Sacred Ruins

Sacred Ruins is another Eastern fantasy epic by Chen Dong, following in the footsteps of The Heaven Seal and Perfect World, and is celebrated as the foundational work of the "spiritual energy resurgence" genre in web literature. The story unfolds in what appears to be an ordinary post-civilization era: oceans turn to dust, thunder and lightning run dry, a wisp of ethereal mist approaches the earth, the world's shackles are unlocked, and a brand-new world reveals a mysterious corner of itself. The youth Chu Feng grows up in his hometown town at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, and through a wondrous flower, a stone box, and a mutant species, he embarks on the path of evolution—ascending tier by tier from Awakening and Shackles to Freedom and ever higher realms, rising amid ruin and reviving amid annihilation. As the plot advances, the story's stage expands from Kunlun and Earth to the greater and lesser underworlds, shattered universes, fallen lands, and the realm above the heavens, centering on the core concept of the "Ruins" to probe questions of civilizational cycles and history repeating itself; after the eerie tribes launch the "Great Sacrifice," Chu Feng and his many companions wage war across worlds, fighting side by side with senior powerhouses against the darkness. The book is distinguished by its thrilling and satisfying progression-driven main plot, dense foreshadowing, and grand worldbuilding, while carrying the tragic undertones and ensemble cast charm characteristic of Chen Dong's works. It was serialized on Qidian Chinese Network and Chuangshi Chinese Network, with the main text exceeding a thousand chapters; the physical books were published by Shenyang Publishing House (some editions under the title Evolution of All Beings).