Synopsis of the manga "A Passerby's Guide to Self-Rescue" (expand to read the full text∨): Su Bei, an F-class freshman at "Endless Superpower Academy," awakens a new ability on his first day. Only then does he realize that their world is a comic book. The protagonist is his classmate, Jiang Tianming. But that's not the point. The point is that in the next chapter, he, Su Bei, will die tragically in the restroom!
Jiang Ci woke up as a stone on a riverbank in a Jiangnan water town. Unable to move or speak, he could only watch helplessly as the Immortal Sect recruited students, a flood of them streaming in. He thought his life as a stone was hopeless, relying on absorbing meager earth energy to survive eternity. Then, a mysterious yellow stone seal inexplicably appeared in his sea of consciousness: [Stage: One] [Feature: Generate Wealth from the Earth (Autonomously Absorb the Energy of the Earth Spirit (Earth Veins))] This divine seal, which empowers one simply by lying down, arrived just in time! Even more amazingly, a blue-robed Taoist from the Daiyue Sect rolled up his sleeves and said, "I know you possess spiritual energy. Follow me back to the mountain." Wait! Are the Immortal Sect's admissions criteria so broad? Even stones are acceptable? From then on, the Daiyue Sect gained a disciple with a unique artistic style. Others fly with swords, but he... rolls? Others refine elixirs and draw talismans, but he... basks in the sun and absorbs earth energy? Watch how a stone, lying flat on its back, absorbs spiritual energy with the "Earth God" seal...