Ze Tian Ji

Chen Changsheng has lived knowing that a strange condition may kill him before he reaches adulthood. Refusing to accept the fate written for him, the fourteen-year-old leaves his teacher and heads for the Divine Capital carrying little more than his knowledge, determination, and an old marriage agreement.

His search for a cure draws him into the Grand Imperial Examination, where access to the Heavenly Books may offer a way to change his destiny. Along the way he gathers unlikely companions, clashes with powerful families and gifted rivals, and becomes entangled in a wider struggle between humans and demons. For Chen Changsheng, cultivation is not merely a path to strength, but a rebellion against heaven itself.