Mortal's Defiance: Ascend to Heaven's Peak

A massacre. A broken bronze bell. A cowherd sworn to vengeance. Lin Mo's village lies in ruins, but the blood-stained artifact in his hand—a fragment of the legendary Chaos Bell—holds the key to cosmic power. Bound to the ancient artifact spirit Zhong Ling, this ordinary boy is thrust into the ruthless Nine Realms where immortal sects scheme and catastrophe looms. From rogue cultivator to storm's eye, Lin Mo must forge his own path through betrayal and bloodshed, wielding tenacity as his blade and cunning as his shield in a world that devours the weak.