Master of the Azure Lattice

Thien Dai was the Celestial Architect, a peerless master of formations whose diagrams could imprison gods and map the heavens. On the verge of apotheosis, his final tribulation was sabotaged, shattering his soul. Now, he is reborn as Lam Vu, the untalented, sickly son of a declining clan, whose only value is a political marriage to the fierce warrior of a rival family. Burdened with a body wracked by an 'incurable' poison and meridians too fragile for cultivation, Vu must rely on his past-life knowledge to survive. His first act is to effortlessly cure his own affliction, a feat that sends shockwaves through the province. Hiding his true power, he begins to subtly reshape his clan's destiny, turning worthless mines into spiritual wellsprings and trash-heap artifacts into divine tools. He finds an unexpected ally and confidant in the clan's gentle strategist, Trieu An, and a reluctant but passionate love with his betrothed, Mai Diem. But as Vu pieces together the conspiracy that led to his death, every clue points towards the very heavens he sought to ascend. Can he unmask his killer when the enemy is the one person he has learned to trust with his new life?