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Heaven's Schemer: Chronicles of Lin Xian

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Born under an ominous sky, Lin Xian was marked by the heavens themselves—his meridians wide as rivers, his soul sea deeper than mountains, and his destiny bound to brilliance. But in a world ruled not just by strength, but by scheming sects, ancient bloodlines, and the silent war of influence, talent alone is never enough. Accepted into the prestigious Heaven’s Gate Sect, Lin Xian hides his immense potential beneath a mask of mediocrity. While others chase power through flashy techniques and reckless duels, he chooses a slower path—one of observation, calculation, and patience. As he maps the unspoken rules of the Outer Disciple Compound, he uncovers more than petty rivalries. Beneath the calm surface lies a storm of internal politics, broken legacies, and a sect slowly rotting from within. And now, with his name whispered among shadowed halls, the silent war has noticed him. Pushed into an early Ascension Trial, surrounded by hidden enemies and unseen eyes, Lin Xian must decide: Will he play the sect’s game and rise through obedience—or rewrite the rules and rise on his own terms? Power is never given. It is taken. And Lin Xian? He never strikes first. But he always strikes last.
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The Extra: Subject 082

Rio only wanted to see how the story ended. Instead, he woke up inside it. Not as the protagonist, not even as a supporting character—but as someone who barely existed in the narrative. An extra with no importance, no future, and no place in the story’s direction. At least, that’s how it was supposed to be. Now in the body of Rio Valen, a disgraced noble exiled from his own house, he finds himself in a region the original story barely touched—one driven as much by advanced technology as it is by arcane power. And buried beneath it, something far worse. The facility he wakes up in shouldn’t exist. The experiments conducted there shouldn’t have succeeded. And whatever was placed inside him was never meant to survive. As fragments of memory return—both his own and the life he inherited—Rio begins to understand the situation he’s in. The world still follows its original course. The key figures are still moving toward the same future. But his existence doesn’t fit anywhere within it. Even so, people begin to notice him. Not because of who he is—but because of something they can’t quite explain. A presence. A flaw. Or something far more dangerous. Some approach out of curiosity. Others, for reasons he doesn’t understand. And a few, simply because staying away isn’t an option. With no role to follow and no clear path ahead, Rio is left with a simple choice: Stay invisible and survive. Or step into a story that was never meant to include him. Because in a world that already has its main character— an extra that shouldn’t exist might be the only thing that can change it. **The cover used is temperoray, I hold no credits towards the art**
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