

"Princess Olivia was desperate. Her uncle betrayed her for a political marriage, while her stepmother and cousin plotted to destroy her. Her sole ally was Mason, a guard she'd saved from the streets. To break the engagement, she seduced Mason and created a scandal. It worked, but Mason was beaten bloody and banished. Three years on, Olivia remained bound to James, fighting for her inheritance. At an auction, her fiancé bid on the fabled Heart of the Ocean, but a masked nobleman offered an astonishing million gold coins. Olivia pursued, tore off his mask, and met the eyes of Mason, the guard she had ruthlessly discarded and ruined."

Lionel Cain awakens in the Slumber Cavern and is rescued by Elara Blade, the chief disciple of Everblade Sanctum. Outwardly appearing as merely an "outer sect disciple" with an "ordinary body and fate," he is actually a mysterious figure with the gaze of an ancient, possessing shocking alchemy and cultivation techniques. After joining the sect,Lionel casually refines a divine pill that transforms into a dragon upon completion, astounding both the sect and the prodigy Lyra Frost.Meanwhile, Ashford's sorceress leads an army to their borders due to continent-level secrets, while various factions scheme in the shadows.Lionel works to elevate Everblade Sanctum's status while investigating the truth behind ancient seals and the severing of heavenly destiny, as the sect competition and greater storms approach.