This is a world of strange tales and twisted legends—

where rituals and music have crumbled, and gods and ghosts roam freely.

In this land, the unnatural is natural.

There are bizarre cultivators and vengeful spirits,

green corpse demons, mushroom folk, grass-horse beasts,

and even righteous gods twisted by evil.

The path of cultivation here is anything but pure.

One may choose the art of corpse transformation,

or delve into ancient Qigong,

brew lead and mercury elixirs,

summon wandering spirits,

or command paper figurines riding armored horses.

Into this crooked world stumbles Lu Qian,

a man who wields a mysterious golden mirror that deepens his mastery of all things.

With each glance into the mirror, his understanding sharpens—

and his path strays ever deeper into darkness.

Half Taoist priest, half madman.

Both righteous and wicked.

A true cultivator seeking immortality at any cost.

Unconventional methods can also bring great success!

I have always been timid. If I don't get rid of the root of the problem, I won't be able to sleep tonight!

Hehehehe...I, He An, am your great calamity!

On a night as dark as ink, strange figures in gaudy, colorful garments march under the moonlight. Their faces are warped, frozen in eerie grins. They carry a grand sedan chair, stepping over grave soil, stained with demon blood, heading toward a den of monsters.

Among the folk, there is a chilling saying:

"When paper men bear the sedan, ghosts wail and demons howl — flee if you see them, and never draw near."

A long-lost legacy of the Zhimu craftsmen—those who craft ritual paper effigies—has resurfaced.

A reclusive youth inherits the art.

Controlling paper to kill, he hunts demons, spirits, and monsters…

Extracting their bones, peeling their skins, and crafting paper talismans to prolong life.

With paper as his blade and death as his ink—he walks the path of Dao.

【Mortal Cultivation + No System + No Romance + Demon Path + Ruthless Protagonist】

Xun Yong was just an ordinary shut-in.

One moment he was fiddling with a mysterious five-clawed dragon cauldron.

The next, his finger was cut… and he was pulled into another world.

Thrown into a brutal cultivation realm, he awakens in the body of a starving slave, bullied and beaten daily. The suffering changes him. The fear turns to anger. The pain becomes fuel.

When he saves a dying demonic cultivator and is brought to Yin Xu Temple, everything changes.

There, he begins to cultivate the Blood Refining Scripture and steps onto a path soaked in blood and corpses, a road only a true demon immortal dares walk.

“This life, I’ll forge my immortal bones atop a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.”

Cultivation Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Core Formation → Nascent Soul → Divine Transformation

[Villain][Magic][Not a Virgin][No Gold Finger][Open up the Dark Forbidden Zone]

My fellow Taoist stores grain and I store guns. My fellow Taoist is my granary.

In this world of cultivation where life is worthless, Lu Ji accidentally acquires magical powers and becomes a demon cultivator hated by everyone. He betrays his master and ancestors, and slaughters all living beings in order to break through the realm.

In order to survive in the world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak, Lu Ji uses all means. In order to extend his life span, Lu Ji even opens up a dark restricted area, robbing countless lives of their vitality!

After killing hundreds of millions of lives, he finally achieved enlightenment. When he looked back, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind him, and bones paving the road under his feet.

I only heard him smile softly and say: No regrets!

Xiao Li Feidao: First destroy Shaolin, then destroy Wudang, only my Demon Sect will be the king of the martial arts world.

The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: Swords from Emei, sabers from Kunlun. Aim for the throne of the Forbidden City and unify the martial arts world.

The Bad Guys: Conquer the Five Dynasties and conquer the Ten Kingdoms. A thousand-year catastrophe, shattering the void.

Thunderbolt: Catastrophe strikes China, nine dragons fall to heaven! Who in the world can make this suffering beyond redemption? I alone am the one who fights against the evil god of disaster!

Worlds to choose from: Qin's Moon, Mount Shu, Snow, Zhu Xian, Immortal Sword, Shepherd's Divine Note, Xuan-Yuan Sword, Covering the Heavens, Tomb of the Gods, Immortal Realm, Douluo Dalu, Battle Through the Heavens, Wudong, The Legend of the Great Wilderness, After the Ascension, Yang Shen, Eternal Life, Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods, Sacred Ruins, Supreme Sage of Confucianism and Taoism, Mortal, Immortal Rebellion...

The vast road of the heavens, the endless world.

With a finite life, we seek the boundless path, just to reach the final... peak!

PS: This book has a dark tone, please don’t disturb me if you don’t like it.

In my previous life, I was half a step short of playing chess and ultimately failed to reach the top.

Traveling back to the past, this time... I want to become the strongest in this world!

To become the strongest in this world, you only need three simple steps:

1. Picked up a demon girl who just traveled through time on the street.

2. Subdue demons and monsters.

3. Bring her cultivation techniques.

Yay! Already invincible!

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Many years later, Yan Yu, who had won the title of "the strongest", accepted an interview with a TV station:

Host: Who do you most want to thank for your success today?

Yan Yu: I want to thank a woman who is very important to me.

Host (eyes lighting up): Oh, is she your good wife?

Yan Yu: No, it’s just a stepping stone.

Host (wiping sweat): So... what about your other teammates? They should have helped you too, right?

Yan Yu: How could the long stairway to godhood have only one stepping stone?