The Tide That Breaks: Surging Seas

During the Jinghe era of the Great Yong Dynasty, the imperial court established the "Zhenwu Bureau" to suppress the martial world for over a decade. Eighteen years ago, the foremost alliance of the martial world, the "Tide-Listening Pavilion," was swallowed overnight by a mysterious sea tide. Its master, Shen Canghai, and the seven great tidal masters all vanished—an event known in history as the "Sea Tide Incident." In a fishing village on the East Sea, the youth Shen Chaosheng grew up under the blacksmith Shen Wanchui. Born with the ability to hear a "tide sound" that others cannot—the resonance of inner energy flowing through heaven and earth. One night, a massacre bloodies the fishing village, forcing him to take up his hammer and step out of his home. He gradually discovers that he is actually the missing only son of the Tide-Listening Pavilion's master, and that the catastrophe eighteen years ago was no natural disaster, but a shocking conspiracy involving the imperial court, the assassin organization "Shadow Tower," and the seven great sects. The martial arts of the world are based on "Tidal Force," divided into four realms: Inner Tide, Outer Tide, Raging Tide, and Returning Tide. The seven great sects correspond to the seven rhythms of the ebb and flow of tides. Shen Chaosheng must travel through the seven sects, collect the lost tidal heart methods, and uncover the old case amidst the pursuit of the Zhenwu Bureau, the shadows of the Shadow Tower, and the suspicions of the sects. When he finally grasps the "Tide-Breaking Sword," what he must decide is not only his own origins, but the entire martial world—whether to continue being tamed by this tide-breaking silence, or to stir up the tides once more. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Tide That Breaks: Surging Seas — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