Chen Shan was born at the foot of Yin Mountain, with a blood-red immortal seal branded on his palm from birth. Yet ordinary people regarded him as a cursed tomb guardian, treating him with scorn and ostracizing him.
For generations, the Chen family had been trapped guarding the desolate tombs of Yin Mountain. His grandfather had gone mad guarding the graves, while his father had been wounded by sinister magic. All three generations were shackled by fate. Chen Shan thought he would spend his whole life growing old in the barren mountains, until an ancient tomb on Yin Mountain cracked open and the remnant soul of a demon emperor broke through the boundary. Only then did he realize: what the Chen family had guarded for a thousand years was no tomb, but an earth-shattering hoax concealing an ancient secret!
To break the curse and survive, to defy fate and change his destiny, he takes the blood seal in hand and steps onto the path to immortality. He slays demons, battles yin soldiers, ventures into secret realms, and traverses heaven and earth alongside those who have returned. From a lowly mortal boy guarding a tomb beneath Yin Mountain, he breaks his shackles through sheer force of will, builds his Dao foundation, forges immortal bones, and sweeps aside prodigies as he shakes every realm.
Witness a mortal body forge an immortal soul. As a tomb guardian, he fights his way against the heavens, breaks through the boundary to ascend, and roams the Immortal Realm, eventually claiming the supreme throne of Immortal Emperor and commanding the rise and fall of the Three Realms. My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's!
[Cultivation Realms]
This book uses a unique cultivation system of nine realms. For readers' convenience, here is a reference to the corresponding levels in commonly known cultivation systems:
Realm 1 ≈ Qi Refining (new to the path of immortality, with only a little spiritual power)
Realm 2 ≈ Foundation Establishment (condensing qi into tangible form and formally entering the Dao)
Realm 3 ≈ Golden Core (condensing spiritual power into a core and establishing a firm foundation)
Realm 4 ≈ Nascent Soul (the spirit transforms into a nascent soul, granting a long lifespan)
Realm 5 ≈ Spirit Transformation (spiritual sense takes form, allowing flight through the air)
Realm 6 ≈ Void Refinement (shattering the void and guarding a region)
Realm 7 ≈ Body Integration (the laws begin to manifest, and a gesture can shatter mountains)
Realm 8 ≈ Mahayana (turning the world upside down and exerting power over thousands of miles)
Realm 9 ≈ Boundary Breaking (transcending the mortal world and opening a gate through space and time)
