Above the Great Way

Chen Shi thought his grandfather was the village's greatest terror—burning incense to himself, eating candles before his own spirit tablet. But the truth is far darker: the villagers don't fear the old man. They fear Chen Shi. Even his grandfather trembles in his presence. In a world where the boundary between life and death blurs, Chen Shi must uncover why his very existence inspires dread, and what ancient power flows through his bloodline that even spirits dare not challenge.