[Tragic Romance in a Xianxia World + Ordinary Man’s Rise + Ancient Divine Power + Defying Fate + Enemy-Burial Peach Grove + Love That Goes Both Ways]
Tang Ang was a destitute orphan who grew up gathering herbs in the depths of the Qingmang Mountains just to stay alive. One day, he took shelter from a storm in an abandoned temple and happened upon a fragment of an ancient scripture. In a dream, he swallowed a divine thunderbolt from the Ninth Heaven. A violet-gold flame of creation appeared in his palm, awakening a lost ancient power of life.
A withered tree could bear immortal fruit at his touch, wild vines could transform into dragons, and barren mountains could become spiritual land in an instant. This heaven-defying boon drew the covetous attention of the sects from all thirty-six celestial grottoes. They wanted to seize his gift and gain eternal life, then extract his soul to fuel an everlasting lamp.
Forced to flee for his life, Tang Ang killed his pursuers and used their corpses as fertilizer, planting a peach tree on the spot.
During his flight, he risked his life to save Su Qingyao, the Celestial Fox Saintess, who was being hunted by the sects. The two gradually fell in love. But the world would not accept their relationship. To ensure their clan’s survival, the Celestial Foxes even colluded with the sects to sacrifice Tang Ang.
The divine thunder inside him could run wild at any moment, and cultivators across the land never stopped hunting him. If they stayed together, they would only drag each other down; if they kept secrets, suspicion would grow. And within a hundred years, he would have to break through his limits and stand against the Heavenly Dao.
Three thousand years passed, and countless bones nurtured a blood-red sea of peach blossoms stretching for a thousand miles.
The youth from the mountains climbed over the bones and broke free of every shackle imposed by heaven and earth. With a wine flask in hand, Tang Ang stood among the blossoms and smiled as he asked the heavens: “Which of us is the bird in the cage?”
A mere mortal defied his fate and stood shoulder to shoulder with the Celestial Fox Saintess, reaching the pinnacle of the cultivation world.
It's beautiful to watch, the mood slowly builds up, and it's engaging.