The Forger of Karmic Chains

In the Azure Firmament Sect, the pursuit of immortality is a crime against the natural order. Defying the heavens generates “Karmic Ash,” a spiritual toxin that erodes the soul. To maintain their pristine cultivation, the elite offload their sins onto lowly “Sin-Eaters,” pariahs condemned to short, agonizing lives. Lu Chen is one such outcast, born with a “Shackled Soul” and burdened with the filth of his masters. But when a dying Sin-Eater passes him the forbidden Sutra of the Iron Lotus, Lu Chen discovers that sin is not just a stain—it is an indestructible weight. As an apocalyptic Heavenly Tribulation descends to scour the corrupt sect from existence, Lu Chen must forge the accumulated sins of ten thousand masters into chains strong enough to bind the wrath of the gods.