Shen Yan, a forensic coroner who can sever the divine, lives by one principle: the dead may not speak, but their bodies do. The charred corpse at the City God Temple tells him there is a kind of fire in this world that burns people but leaves objects untouched. Half of his late father’s ancient token tells him that his “useless body without a spirit root” can refine strength from death energy and snuff out the evil flames that kill.
As he investigates one murder after another, he uncovers a vast web of deceit. The so-called pure immortal sects harvest the souls of mortals to sacrifice to counterfeit gods, and the entire mortal world is nothing but a reservoir for nurturing souls. He himself is the last descendant of an ancient clan that once suppressed the gods, hunted to the brink of extinction.
There is no place for him in the mortal world anymore. Clutching a ledger that could either kill him or protect him, and a token granting passage to the immortal sects, he decides to walk into the mountain where his father was buried.
Investigations, autopsies, deductions: every step is fraught with danger. Advancement, revenge, and the slaying of false gods: every piece falls into place. This is the story of a mortal who examines the immortal sects and brings down every false god.
