A young man from an ancient town digs up a coffinless corpse. A bronze dragon pattern appears in his palm, drawing him into a strange world interwoven with tomb raiding, hidden secrets, and ancient gods and demons. He must cross the ancient tombs along the world’s dragon veins, gather twelve dragon-vein seals, and uncover the truth of antiquity that was sealed away. He himself is the key. Protagonist: Chen Jiuyuan, 22, the last heir of the Chen family, a clan of tomb guardians from an ancient town in western Hunan. For generations, the family has protected an unnamed ancient tomb, but by his generation, the family has fallen into decline. He is the only one left to guard the empty tomb.
Character arc: From a tomb guardian forced to inherit his fate, to a tomb explorer determined to uncover the truth of history, and finally to someone who awakens when confronted with the ultimate ancient truth. He isn’t born powerful. After fate shoves him into the abyss, he keeps climbing back up through the darkness.
Core conflict: The conflict between protection and exploration. He is a tomb guardian, yet must keep entering tombs to seek the truth. The conflict between mortals and gods and demons. He discovers that impure ancient blood flows through his veins. The protagonist isn’t a transmigrator or someone reborn, nor is he a heaven-blessed genius who’s invincible from the start. He’s the kind of protagonist who’s “forced to do the job,” swept in against his will and granted powers against his will. What he relies on is the inherent legitimacy of his ancestral identity as a “tomb guardian,” along with his innate familiarity with ancient tombs, having grown up among them.
Looking forward to the next work, keep up the hard work