For three thousand years, the Chen family has passed down the art of Qingwu tomb geomancy. They do not rob tombs for profit; they use geomancy to read the world’s dragon veins, discern life and death, and determine whether ancient tombs are auspicious or cursed.
Read the course of dragon veins by studying the land; judge a tomb’s fortune by observing its energy.
See loyalty, treachery, and evil in a person; glimpse their lifespan and fate at a glance.
Uncover secrets spanning past and present in a tomb; pierce the truths buried by history.
Ten years ago, his grandfather ventured alone into Mangshan and vanished under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind only half a volume of the Qingwu Tomb Geomancy Manual and a bronze bone-reading ring.
Ten years later, on her deathbed, his grandmother revealed the truth: the Chen family bore a curse that cut lives short, and no heir would live past thirty.
To find his family, break free of fate, and protect China’s dragon veins, Chen Jiuchen enters the ancient tombs of Mangshan, where emperors and nobles lie buried.
The Yin tombs of the Han dynasty, the hidden treasures of Yin ruins, the First Emperor’s dragon’s sleep, the Haihun mystery, Qianling’s wordless stele, the severed dragon vein beneath the Song tombs, the curse marks of the Ming tombs, the secrets guarded in Qing tombs…
Every imperial mausoleum holds a chapter of history erased from the official record.
Every descent into a tomb uncovers a scheme coveted by grave-robbing groups for thousands of years.
The Black Gold Society’s pursuit never lets up. Guardians of the tombs from past eras emerge, while deadly mechanisms lurk at every step and layers of historical mysteries pile up.
He does not make a name for himself by robbing tombs, nor seek fame as a grave robber.
With nothing but his mastery of tomb geomancy, he reads the feng shui of burial sites, solves ancient mysteries, and fights those who would steal the nation and plunder its dragon veins.
The world robs tombs for riches. I read tombs only to protect China’s dragon veins and preserve the Chen family’s last chance of survival.
I read tombs, but do not steal their treasures. I observe their energy, but do not defy heaven.
A thousand years of Qingwu, one lineage devoted to guarding the tombs.
