The Nine Heavens Profound Mystery Record

Three years ago, he was the most dazzling genius of Qingyang City, but overnight his dantian shattered and he became a laughingstock. Three years later, a dormant black ring suddenly awakens, pouring profound mystery power into his body, allowing the cripple to rebuild his cultivation. Ling Chen thought he was just defying fate. Until he discovered— the enemy who ambushed him was backed by the Nine Nether Palace controlling the mortal world; the city lord who coveted him was connected to the fallen divine dark faction; even the girl who saved him at the critical moment was a spy sent by the demon race. The gods saw him as a threat, the demons as a variable. Everyone wanted him dead, or to be a pawn. Ling Chen looked at the black ring on his hand, recalling his father's last words before disappearing: 'Trust no one.' But he refused to accept this fate. If he couldn't be a pawn, he would overturn the chessboard.