The Dao Lord Descends: All Under Heaven Bow

Lin Yan, an orphan from Blackstone City in the mortal realm, is a descendant of an ancient Dao Lord of the Mountains and Seas. A Pearl of the Mountains and Seas’ Origin lies sealed within him, but after his parents fell victim to disaster, he was reduced to a blacksmith’s apprentice at the bottom of society. By chance, he touches the seal on the pearl and obtains a fragment of the sword-cultivation chapters of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Thus begins his path of cultivation: he lays his foundation through body cultivation, breaks through by wielding the sword, and embarks on a heaven-defying journey to unite nine cultivation systems!

He begins by taking revenge in Blackstone City, then enters the Primordial Realm through the Kunlun Passage. There he meets Su Qingyuan, a descendant of Cangjie, and their bond grows amid contests of poetry and swordsmanship. He ventures into the secret realm of the Mountains and Seas to claim the origins of strange beasts and uncover the mystery of his birth. After losing his parents, he vows to protect the Mountains and Seas. He unites the Primordial Realm, forms an alliance, and enters the Immortal Realm, where he joins the battle for supremacy among sects and unlocks the divine cultivation system. In the God Realm, he forges an alliance with the gods, gathers all nine fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and awakens the phantom of the Stele of the Mountains and Seas’ Origin, beginning a struggle over the source itself with Mo Yuan, a descendant of Gonggong.

Mo Yuan is consumed by obsession. He devours the origins of strange beasts, intent on breaking through the rift in chaos and ruling the world, unaware that the dark origin has long since led him astray. With his companions at his side, Lin Yan turns the tables time and again, rising from an insignificant mortal to a Dao Lord of the Chaos Realm. He unites nine great cultivation systems, including body, sword, literature, Dao, and chaos; tames ancient beasts such as the Azure Dragon and Zhulong; and gathers an array of powerful allies, including the Sword God, the Saber God, and the Venerable God of the Literary Dao.

When forces of extraterrestrial chaos invade and the world of the Mountains and Seas teeters on the brink of destruction, Lin Yan takes control of the Chaos Balance Pearl and fuses with the Stele of the Mountains and Seas’ Origin. In the Realm of Chaos, he is crowned the ultimate Dao Lord of the Mountains and Seas. Using the Dao of balance to suppress the power that devours origins, he unites the chaos of the Mountains and Seas with the chaos beyond, preserving peace between the two worlds. Yet beyond chaos, in the ultimate space of chaos, new challenges are quietly emerging...

This sweeping 6-million-character epic of the Mountains and Seas brings to life a legendary age of rampaging strange beasts, dueling gods, and Dao Lords walking the earth!