Li Shikun Series One: The Mystery of the Five Cauldrons

Title: The Li Shikun Series, Book One: The Mystery of the Five Cauldrons

In the twenty-second year of the Republic of China, deep in the Kunyu Mountains of Jiaodong.

Li Shikun, a young man who had studied under a reclusive Daoist since childhood, found himself drawn into the mortal world by a twist of fate. The land was in ruins, Japanese invaders were poised to strike, and rival factions stirred beneath the surface. By chance, he learned an old secret from the orphaned child of a shaman: during the Kangxi reign, five elemental treasure cauldrons had been cast, concealing a world-shaking secret tied to the fate of China. Now, both the Japanese invaders and Qing loyalists were desperately searching for them.

Bearing the inheritance of the Daoist tradition and an ancient magical artifact, Li Shikun had entered the world to temper himself. Instead, he was forced into a century-spanning struggle over national treasures. From the underground palace at the Eastern Qing Tombs to the imperial city of the Forbidden City, from the perilous Yanmen Pass to the Rehe Imperial Palace, from the ancient capital of Nanjing to the Bailing Temple beyond the Great Wall, he traveled far and wide, contending with agents of the Fuxing Society, Japanese spies, shamanic descendants, and restorationist forces. Amid flashing blades and imperial secrets, he gradually uncovered the truth behind the Five Cauldrons.

The opening installment of The Li Shikun Series, this novel is set in the jianghu of the Republic of China and blends historical mysteries, hidden national treasures, and strange Daoist arts in a return to traditional storytelling. A cultivator's choices in a time of turmoil, and a forgotten tale of the nation's fate. We invite you to read.