You are already dead.
After you fall, your soul will descend into the Profound Ruins.
Ten cycles make one reincarnation. When the time is up, heaven and earth will be annihilated, and all the dead will be reborn. Most will have their memories completely erased. Only those who awaken a Dao Mark can struggle consciously through the cycle, retaining their memories of the past.
Rumor has it that collecting 3,600 Profound Essence Crystals will let you escape this place and return to the world of the living.
This is the colossal lie the guardian divine beasts have spun for countless ages.
Shen Yan bears a top-tier Dao Mark, the Soul-Returning Through Ten Thousand Tribulations, and has already endured thirty-eight reincarnations.
He has seen countless cultivators fight their way through trials, only to have all their memories erased by reincarnation at the last moment, turning them back into bewildered prisoners.
Within the Profound Ruins, all cultivation from previous lives is sealed away.
Twelve spirit beasts oversee trials of life and death. Deadly labyrinths, illusions that prey on inner demons, and contests of wits with other people come one after another. Brute force is useless; only cunning can keep you alive.
In this cycle, three bearers of Dao Marks have awakened at once.
Will they continue to sink into endless reincarnation, or join forces to break the deadlock, stake their souls, and overthrow this prison that holds the dead captive?
