Echoes from the Stone Coffin

Lin Xuan, a youth from Luoyun Village, is plagued by malevolent spirits every Qixi Festival, and the world says he bears a fatal doom-laden constitution. Each year when the ghost gate opens wide, his master fights desperately to protect him; this year, after a bitter midnight battle, his master is gravely wounded and tells him that next year will be his death tribulation. His master departs on a long journey to seek a supreme treasure that can alter fate, leaving behind a blood jade to help shield him from the yin forces. To save the family of his childhood companion, Lin Xuan steps out of the mountain gate, wandering through desolate villages and ancient tombs, befriending brothers and encountering young women, and amid his adventures glimpsing the true essence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. He seeks only to extend his life and survive, unaware that a shocking grand scheme has long been set in motion—and that his so-called fatal destiny is itself a massive deception. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Echoes from the Stone Coffin — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