Synopsis

Fateisaficklething.LilyWard,ayoung,orphanedstudent,strivestobecomeanimmortalnomatterhowfartheroadstretches—thoughshescarcelyknowshowhightheheavenstrulyare.Chasedbymysterioustragedyofnot-so-mysteriouslyimperialorigin,Ai'erAvyralsoseekstheworldofcultivation,tofollowinthestepsofhisancestorsandmaybe,justmaybe,findwhathe'dlost—whatwastaken.And—luckilyforthem—Mingtian,theImmortalSovereignofBoundlessRadiance,isbored. Aftereonsstrivingforeverhigherrealmsofpower,he'stiredofthecreepingpointlessnessofitall—soonawhim,hedecidestodescendtoalesserrealm,posingasamortal(poorly),inanattempttofindabitofabreakandtomaybedosomecoolhiddenmasterthingsontheside.Iftheopportunitypresentsitself,thatis.Theobstaclestotheircoursearenumerousandsubtleanddangerous,andtheirpath,theveryedgeofaknife.Butboundtogetherbycircumstanceandcoincidenceandtheirsharedwill,bysomethingakinmaybetofate,theirjourneythreatenstoshaketheirrealm...andperhapsevenalltheHeavensabove,too.[Non-standard(modern-setting)xianxia]