of misunderstanding; when the “Interventionists,” who seek absolute separation, wage a transcendent war against the “Observers,” who advocate coexistence through integration; and when the universe’s ultimate balance is threatened by primordial nothingness, he will follow the Dao of “Blending with All,” wield the Starsea Sword, and join forces with companions from every race to seek the true path to balance between destruction and creation, order and chaos, existence and nothingness. From the ripples of Qingxi to the storms of Zhongyue, from the balance of creation to dimensional war, and from the unity of the Three Realms to transcendent conflict, Shi Lei and his companions, including A Man, Elon, and Daoist Qingxu, will oppose the Balance Arbiters’ absolute separation, expose the mirror-truth behind the Lord of Nothingness, understand the cosmic laws of primordial nothingness, and ultimately confront the threat of the “Balance Reaper,” who comes from beyond the realm of concepts. Highlights: Clashing civilizations: Unique systems of technology, cultivation, and magic collide and merge Exploring the philosophy of balance: A deepening journey from personal balance to the balance of civilizations and finally the universe Complex characters: Vivid character arcs, including the protagonist’s growth, the antagonist’s redemption, and the allies’ resolve A grand world: An expanding setting that reaches from dimensional space to the transcendent realm and then the multiverse Innovative concepts of balance: Distinctive ideas such as the Heart of Balance, the Theory of Blending with All, dynamic balance, and conceptual erosion