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Above the Dust, Beneath the Dao

Li Qingshan is born into obscurity in a forgotten village at the edge of the world. His life is defined by leaking roofs, empty fields, and the quiet certainty that nothing extraordinary will ever happen to him. Like all mortals, he believes the heavens are distant and indifferent, and that death is the natural conclusion of a life lived close to the earth. That belief shatters the day a wandering cultivator passes through Clear River Village. Drawn into the hidden world above the mundane realm, Qingshan learns that reality is layered. Above the dust-choked mortal world lies the domain of cultivators, sects, ancient inheritances, and beings who defy time itself. Those who walk this path seek not comfort, but eternity. Not justice, but the Dao. With no noble lineage, no innate talent, and no one to guide him, Qingshan steps onto the road of cultivation armed only with perseverance and an unyielding will. As he ascends through sect hierarchies and forbidden realms, he encounters righteous alliances built on hypocrisy, demonic paths paved with freedom and cruelty, and immortal legacies that demand blood as payment for power. Friendships bloom and wither. Love becomes both anchor and burden. Each breakthrough carries a cost, and every step toward longevity pulls him further from the mortal ties that once defined him. The higher he climbs, the clearer it becomes that immortality is not a blessing, but a verdict. To reach the summit of the Dao, Li Qingshan must decide what he is willing to abandon, and whether an immortal who remembers the dust he came from can truly stand among the heavens.
Curis · 1k Views

Great Villain: Fate Eater

The world is nothing more than a cage, and fate is the chain that binds every living being within it. For Han Yue, fate is a golden crown—one that carries him toward glory and supremacy. For Fang Qi, fate is nothing but a death sentence. Born into the Han Family with a body corroded by poison and lungs on the verge of collapse, Fang Qi is nothing more than a disposable footnote—a stepping stone meant to elevate one of the many Children of Destiny. But a monster does not die simply because the heavens decree it. Armed with a system capable of visualizing fate itself, Fang Qi sees the world as a chessboard filled with cold, merciless numbers. Through it, he realizes a brutal truth: • A hero’s luck is nourishment. • And their suffering is opportunity. Morality? A chain forged for the weak. Family? Merely puppets waiting for their strings to be pulled. He does not seek recognition. He does not crave love. He only seeks survival—and to survive, he must devour. Each stolen fate pulls him one step away from the grave. Each scheme he weaves becomes a slap against the will of heaven itself. Carrying his mother’s mysterious surname and the awakening darkness in his blood, Fang Qi crawls from the shadows. If the world worships the hero’s light, then he will become the darkness that consumes it whole. “If the heavens judge me as trash, then I will devour the heavens themselves. As long as fate can be stolen, I alone will decide how this story ends.”
No_Name_6724 · 378 Views

Reverend Insanity: The Goody Two-Shoes System

Man is the spirit of all things, and gu are the refined fragments of the Great Dao. The ambition which blooms with the spring's morning breeze withers at the call of autumn's night. The accumulation of five hundred years - triumphs and failures - will be naught but ash with dawn's first light. The rising of the sun bathes the mountains in golden flame, but 'tis sunset upon the demon's time. The demonic overlord, Fang Yuan, is cornered by his enemies after word gets out that he refined the Spring Autumn Cicada - a gu worm rumored to be capable of having a chance at sending one back in time but demands a terrifying price in return - the user's entire existence! With no hope of escape, in desperation, Fang Yuan uses the Spring Autumn Cicada which miraculously lives up to its name and sends him back in time. And now, he's back in Gu Yue Village as a fifteen-year-old ready to use his knowledge of the future to conquer the world... but there's something wrong. Something is quite different this time around. What's with this new notification that keeps popping up in his view? It calls itself 'The Goody Two-Shoes System.' It also starts giving him quests to complete. "Help Fang Zheng gain his confidence back!" - get a Green Copper Relic Gu! "Help your friends refine their gu worms!" - have your aptitude raised by 2%! All of these rewards and quests before him, why are they trying to convert this demonic overlord to the path of righteousness? And aren't some of these quests kind of... sus? Why does marrying Bai Ning Bing give him an immortal gu? Whatever, anything for benefits! This is a fanfiction based on Gu Zhen Re's work 'Reverend Insanity' known in Chinese as 蛊真人 or 'Gu Taoist Master'. I don't own the rights to the original work. 'Gu' in the context of this story are mystical insects that have various powers and are the basis of the world's cultivation system.
Drechenaux · 1.8m Views

The Liar’s Scripture: I Bullsh*tted My Way into Godhood

Cultivation is hard. Lying is free. Jiang Chen was scammed. He was promised the prestigious title of "Supreme Elder of Law Enforcement" by a mysterious Grandmaster. Instead, he inherited a broken shack, a mountain of debt, and a dying old man's confession: "We were banished from the great Mystic Cloud Sect! Unless you find three peerless geniuses to inherit the lineage, our seat is lost forever!" Stuck with a useless token and zero cultivation talent, Jiang Chen was ready to give up. That is, until the Falsehood Realization System awakened. [Rule 1: If the target believes your lie, it becomes the Truth.] [Rule 2: The more absurd the lie, the greater the reward.] Armed with a silver tongue and a thick face, Jiang Chen decides to scam his way back to the top. Disciple #1 (Ye Kai): A muscle-brained idiot rejected by every sect. Jiang Chen's Lie: "Doing 10,000 squats is the 'Ancient God Body' technique." Result: The kid actually awakens an Ancient God Body and punches a dragon to death. Disciple #2 (Su Ling): A paranoid girl who thinks the air is poisoned. Jiang Chen's Lie: "Your paranoia is actually the 'Dao of Reverse Causality'." Result: She accidentally trips an assassin into a lethal trap and thanks the Universe. Now, as the "Sect Leader" of the Fallen Star Sect, Jiang Chen must juggle his insane disciples, terrifying enemies, and his own lies. His goal? To march back to the Mystic Cloud Sect, slap the Elders who banished his master, and reclaim his rightful seat. He is the greatest genius in history... assuming he doesn't get exposed first.
Drink_water01 · 13.8k Views