Five years ago, his master died with a grudge, leaving behind only half of a final message and a secret about the withered locust tree that no one knew.
To uncover the Jiang family's fate of dying young and find his missing ancestor, Jiang Ye, the down-on-his-luck cultivator Jiang Ming enters Nanmo Town, where strange incidents occur one after another.
Young women in the town keep vanishing under bizarre circumstances. Every clue points to the Withered Locust Village, which does not exist on any map, and to an ancient well in the desolate Blackstone Village deep in the mountains.
The thousand-year-old locust demon Lengge lurks underground, using illusions to deceive people and sacrificing the living. For a hundred years, it has kept the villagers in the dark and slaughtered the people of the region.
By chance, Jiang Ming meets Zhu Chengtian, a young swordsman seeking revenge for his master's death, and Su Yao, a young noblewoman bearing a mysterious locust-patterned jade pendant and searching desperately for her missing mother.
The three team up to enter the ancient village, break through illusions, and brave an underground imperial city. They slay demon generals, shatter demonic formations, and face the thousand-year-old demon lord.
Jiang Ming carries the bloodline of the Cauldron-Forging Marquis. By an unexpected stroke of fortune, he tames the ancient treasure Nanjunqian Ding, which seals away all magic, and uses his own body to suppress the cauldron, reversing his family's fate.
Zhu Chengtian wields his sword against evil and settles a century-old grudge within his sect.
Su Yao unlocks the secrets of her bloodline, drawing ever closer to the ultimate truth behind her mother's disappearance.
The emperor of the underground palace has plotted for a thousand years, and ancient treasures lie scattered across the four seas. Deep-sea behemoths, the remnant souls of shadow soldiers, and treacherous illusions come one after another.
The withered locust hides an emperor's soul, and the deep sea conceals a fated destiny.
The three traverse secret realms of yin and yang, purge the world of evil, seek the Eight Treasures, break the game, and defy fate!
The first chapter is finally released! The story has just begun, and the mystery of Kuaihuai will be slowly revealed. I look forward to reading it!