Beneath the calm surface lies the gods’ icy gaze. Within corrupted flesh, mortals scream in despair.
When expired yogurt oozes black-red slime, when an impossible whisper comes through the radio at midnight, when ink-dark “fungal patches” quietly appear on the nape... Chen Yuan knows the world as he understood it has already fallen apart. A host of “gods” from indescribable dimensions have turned their gaze upon this realm. Their “observation” is itself the deadliest contamination: it warps reality, overturns the laws of nature, and gives rise to four bizarre and terrifying tainted cultivation paths:
"The Path of the Ravaged Body": Embrace bodily mutation, use pain as fuel, and become a twisted living weapon.
"The Strange Whispers of the Mindfast": Listen to the gods’ murmurs and dance on the brink of madness, deciphering forbidden knowledge at the cost of plunging forever into the abyss of the mind.
"The Cauldron of All Beings": Draw upon the fear and despair of all living things, burn souls and refine spirits to empower yourself, until you become a conduit for reaping the human world.
"Heterodox Symbiosis": Forge a pact with twisted evil spirits and borrow their power, knowing they might turn on you and devour you at any moment.
Ordinary people can cultivate only one tainted path, struggling to survive between power and madness. But after a near-fatal accident, Chen Yuan somehow achieves a fragile balance, with all four paths coexisting within him!
The apocalypse descends, and order collapses.
Gu Fei, the silent comrade.
Bai Yan, the aloof analyst who tries to use reason to decipher madness, all the while tormented by the “Strange Whispers of the Mindfast.”
Su Chi, a warmhearted, impulsive girl who lives in symbiosis with a gentle mythical beast and heals others, but constantly finds herself in trouble.
There is no hope of merely scraping by. Only blasphemy remains!
Ignite the tainted fire where the four paths intertwine within you. With a mortal’s body, commit an act of blasphemy.
This is "The Record of Tainted Meridians", chronicling corrupted bloodlines and the epic tale of mortals who blaspheme against the gods.
