The Ma-Yi Clan

The art of reading fate, commonly known as physiognomy, encompasses the mysteries of heaven and man, and invites the jealousy of gods and ghosts. Among the many schools of physiognomy, one is especially mysterious and renowned for its mastery: the Ma Yi Daoist School. More than a thousand years ago, its founder, the Daoist Ma Yi, wrote a remarkable book called The Art of Ma Yi Physiognomy. His disciple, Patriarch Chen Tuan, became famous throughout the land thanks to the book. Chen Tuan’s disciple, Chen Yishan, went on to compile the best of every school of divination, geomancy, medicine, fortune-telling, esoteric arts, and astrology into another remarkable book, The Records of Master Yishan. But half of the book was lost, leaving only the other half behind. Legend has it that only someone who has read the complete book can become the leader of the Ma Yi School: the Divine Physiognomist of Ma Yi. A thousand years later, The Records of Master Yishan resurfaces, and another Divine Physiognomist of Ma Yi is about to return to the martial world. Evil spirits, ghosts from the deepest hells, Maoshan priests, and masters from Zhongnan all spring into action. In an instant, the world is thrown into turmoil! Chen Yuanfang, a descendant of the Ma Yi Daoist School, is caught up in it and encounters one strange, unbelievable event after another