A young man plagued by recurring nightmares finds himself visiting a blind fortune teller, who sends him to a world of martial arts that looks a lot like the wuxia stories he used to read.
In the sky of this world, a tome shines every now and then, revealing the hierarchy of mighty beings that seek power amid troubled times. Determined to unravel the mysteries of his involuntary journey and the secrets of the world he has ended up in, he endeavors to ascend the tome’s rankings, all while looking for a path back home.
Official Chinese blurb
Wandering the jianghu with a blade and wine, where beauties’ grace is filling one’s mind.
A youth, saber on his back and wine gourd at the waist, strides forth, yet the jianghu of his heart seems only more elusive;
With each flipped page of the Tome of Troubled Times, decades of nights soaked in rain pass over the jianghu.
As he suddenly turns to look back, he finds that the mortal world has shattered in his wake.
- Chapter 1: Dreams
- Chapter 2: Sword Unsheathed
- Chapter 3: The Jianghu
- Chapter 4: This Is Not a Dream
- Chapter 5: Murderer, Zhao Changhe!
- Chapter 6: Beimang
- Chapter 7: Blood God Cult
- Chapter 8: Tome of Troubled Times
- Chapter 9: Saber
- Chapter 10: How a Bandit Comes to Be
- Chapter 11: Natural-Born Bandit
- Chapter 12: Unwilling to Abandon
- Chapter 13: Shared Bed
- Chapter 14: The Power of a Saber
- Chapter 15: Wine for You
- Chapter 16: Confirmation
- Chapter 17: Habit
- Chapter 18: The Winter Solstice
- Chapter 19: Watching the Wind
- Chapter 20: Profound Gate
- Chapter 21: Secret Unveiled
- Chapter 22: Yue Hongling VS Luo Qi
- Chapter 23: Cover Flipped Open
- Chapter 24: A Sword Drawn, Brothers No Longer
- Chapter 25: Xia Chichi
- Chapter 26: Position Card
- Chapter 27: The Previous Era
- Chapter 28: A Kiss
- Chapter 29: Stronghold Master
- Chapter 30: Growth
- Chapter 31: Summer Sun Rises
- Chapter 32: How Can the Setting Sun Be Late to Rise
- Chapter 33: Further Onward
- Chapter 34: Profound Mysteries
- Chapter 35: This Heaven Has No Dao
- Chapter 36: A Tiger Roaring in the Mountains
- Chapter 37: Inspiring Awe in Beimang
- Chapter 38: New Year
- Chapter 39: The Yue Hongling in His Heart
- Chapter 40: What Meant to Come Will Always Come
- Chapter 41: Second Layer of the Profound Gate
- Chapter 42: Vicious Blood Sweeps Through the Air
- Chapter 43: Children of the Jianghu
- Chapter 44: Stronghold Mistress
- Chapter 45: Strength Akin to a Prowling Tiger
- Chapter 46: Meetings Come and End
- Chapter 47: Mountain Bandit and Nobility
- Chapter 48: Defeat
- Chapter 49: Borrow Your Head
- Chapter 50: The Waking of Insects
- Chapter 51: Saber Leaves Beimang
- Chapter 52: Cui Yuanyong
- Chapter 53: What Exactly Is the Relationship Between You and Tang Wanzhuang
- Chapter 54: There’s a Secret I’m Wondering if I Should Reveal to You
- Chapter 55: Cui Yuanyang
- Chapter 56: He’s Not Like Someone From This World
- Chapter 57: Weve Been Deceived
- Chapter 58: Mountain Temple
- Chapter 59: Han Wubing
- Chapter 60: Yangyangs Crisis
- Chapter 61: Path Filled With Thorns
- Chapter 62: Horror on Water
- Chapter 63: River Crossed!
