The Father Who Defied Heaven

Five years ago, Lu Chen disappeared from the world. Once hailed as the most gifted physician of the mysterious Valley of Nine Medicines, he possessed hands capable of saving lives that even the greatest doctors had abandoned. He was also a cultivator whose talent frightened those who understood what he might one day become. Then, in a single night, everything was taken from him. His sect was destroyed. His master vanished. His cultivation was shattered. And the woman he loved disappeared without leaving behind an explanation. The cultivation world believed Lu Chen was dead. They were wrong. Today, he lives quietly in Jiangzhou City, running a small traditional medicine clinic and raising his four-year-old daughter, Xiaoxiao. To his neighbors, Lu Chen is nothing remarkable—a struggling doctor and an overly devoted single father whose greatest concern seems to be preparing breakfast, paying the rent, and getting his daughter to kindergarten on time. Lu Chen prefers it that way. He has no desire to reclaim his former glory. But when an old man collapses in front of him, Lu Chen uses three acupuncture needles to perform a medical technique that should have vanished centuries ago. The patient survives. Unfortunately, the wrong people notice. Powerful families begin searching for the mysterious physician. Hidden martial artists recognize his techniques. Ancient enemies learn that the man they once tried to erase is still alive. And Lu Chen soon discovers something even more dangerous. His daughter is changing. Medicinal plants flourish in her presence. Spiritual beasts refuse to harm her. Ancient artifacts cannot determine her bloodline, cultivation talent, or destiny. Even Heaven itself seems unable to see her future. For years, Lu Chen believed he had lost everything. Now he realizes the destruction of his sect, the disappearance of Xiaoxiao's mother, and the mystery surrounding his daughter may all be connected. The enemies who once hunted him are returning. This time, however, Lu Chen has something far more precious to protect. He may have abandoned the path of immortality. He may have lost the power he once possessed. But if Heaven has already decided his daughter's fate… then this father will rewrite destiny with his own hands. He will heal those Heaven has condemned. He will destroy anyone who reaches for his child. And if the laws of the world demand her death— Lu Chen will defy Heaven itself.