The Record of Guarding the Origin

Zhan Pu Ding, bearing an ancient inherited bloodline, was framed by the imperial clan and thrown into the harsh Grinding Prison. Outsiders only see him shackled and tortured, believing his pride will be crushed by the cruel punishments; none know that prison is merely the beginning of his hidden scheme. As court factions scheme against each other, foreign forces secretly infiltrate, and former allies harbor treacherous intentions, he faces a cascade of crises. Using the prison to conceal his sharpness, he strategizes with his divine soul, reconnects scattered loyalists, and dismantles the deadly traps set by his enemies. Through torment, he tempers his spirit; amid power struggles, he guards his true nature. When the time is ripe, he will overturn his shackles, rise against the current, and tread a path of cultivation that guards the origin and returns to truth. — Description from novelcodex.org