The God Catcher Among Mortals

Detective Li Mum Ming is pursuing a murderer when the trail leads deep into an abandoned scenic area on Luoxia Mountain. A thick fog rises, swallowing him and two companions into the Trial Immortal Grotto-Heaven. The killer is cuffed right in front of them, but they can't fire: the moment they pull the trigger, they'll die first.

The trial is a sham. The immortal dew trade is real. Missing tourists have become shadows of criminals, wandering the woods, while wanted fugitives have seized an ancient city and made themselves kings. The drop of divine dew that can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bone is really a hook cast into the human world by a fallen god. The three police officers have no flying swords or magical treasures. They rely on grappling, tactical teamwork, and evidence to arrest, investigate, and convict criminals in a land ruled by sword-flying cultivators.

After fighting his way out of the grotto-heaven and back to the city, he discovers the immortal dew's black-market network has spread overseas, and the old debts of the ancient gods and immortals are now coming due. The gods want him to die, be deified, and receive offerings of incense. He insists on living and making the rules himself. At the Immortal Investiture Altar, he will open a new path for all cultivators, with travel permits and the rule of law. Even gods will stand trial if they break the law.