The consecrated demon startled the boundless sky, the talisman master's divine punishment set the universe in motion.
A forsaken youth, cast adrift by his own kin, found himself in the midst of a savage wilderness. 
From misfortune sprang opportunity; in the depths of despair, he stumbled upon an ancient tome, long lost to the annals of time, revealing the secrets of talisman mastery.
Through three decades of toil and strife, a tale of ruthless ambition and violent retribution unfolded, painting the town in shades of crimson.
In the realm of the Nine Heavens and the Demonic Lands, who holds sway?

Pinnacle of Talisman Mastery

One month later, the Nine Palace Mountain disciples' biennial competition began as scheduled. Hundreds of young men and women, dressed in their finest attire, flocked from their respective residences to Sky Watching Peak.


Within the Nine Palace Mountain faction, there were nine peaks overlooking each other: Sky Watching Peak, Dusk Drum Peak, Sword Peak, Sunrise Peak, Purple Jade Peak, Hundred-Finger Peak, Southern Heaven Peak, Callous Peak, and Flowing Cloud Peak.


Although the morning sun had not yet bathed the land in its light, the disciples who had been looking forward to this event for five years had already gathered at Sky Watching Peak.


On the main peak of Nine Palace Mountain, there was a massive square with four platforms set up. It seemed like the disciples participating in the competition would decide the winner through these platforms.


A Face-Off on the Spot