The Keeper of the Sky's Wound

Ascending to immortality is the ultimate dream that countless cultivators pursue their entire lives. Yet few know that behind the radiant light of ascension lies not a celestial palace, but a brutal sacrifice spanning a thousand years. The sky is torn, and the Dao is flawed. Every cultivator who shatters the void to ascend has their flesh, blood, and soul turned into bricks to mend the heavens, forever imprisoned in the cold nine skies. Shen Yan, the last tomb keeper of Burial Immortal Ridge, guards this ridge that buries countless 'ascended immortals,' watching over the myriad tombstones and restless souls, and guarding the shocking secret that the entire cultivation world desperately tries to hide. A secret document brings disaster. Su Yan, a sword cultivator who betrayed his sect, stumbles into Burial Immortal Ridge and uncovers the truth buried for eons. Together, they travel across the nine provinces, exploring ancient ruins, deciphering murals, and poring over fragmented texts, gradually tearing apart the grand lie woven by the Ascension Alliance. The immortal sects look down, treating the truth as a flood of beasts; the demons lurk in the shadows, waiting for the sky to shatter completely. When the lie is revealed to the world, and the sacrifice can no longer continue, will they let the heavens fall into ruin, or will they reweave the broken sky with the will of all beings? A single green bamboo lamp before the tomb illuminates the restless souls of ten thousand years. — Description from novelcodex.org