- Chapter 64: A Tiger Falls on the Plains
- Chapter 65: Beware the Deceived
- Chapter 66: Endless Storms
- Chapter 67: Blood Stains Qinghe While the Night Is Still Young
- Chapter 68: Zhao Changhe the Manslayer
- Chapter 69: Heaven and Man
- Chapter 70: Cui Wenjing
- Chapter 71: Three-Year Agreement
- Chapter 72: Not Enough
- Chapter 73: Qinghe
- Chapter 74: After Hugging Thick Thighs
- Chapter 75: Fourth Layer of the Profound Gate
- Chapter 76: Cui Clan Controversy
- Chapter 77: Dragon Bird of Great Xia
- Chapter 78: Scattering the Gods and Buddhas
- Chapter 79: The Dust Has Settled
- Chapter 80: Sabers and Swords with Spirits
- Chapter 81: The Era Starts Anew
- Chapter 82: Snow-Treading Crow
- Chapter 83: The Wind Blows by the Lake
- Chapter 84 Zhao Changhe, Idol of the Masses
- Chapter 85: Honing the Saber
- Chapter 86: Ancient Sword Lake
- Chapter 87: Two Fools
- Chapter 88: Sword Lake City
- Chapter 89: Choosing How to Die
- Chapter 90: Chichis Mission
- Chapter 91: Shes Here
- Chapter 92: Tang Wanzhuang
- Chapter 93: The Man Tang Wanzhuang Cannot Obtain
- Chapter 94: Chichi in Danger
- Chapter 95: Attacking Anyone Deemed Unfaithful
- Chapter 96: Reciprocity
- Chapter 97: Shocking Changes in the Sword Lake
- Chapter 98: The Heavenly Tome
- Chapter 99: Maitreya Cult Targeted
- Chapter 100: What Is Unfaithful
- Chapter 101: The River Breaks Through the Dam
- Chapter 102: Are You Really the Heavenly Tome
- Chapter 103: Spring Water Sword Art
- Chapter 104: A Nickname
- Chapter 105: Yangzhou
- Chapter 106: Ally of the Maitreya Cult
- Chapter 107: Heroes Gather
- Chapter 108: White Lotus Temple
- Chapter 109: Maitreya Cult
- Chapter 110: Tang Buqi
- Chapter 111: Real and Fake Yue Hongling
- Chapter 112: So You Know Their True Nature
- Chapter 113: Asura Phala
- Chapter 114: Gathering of Heroes
- Chapter 115: A Brimming Hall With Three Thousand Guests
- Chapter 116: A Sword Atop Fourteen Provinces
- Chapter 117: Youre Too Weak
- Chapter 118: Twenty-Eight Mansions
- Chapter 119: Nowhere We Cant Call Home
- Chapter 120: Gentle Waves Silent Under the Moon
- Chapter 121: The Magistrate Assassinated
- Chapter 122: Game of Chess
- Chapter 123: Maitreyas Troubles
- Chapter 124: Realm of True Void
- Chapter 125: Pure Land of Bliss
- Chapter 126: Pure Bliss Art
- Chapter 127: This is the Heavenly Tome
- Chapter 128: This is Dual Cultivation
- Chapter 129: I’d Like Him to Taste the Bitterness of Defeat
- Chapter 130: The Long River Rushes Onward Unstoppably
- Chapter 131: Naturally Talented
- Chapter 132: Either Never or Countless Times
- Chapter 133: Mystery of the Celestial Maiden
- Chapter 134: Dont Let Her Down
- Chapter 135: Fake Celestial Maiden
- Chapter 136: Afterglow of the Jianghu
- Chapter 137: Tang Clan of Gusu
- Chapter 138: Tiger Hill Sword Pond
- Chapter 139: The Great Waves Sift the Sand
- Chapter 140: I Want This Maid
- Chapter 141: Mirror Image
- Chapter 142: The Mystery of Vicious Blood
- Chapter 143: The Calm Before the Storm
- Chapter 144: Dragon Bird Moves
- Chapter 145: This Game
- Chapter 146: See the Essence Through Dense Fog
- Chapter 147: Prelude
- Chapter 148: Spiritual Illusion Arts
- Chapter 149: Lu Clan Forbidden Area
- Chapter 150: Detective Changhe
- Chapter 151: Master and Servant Switching Positions? No Man’s Land!
