Climbing the Dragon Along the Trail

Xuan Chen, an orphan from Longhu Mountain, was selected into the palace because Emperor Jiajing sought Taoism and cultivated immortality. The young emperor succeeded him as a vassal king. He had no relatives in the court and no support in the palace. With his pure heart and unique talent of sniffing, Xuan Chen sacrificed his life to protect the Lord in the dangerous situation of Xiyuan with surging undercurrents. He broke through the emperor's defense with sincerity and became Jiajing's closest personal follower. From the dispute over the ceremony to the Renyin Palace Incident, from Yan Song's entry into the cabinet to the power struggle in the court, Xuan Chen experienced many major events in the Jiajing Dynasty, helping the emperor identify elixirs, break up conspiracies, take charge of the court, and consolidate the foundation of the Taoist order, and won the emperor's favor along the way. From a humble family, he relied on the emperor's trust to rise step by step, broke through the shackles of cultivating immortals, took charge of the palace power, and embarked on a legendary career that reached the top of the Ming Dynasty.