Zhang Huzi

In a Victorian world of steam, dreadnoughts, and occult horrors, Zhou Mingrui awakens as Klein Moretti. He walks a razor’s edge between light and darkness, entangled with warring Churches. This is the legend of unlimited potential…and unspeakable danger.

At the beginning of time, a mystical meteor came crashing down from outer space and scattered all over the world. A piece of it landed in the Eastern Continent. There were mysterious totems carved upon the meteor, and people gathered around it wanting to discover its usage. They discovered the Way, and established The Tradition. Several thousand years later, the fourteen years old orphan Chen Chang Shang left his master to cure his illness and change his fate. He brought a piece of marriage vow with him to the capital, thus began the journey of a rising hero.

The animation "Ling Tian Du Zun" is adapted from the web novel of the same name by Qimao's contracted writer You Mu. Ling Tian, a sword saint of his generation, went against the will of heaven to seize the stele in order to save his beloved, but was plotted against by the way of heaven. When he fell, he perished together with the way of heaven, but was unexpectedly reborn, returning to the moment of his death three hundred years ago when his dantian was completely destroyed and his sword bone was taken away. His beauty is still there, his old enemy is still there, and he has been on the long road to becoming a saint, so why not start over? In this life, he vows to rewrite his destiny and make up for his regrets!

The story unfolds through the eyes of cats, offering glimpses of intense battlefields, fleeting moments in history, heartfelt family bonds, and imaginative visions of the future. Rendered in a variety of styles, including ink painting, 2D animation, 3D visuals, and stop motion, it captures the essence of Eastern aesthetics. Ten surreal and enigmatic scrolls about cats are revealed, one by one, drawing the audience into their mysterious world.