Han Li, a ruthless sword cultivator who has defected from his sect, and Mo Caihuan, a temptress from the Joyful Union Sect, become each other’s only companions in the desperate wasteland of the Northern Nether Icefields.
With his Dao foundation destroyed and his cultivation unrecovered, they face a perilous journey ahead, with pursuers from their sects behind them. Their escape is already difficult enough.
But they have no idea that a tragedy spanning races and fate is quietly drawing them in
When the pair accidentally stumble into the legendary Heart Prison Secret Realm, they awaken a Demon Venerable imprisoned for countless ages, along with a forbidden love long buried in the past.
The Demon Venerable Xuan Jin once willingly entered a prison of the soul for Liu Li, a princess of the human race, guarding his long-lost beloved in an eternal illusion.
Han Li and Mo Caihuan’s intrusion not only shatters the illusion’s balance, but also exposes the festering wound of a feud between humans and demons that has lasted for billions of years.
Forced to struggle for survival amid the Demon Venerable’s fury, they find their only glimmer of light in Liu Li’s final conviction, for which she gave her life: break the cycle of hatred.
This is a tale of strangers journeying together across an icy wasteland, and a tragic song of fate spanning two races.
(Note: The entire story has been revised. The plot is unrelated to A Mortal’s Cultivation, and the book is now called Heart Prison.)
Main pairing: Han Li × Mo Caihuan (a heart of ruthless swordsmanship × a bewitching demoness), love at first sight
Secondary pairings and ensemble cast:
Tang Yu × Jiang Shuying (a steadfast half-demon sword cultivator × a peerlessly handsome male zither cultivator)
Xie Jingchen × Gu Xiaotang (a stern demon general who defected × a sly, lively catgirl)
Independent characters: Lu Shiyan and Shen Yanfeng (healers who serve the people, wandering masters of formations and talismans)
The four-volume epic is mapped out: intertwined fates, love and hate on the same road, strictly one-on-one romance, pure love.
