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Windcloud Wuji was born without destiny, lineage, or favor. Through relentless discipline and raw will, he rose from obscurity to become the greatest swordsman his world had ever known. At thirty-three, having defeated all challengers, he shattered the limits of mortality and ascended in broad daylight-believing he had reached the end of all paths.
He was wrong.
Beyond ascension lies no paradise. There is no Immortal Realm, no eternal peace-only a shattered cosmos ruled by ancient powers, endless war, and brutal hierarchy. In this vast, multi-dimensional universe, humanity is not the master of creation but its weakest species, tolerated only because stronger races allow it. Ascension is not a reward, but a recruitment into a system designed to control, exploit, and discard.
Stripped of illusion and thrust into the Primordial Era, Wuji learns a devastating truth: the heavens themselves are a cage, built to limit human potential. Given only three years to prove his worth-or be eliminated-he must survive among demons, angels, and cosmic predators whose numbers and power dwarf humanity beyond comprehension.
As Wuji begins to challenge the laws governing ascension itself, he discovers that the universe is not governed by fate, but by systems-systems that can be broken.
Beyond Ascension is an epic fantasy that begins where most stories end. Blending Eastern cultivation mythology with the scope and structure of Western epic fantasy, it explores power, rebellion, and the cost of freedom in a universe where even gods fear collapse. This is not a story about becoming immortal-it is about what comes after immortality fails.