The Dao Begins with a Map to Immortality

[Mortal Cultivation] + [No Romance] + [Decisive and Ruthless Protagonist] + [No Saint]

Ye Zhou is a low-ranked disciple of the Tianyuan Sect, scraping by through leasing spirit fields from the sect to make a living.

After four years in the sect, he breaks through to the second layer of Qi Refining, only to discover a massive bronze gate hidden within his dantian.

By chance, he cultivates a mutated strain of spirit rice and gains access to a mysterious immortal estate.

There, he begins a new life of seed cultivation, spiritual farming, and steady cultivation.

A grounded, mortal-style progression story- Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation...