The Cage of the Dao

Heaven and earth are a prison, and the Great Dao is an invisible shackle holding all living beings captive. Within this prison, humanity has struggled for ten thousand years under the yoke of the demon race, leaving mountains of bones in its wake. Yet even this millennia-long bloodshed was deliberately orchestrated by the leaders of both races, all to find the key that could break open this world and let them escape. As an adopted son, Chen Shisan faced his family's prejudice and rejection. Out of gratitude for their upbringing, he decided to leave his family and travel the world, hoping to live out his days in peace. But in this world, where people cultivate through spiritual energy, human desire and the demons' brutality meant he could never escape the law of the jungle, wherever he went. Confronted by human nature and demonic instincts, desire and schemes, he was forced to fight his way out of one hopeless situation after another. But fate had long since made its arrangements. With the key in his possession, he was destined to become the prize both humanity and the demons fought over, with death forever at his side. Whether for his own sake or for those he cherished, growing stronger was his only choice. Alone, he would stand against both humanity and the demon race and break the shackles of the Great Dao...