The Abyss of Lingering Sacrifices

The ancient rites of sacrifice have long since vanished into the torrent of time, and their surviving prayers have sunk into an endless abyss. Five secret paths remain in the world: the Nine Songs Rite commands the thread of life and death; the Rusted Iron Pact leads to mechanical silence; the Bone Oracle Netherpath glimpses the torrent of the dead; the Star-Skeleton Pilgrim Road gazes into the chaos of the void; and the Mulberry Silken Dreamway weaves endless illusions. Countless hidden realms lie scattered in the cracks of reality, while the whispers of ancient gods seep into every corner of the ruins. Mortals yearn for power, hoping to escape suffering and change their fate. But every step on the ladder to the heights exacts a price. Travelers brave perilous lands, enduring illusions, corruption, and betrayal until they reach the realm of the Foreordained. Only two paths lie before them: Sacrifice their own identity and become a vessel for an ancient god, wielding authority that can shake the world; or stop here, enduring the slow erosion of their humanity by divinity until their minds finally collapse and they vanish into nothingness. There are no heroes who will save the world, and no happy endings. All who seek to question divine authority will ultimately be swallowed by the abyss. The surviving rites of sacrifice will become nothing but cries of grief, echoing forever in the sunken depths.