The Eight Branches of the Mystic School

(A wuxia novel rich in classical charm, with polished, memorable prose in every line! Battles and brilliant strategy, flashing blades and the tender passions of the human world: each throws the other into relief, shining all the brighter together! Romance, Daoist mysticism, history, military affairs, and wuxia all come together in one sweeping tale! A stirring historical wuxia epic!)

When the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven upon a dragon, he left behind a heavenly tome of immortality. Those who obtained it could transcend the mortal world and become gods. After Chen Youliang's crushing defeat at Poyang Lake, a wondrous treasure of the Great Han was left behind. Whoever found it would become fabulously wealthy. The eight branches of the Xuanmen each possess their own unique arts, displaying astonishing abilities as they roam the martial world! This novel brings together Daoist metaphysics, divine martial arts, firearms and ingenious mechanisms, as well as strategy and cunning, combining wuxia, military fiction, and romance. It has feuds in the martial world and grudges among the Xuanmen, as well as national vendettas, family hatred, and matters of the heart.