- Chapter 152: The Twilight of a Hero? To Hell With That!
- Chapter 153: Twists and Turns
- Chapter 154: The Noble Buqi
- Chapter 155: The Rightful Ruler of Today
- Chapter 156: The Maid and the Bureau Chief
- Chapter 157: Aunt and Uncle
- Chapter 158: Sisis True Face
- Chapter 159: Gu...
- Chapter 160: Heavenly Tome, Blood God, Ancient Spirit Tribe
- Chapter 161: Exchange
- Chapter 162: A Rare Moment of Rest
- Chapter 163: Slow Down
- Chapter 164: Calm Your Mind
- Chapter 165: Crouching Dragon Phoenix Chick
- Chapter 166: Sword Emperors Tomb
- Chapter 167: Gu Art
- Chapter 168: Bad Woman
- Chapter 169: Please Compensate Him Yourself
- Chapter 170: Tang Wanzhuang Wishes to See You
- Chapter 171: Sword Emperors Seal
- Chapter 172: Calligraphy
- Chapter 173: Restrictions and Shackles
- Chapter 174: Sisi Goes Back
- Chapter 175: Take Care of Yourself, Only Then Can You Take Care of the World
- Chapter 176: Shouldn’t I Live for Myself for a Day?
- Chapter 177: Master...
- Chapter 178: Boating on Taihu
- Chapter 179: Wind Rises in Yanmen
- Chapter 180: Azure Waves Clear Ripples
- Chapter 181: Soldiers Approach the City
- Chapter 182: Dragons and Snakes Rise
- Chapter 183: How Can I Be Absent
- Chapter 184: Wang Clan of Langya
- Chapter 185: King of Hell
- Chapter 186: Taiyi Sect
- Chapter 187: Vermillion Bird and White Tiger
- Chapter 188: Fire Serpent of Yi
- Chapter 189: Assessment
- Chapter 190: Participating in a Battle Between Experts on the Ranking of Earth
- Chapter 191: During Our First Encounter
- Chapter 192: You Said You Were Afraid
- Chapter 193: White Tiger and White Rabbit
- Chapter 194: Vermillion Bird Shows Her Might
- Chapter 195: Ive Become Quite Bad
- Chapter 196: Emotional Understanding
- Chapter 197: Goodbye, Fire Serpent of Yi
- Chapter 198: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible
- Chapter 199: Yellow Springs Drunkard
- Chapter 200: Just Break It
- Chapter 201: Man and Wife
- Chapter 202: Langya Sword Conference
- Chapter 203: Then Its Worth It
- Chapter 204: I Have Had Enough Wine
- Chapter 205: Frenzied Saber, Peaceful Sword
- Chapter 206: Thousand Li of Cold
- Chapter 207: Your Palm Can Suppress the Skies, but What About the Vast Seas
- Chapter 208: Purple Qi Fills the Mountains and Rivers
- Chapter 209: Wang Zhaoling
- Chapter 210: Profound Ice Marine Clay
- Chapter 211: Body of Gods and Demons
- Chapter 212: Tiger vs. Rabbit
- Chapter 213: The Renewed Rabbit
- Chapter 214: I Have My Saber and I Have Wine
- Chapter 215: Aftermath
- Chapter 216: Beginning to Study Body Tempering
- Chapter 217: Ambush
- Chapter 218: The River of the Underworld Surges
- Chapter 219: Billowing Sands
- Chapter 220: Traveling Together With the Fire Serpent of Yi
- Chapter 221: Dear Big Brother
- Chapter 222: Chaos Through Abandonment of River Transport for Sea Transport
- Chapter 223: Unexpected Sight
- Chapter 224: Two Pigs
- Chapter 225: Han Wubing Missing
- Chapter 226: Rumors
- Chapter 227: How About a Bet
- Chapter 228: Please Help Us Seek Justice
- Chapter 229: There Are No Good People in Sword Lake City
- Chapter 230: The Biggest Bet
- Chapter 231: First Link
- Chapter 232: Second Link
- Chapter 233: Third Link
- Chapter 234: Not a Single Good Person
- Chapter 235: Naughty Little Serpent
- Chapter 236: Go North
- Chapter 237: First Visit to the Capital
- Chapter 238: Huangfu
- Chapter 239: Imperial Noble Consort
- Chapter 240: Fire and Water
- Chapter 241: Commotion in the Capital
- Chapter 242: What of the Empress
- Chapter 243: Is This Pig Yours?
