Synopsis of The Master of Fate: Among Mortals
In the vast world of cultivation, mortals seem to be no more than the most insignificant pieces on heaven and earth’s chessboard. They have no spiritual roots, cannot absorb spiritual energy, and live for no more than a hundred years, spending their entire lives struggling to survive. Yet when a mortal youth named Long Hao unexpectedly discovers a broken jade pendant engraved with the character “Fate” in an ancient family text, the course of his life changes forever.
Hidden inside the pendant is the forgotten Art of Mortals Defying Heaven, which allows its user to move the gears of fate with nothing but flesh and blood. He need not cultivate immortal arts. By interpreting the stars, discerning people’s hearts, and devising ingenious plans, he can unite those whom cultivators regard as “ants” into a force capable of shaking the Three Realms. Facing the oppression of sects, the schemes of powerful families, and the machinations of immortals and demons, Lin Zhou advances carefully, one step at a time:
- Outsmarting might: He uses the wisdom of the streets to counter cultivators’ spells and business strategy to break up sect alliances.
- Gathering strength through bonds: He unites the outcasts abandoned by the cultivation world and forms an “army of mortals” to carve out a place for themselves amid the chaos.
- Defying heaven with his life: When the Heavenly Dao tries to erase this “variable,” he boldly challenges fate: “If heaven has decreed that I am to be a mortal, then I’ll defy heaven itself!”
This is not a story about a mortal cultivating immortality. It is a legend about a mortal becoming the master of his own fate. When an ant dares to face a dragon, when a speck of dust resolves to light up the galaxy, even the laws of heaven and earth must be rewritten.
