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Ren Lei is the fourth son of a minor noble family and the son of a concubine to boot. Being born a cripple, the only thing he has is beauty; beauty that caused him much suffering growing up in a house where no-one loved him.

As if that wasn't enough, he was about to be sold off in a political marriage to a woman who had everything he didn't, the Princess of the Ether Cloud City, full of not only beauty but with immense talent in profound cultivation. 

Refusing to submit to his fate, as a final act of rebellion, in a desperate bit to retake what little control he had over his own life, he chooses to consume poison and commit suicide.

However, the fates are not so kind to those that would try to change it. He survives but suffers from a strange condition that causes his soul to separate from his body. As he slowly loses the constrains of a physical body, he is forced to look at himself more closely and recognise who he truly is. Not only must he struggle against the destiny devised for him but also his true nature: a calamity whose howl will wipe the slate of an era clean, ushering in a new dark age.

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The Wolf of a Dark Age

Yun Lei was no stranger to good food. As the son-in-law of the Yun Family, every meal he ate was prepared by the best chefs in the city, using the best possible ingredients.  


Not only that, when the restaurant of the Thunder Cloud Company was only in the planning phase, he had visited and sampled food from every big establishment in the Ether Cloud City.  


Despite this, he had never eaten anything that left nearly as big of an impression as that simple meat dish. This, he could say with confidence.  


The old woman guffawed at his reaction before speaking. "This is no witchcraft, young man! The secret behind the amazing taste is the recipe that has been passed down within my family for generations."  


The dish itself was rather simple. Pieces of meat were marinated in a blend of different spices before being skewered and slow-roasted over a charcoal fire.   


Profound Realisation