The Ninefold Mystical Art

Name: The Ninefold Mystical Art
Author: Ice Blood Isn't Cold

九命玄诀

by Ice Blood Isn't Cold (冰血不冷)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 173k Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Eastern Cultivation
Updated: 5d ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

[Nine lives + outrageous cultivation technique + slow, nuanced start + fate at its peak in the middle + an against-all-odds comeback in the end + two heroines + guardians]

Lin Xuan is an ordinary young man who joins the Azure Cloud Sect carrying a deep-seated grudge. There, he obtains the peerless Nine Lives Profound Art, created by the Heavenly Dao: nine lives, and with each death, he grows stronger. While others have just one dantian, every cell in his body is a tiny dantian. But the Heavenly Dao never gives anything away. Every time he survives, it demands something in return.

Fortunately, the cold and beautiful senior sister Luo Qingyan falls in love with him and stays by his side. He also unexpectedly obtains the supreme treasure, the Heavenly Dao Inlaid Stone, allowing his cultivation technique to advance further.

The Demon Cult attacks the Azure Cloud Sect to seize the Nine Lives Profound Art and the Heavenly Dao Inlaid Stone. His senior sister is forced to use her trump card, the Severed Affections Art. Her Frost Azure Sword strikes, driving off the Demon Cult. She stands at the edge of Sword Cliff, remembering everything except him.

To find her again, he burns through all nine lives and stands alone against the heavens. Behind him are the lights of countless homes; before him stands the Heavenly Dao, eternal through the ages. With this sword, he demands that Heaven give her back.

[Author's note]

Cultivation levels in this book: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Integration, Great Ascension, and Tribulation Transcendence. Each level has an early, middle, and late stage.

To give readers an immersive experience, the story is told from a single point of view, showing only what the male lead, Lin Xuan, sees and feels. There is no omniscient narration or access to other characters' thoughts; emotions are conveyed through details, so it's best enjoyed at a leisurely pace. The first chapter moves slowly to set the stage for the heartbreak to come.

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