The immortal sects treat mortals as livestock for their blood, and once every hundred years they unleash a blood sacrifice that brings the heavens down. The people of the Nine Provinces are all helpless prey.
Prince Su Yan is exiled to the northern frontier. In the depths of despair, he finds a battered ancient seal, with one word carved into it: Suppress.
From that moment on, the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces become his chessboard, and the Three Realms and Six Paths his game. Cultivators lord it over all, but he will bring them to heel with a mortal's body. The immortal sects monopolize ascension, but he will break their hold through the imperial examinations. The Immortal Dynasty rules over the heavens, but he will burn it down with a single spark.
