the ashen DAO

In a world where gods have long abandoned mankind, only the Dao remains—twisting, corrupt, and hungry. Eryndor, once a nameless orphan in a forgotten village, discovers the truth hidden beneath blood-soaked soil: cultivation is not the pursuit of immortality, but the defiance of death itself. Each step forward demands sacrifice—flesh, soul, and sanity. Betrayed by fate and bound by vengeance, he forges his path through cursed sects, forgotten tombs, and the whispers of demons lurking within his veins. The world calls him heretic. The heavens mark him for destruction. But when the ashes settle, only one truth will remain— To grasp true power, one must embrace the darkness… and burn the heavens themselves.