Fishing Against the Void: The Eternal Garden Scheme

Across the eternal world, all things are but a garden and chessboard laid out by the Void. Broken patterns bind the land, eras are reset to zero, and the cycle of reincarnation repeats without end. All beings are born as chess pieces. Their rise and fall, lifespan, and path of cultivation are all shackled by the rules. For countless years, no one has ever broken free. Lin Shiran, a youth born in the desperate wasteland of the Dust Abyss, bears the world's only innate temporal rhyme, Luo Yun. He can see the patterns of the eternal chessboard and soothe the wounds of the soul. Having witnessed the world's suffering firsthand for sixteen years, he follows his ancestor's prophecy, knowing that a single rhyme cannot unravel the eternal impasse. He resolutely leaves his homeland, crosses the desolate wilds, and journeys to the Broken Mountains in search of a chance to break the game. Fate brings them together, and twin rhymes emerge. Huang Mengyi commands the counter-fracturing Purple Rhyme, capable of shattering the shackles of myriad patterns. Fierce and decisive, she dares to break every restraint. Lin Shihan bears the Moon Rhyme, a Dao rhyme that guards the heart. Calm and composed, she steadies the minds and Dao foundations of the entire team. Temporal patterns under one’s control, counter-fracturing to break the game, and the Moon Rhyme to guard the heart. These three extraordinary rhymes complement one another, creating a variable never before seen in the eternal chess game. The three venture into secluded valleys and explore ancient terraces, glimpsing the secrets of eras sealed by the Void and the shadow of a human emperor. From then on, they enter the murky world of human schemes, investigate hidden pieces in the imperial court, and gather fragments of the eras scattered across the world. The Void's chess master looks down from on high, its web of pieces spread everywhere and pressure mounting with every step. While all others submit to fate and sink into ruin, the three defy the odds, refining their battle techniques and tempering their Dao hearts. With nothing but the meager strength of mortals, they fish for the Mandate of Heaven spanning all ages and fight against an ending of the Void long deemed inevitable.