Call Off the Engagement? There’s a Phoenix Inside Me Cursing Up a Storm

On the Jiuxuan Continent, spiritual roots determine status, and marriage contracts bind people to political interests. Its rigid order traps everyone in labels and shackles. Only the forbidden legend of the far eastern Jin Mountain offers hope: the undying flame, born from the bones of an ancient phoenix, will one day break free of its restraints and burn away hypocrisy. In its rebirth, souls defined by others will reclaim their freedom, sounding the opening notes of the old order’s collapse.