Echoes of the Dragon's Spine

On the border of the Papal States, the Graystone Spirit-Gathering Tower had produced no pearls for three years. Lin En, a low-ranking steward, was branded a heretic over a bizarre case involving a shattered spirit. He fled with his mother. From the Dragonspine Mountains to the deep-sea kingdoms, from the shadows of the black market to the frozen lands of the Qilin, a team of five traveled among six great powers, gradually uncovering the layered truths behind the Spirit-Gathering Tower, the ancient war, and the Darkgold Dragon King… The world’s seal was collapsing from within.