He was once the most renowned master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion in the Celestial Realm. With a single thought, he could know everything happening across the three realms; with one finger, he could trace the currents of history through the ages.
But after a world-shaking conspiracy, the Demon Realm joined forces to betray him. His divine essence shattered, and he fell from the heavens into the mortal world, landing in Dongguan, China’s most worldly and bustling city.
From the clouds to the mire, he lost all his immortal power. All he had left was a battered copy of the Book of Changes and a demanding task: deduce the fates of 365 mortals to rebuild his immortal body.
And so, in an unremarkable alley in Houjie, a mysterious massage parlor called Dustbound Fate opened its doors.
Its proprietor, Xuan Chen, was a scruffy-looking, flippant, poker-loving good-for-nothing young man. Yawning, he would always greet city dwellers crushed by the pressures of life with his signature line:
“Handsome, pretty, your brow looks dark and your luck’s running low… Want me to give you a reading?”
When his palm touched your skin, he entered the depths of your consciousness instead.
There, he could take part in your past, rewrite your regrets, and glimpse your future.
He showed a love-struck young woman the truth behind a betrayal, helped a cornered boss find the key to turning things around, and guided souls lost in desire back to their original aspirations.
Every “reading” was a deep massage for the soul.
With every “reading,” he drew a little power from his clients’ karmic ties, lighting up one ancient character in the Book of Changes.
In this journey of cultivation through the mortal world, he had to rebuild his immortal body, and reclaim his divine authority.