- Chapter 244: The First True Meeting
- Chapter 245: Spring is Waning
- Chapter 246: Just You and Me
- Chapter 247: Walking in the Rain
- Chapter 248: Would You Like to Have a Drink With Me?
- Chapter 249: Particularly Kind
- Chapter 250: Family Matters
- Chapter 251: My Pursuit
- Chapter 252: His Game
- Chapter 253: The Perfect Time
- Chapter 254: Yanmen
- Chapter 255: Behind Enemy Lines
- Chapter 256: Grasslands
- Chapter 257: Huangsha Market
- Chapter 258: Shanxi Merchants
- Chapter 259: Overlaps
- Chapter 260: Peeling Cocoons Drawing Silk
- Chapter 261: Gathering of Heroes
- Chapter 262: Four Cavalry Equivalent to a Thousand
- Chapter 263: A Storm is Brewing
- Chapter 264: Batu
- Chapter 265: Inciting Defection
- Chapter 266: Sandstorm
- Chapter 267: Scheming Couple
- Chapter 268: Bloodstained Sand
- Chapter 269: Thousand Soldiers Stunned
- Chapter 270: Mutual Assistance
- Chapter 271: Helping Each Other in Dire Straits
- Chapter 272: Together with Yue Hongling
- Chapter 273: Blessings to Come After Disaster
- Chapter 274: Black Tortoise?
- Chapter 275: When the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Meet
- Chapter 276: Innate Dao Body
- Chapter 277: Storage Ring
- Chapter 278: A Full Year
- Chapter 279: The First Snow
- Chapter 280: Even if There Were a Million, What Would There Be to Fear
- Chapter 281: Darkness, Bloodlust, and Death
- Chapter 282: The First Light of Dawn
- Chapter 283: Third Lady Yuan
- Chapter 284: One-Lady Army
- Chapter 285: Either Join the Cult or Be Beaten to Death
- Chapter 286: The Generals White Hair
- Chapter 287: A Heart Ablaze
- Chapter 288: Let Us See if He Can Mend the Sundered Sky
- Chapter 289: The Current Ranking of Troubled Times
- Chapter 290: Let Me Teach You How to Marry My Daughter
- Chapter 291: Ying Five
- Chapter 292: Busy City
- Chapter 293: To Fulfill the Emperors Grand Designs
- Chapter 294: Revisiting an Old Place
- Chapter 295: Wait for Me
- Chapter 296: Multifaceted Messenger
- Chapter 297: The Four Idols Cult Is Not a Brothel
- Chapter 298: The Secret Missed From the Beginning
- Chapter 299: Dragon Bird of Great Xia vs. Ancient Sword of the Dragon Emperor
- Chapter 300: Fundamental Law-Level Magical Technique
- Chapter 301: Fire Pig of Shi
- Chapter 302: The Long-Awaited Blind Woman
- Chapter 303: Kunlun
- Chapter 304: Wang Daozhong Shakes the Valley of the Wicked
- Chapter 305: Are there any... Huh?
