Tome of Troubled Times Novel

A man tormented by persistent nightmares seeks guidance from a blind fortune teller, who unexpectedly transports him into a martial arts realm reminiscent of the wuxia tales from his past reading. This strange world is governed by a celestial tome that periodically illuminates the sky, displaying a hierarchy of powerful individuals vying for supremacy during an era of chaos. Driven to understand both his inexplicable arrival and the enigmatic nature of this realm, he commits himself to climbing the tome's ranks while simultaneously searching for a way to return home. Armed with a saber and wine gourd, he wanders the jianghu, where beauty and danger intertwine. Yet the deeper he ventures into this world of martial arts, the more distant his ideals seem to become. As the Tome of Troubled Times reveals the passage of turbulent decades, he eventually realizes that his journey has left the mortal world fundamentally altered in his wake.