On a snowy day, Yu Asì, a boy from Linyin Village, found and brought home a child born with a ten-story tower...
But everyone knew that the Tower Realm had only nine stories. How could there be a tenth?
Even his master, a Celestial Master, had never witnessed the splendor of a tenth story.
Cultivators in this world pass through five initial realms: Body Cultivation, Qi Drawing, Knowing Fate, Foundation Building, and the Tower Realm. Those who have yet to surpass these five realms are called cultivators.
The three realms that follow are Later Knowing Fate, Star Plucking, and Passing Through Heaven's Gate. Those who reach them are called great cultivators.
At the realm of Passing Through Heaven's Gate, Daoists are called Celestial Masters, Buddhists are called Arhats, Confucians are called Sages, and warriors are called Peerless Masters.
It is said that beyond these eight realms lies a legendary ninth realm.
The Tower Realm is a watershed for cultivators. Everyone has different talents and follows a different path, so the towers they build reach different heights. Those whose towers have fewer than six stories have no hope of becoming great cultivators in their lifetime.
Seven stories lead to Later Knowing Fate. As the name suggests, one comes to know one's fate later in life, and that is how one's life will remain.
Eight stories can take one to Star Plucking: with an eight-story tower, one can reach up and pluck the stars.
Only a nine-story tower can break through Heaven's Gate and ascend in broad daylight.
Then what could a ten-story tower achieve?