- Chapter 306: "Caught in the Act"
- Chapter 307: How Did This Witch Train
- Chapter 308: Old Woman, You Will Face Retribution
- Chapter 309: The Renewed Vermillion Bird
- Chapter 310: Dumb Luck
- Chapter 311: Exotic Romance
- Chapter 312: Subjective Value
- Chapter 313: Chen Family Restaurant
- Chapter 314: Thank you, Tarantula
- Chapter 315: Witch of Troubled Times
- Chapter 316: Ancient Pill Refinery
- Chapter 317: Is This Your Home
- Chapter 318: Thief Saint Ye Wuzong
- Chapter 319: Dragon Tiger Sword Pellet
- Chapter 320: A Little Game
- Chapter 321: Summer Comes Late on the Western Border
- Chapter 322: Diversion to the East
- Chapter 323: Fiery Kun Ridge
- Chapter 324: Into the Belly
- Chapter 325: The Fallen
- Chapter 326: Heart Flame
- Chapter 327: Sacrifice
- Chapter 328: Vermillion Bird Reborn
- Chapter 329: Blood Asura Body
- Chapter 330: Ninth Layer of the Profound Gate
- Chapter 331: The Profound Mysteries
- Chapter 332: Why Arent You Paying Your Respects to the Saintess?
- Chapter 333: Shameless Snake Spirit
- Chapter 334: Ill Help You Get Her
- Chapter 335: The Final Stretch of the Kunlun Journey
- Chapter 336: The Moon of the Mortal Realm
- Chapter 337: Xia Chichi Writing a Report
- Chapter 338: Defeated by Tang Wanzhuang
- Chapter 339: Brutal Revenge
- Chapter 340: The Contents of the Ring
- Chapter 341: Neither Sun Nor Moon, the King to Make His Own
- Chapter 342: Kunlun Yuxu
- Chapter 343: Night Conversation Over Wine
- Chapter 344: Return After Reaching the Ranking of Earth
- Chapter 345: A Sincere Invitation
- Chapter 346: Kunlun within Kunlun
- Chapter 347: Flying Across the Sky
- Chapter 348: The Path of Lightning
- Chapter 349: Thank You, Brother Yan
- Chapter 350: I Am Wang Daozhong
- Chapter 351: On a Chase
- Chapter 352: This Page of the Heavenly Tome Is Not Yours
- Chapter 353: Another Exploration of the Heavenly Tome
- Chapter 354: Stormy Wushan
- Chapter 355: Returning in Glory
- Chapter 356: Xue Canghai
- Chapter 357: The Duel Begins
- Chapter 358: The Protagonist of the Tome of Troubled Times
- Chapter 359: The Saint Returns
- Chapter 360: Ancient Fury
- Chapter 361: Breakthrough, First Layer of the Profound Mysteries
- Chapter 362: How I Plan to Enter the Ranking of Man
- Chapter 363: Listening to the Spring Rain in a Little Pavilion at Night
- Chapter 364: The Final Consolidation
- Chapter 365: Zhao Wangtang
- Chapter 366: True Character Revealed
- Chapter 367: Undercover Agents
- Chapter 368: The Mist Over Xiangyang
- Chapter 369: Tang Wanzhuang Arrives
- Chapter 370: I’ve Been Letting You
- Chapter 372: Crossing Paths
- Chapter 373: I Am Here
- Chapter 374: Bloodied Mountains and Rivers
- Chapter 407: The Ranking of Man Awaits Your Name
- Chapter 408: A Man Does Not Associate with Vermin
- Chapter 409: Counterattack
- Chapter 412: The Black Tortoises Fist, the Second Mightiest
- Chapter 414: Buddhas Radiance, Dragon Emperor
- Chapter 416: The Chaos in Jiangnan Resolved in a Single Day
- Chapter 418: Lady Three Satisfied
- Chapter 420: The Bridges of Heaven and Earth
- Chapter 422: Half-Cup of Tea
- Chapter 423: Who But Me
- Chapter 424: Under the Birds Gaze
- Chapter 426: Recovering
- Chapter 428: Bribing Baoqin
- Chapter 430: You Must Have Some Unspoken Issue
- Chapter 432: Acknowledged by Dragon Bird
- Chapter 434: The Vanished Sword Hut
- Chapter 436: Di Muzhi
- Chapter 440: Tax Silver