The Fading Meridian Illuminates the World

Beneath the bustling modern city lies a hidden world of cultivation, unknown to ordinary people.

Lu Yuan was an ordinary college graduate from a fallen family, burdened with a crippled ancient bloodline that others would rather avoid. His former fellow disciples regarded him as a useless wreck, his lover abandoned him, and even his only remaining relative was caught up in the perilous disputes of the hidden world. Everyone said his broken bloodline meant he could never cultivate. Yet this very bloodline, condemned as worthless, could see the causal fractures concealed in all things.

Unable to unleash power as freely as orthodox cultivators, he instead used those fractures to see through conspiracies, following every clue until he tore away the hidden world's hypocritical facade. Old enemies closed in at every turn, shadowy forces kept emerging, and Su Ling, a woman carrying secrets of her own, entered his life. Lu Yuan had no miraculous chance to rise to the top overnight. Every bit of strength came at a price. As he navigates the realities of ordinary life while stepping into the dangerous contests of the hidden world, he must protect the few bonds he has left and reclaim justice for his family.