Above the Dusty Abyss

In the Jiuzhou Continent, Taoism, Buddhism, demons and ghosts stand side by side, and empires, holy places, and aristocratic families are in constant dispute. Under this brilliant trend, Lin Che, a young man from Qingyang City, started from a mysterious ancient jade and embarked on an invincible road that conquered the five realms. He rose up in the twilight years, possessing both elixir and sword skills, free and uninhibited. In order to seize the treasure from the ruins, he befriends a Taoist idiot, a half-ghost avenger, a broken monk, a lonely swordsman, and an evil assassin... Five partners with very different personalities, who are both competitive enemies and trusted friends. He met a peerless goddess from one of the nine aristocratic families in a crisis, and a secret love arose. Little did he know that a shocking chess game sweeping the entire continent had already begun. The mastermind behind the scenes is as clever as a demon and wears multiple identities. He regards all living beings as stupid dogs and is using the world as his platform to create a plan for refining the world. When Lin Che collected the "Five Heavenly Shu Jing" known as the taboo, he was shocked to realize that all the opportunities he had obtained were actually chess pieces that had been arranged by the mastermind behind the scenes. Is it to obey fate and become a sacrifice for others to reach the top? Or should you use your body as a son, change your fate against the will of heaven, fight for your loved ones, and your brothers in life and death, and carve out a future of your own in this chess game of heaven and earth?