For aspiring cultivator Booker, escaping an evil sect means battling the impossible—and facing a legacy that could destroy him—in this LitRPG adventure.

Trapped in the disgraced body of an outcast unable to cultivate, Booker Kerrison wasn't supposed to survive. And surrounded by ruthless cultivators with the power to write laws, killing a minor crime lord didn't improve his odds. So with the help of his spirit beasts and loyal friends, he flees the small island of normality he's managed to build in Mantis City for the wild beyond.

Seeking allies, Booker's only choice is to shelter among his distant relations in the Lao-Hain Tribe deep in the wilderness of the valley. But the Lao-Hain are not without enemies of their own. The history of his family and the debts they left unpaid have made Booker the target of a powerful curse—a spiritual threat that can seemingly chase him anywhere.

As Booker repairs his meridians to finally break through to the first stage and become a cultivator, the Lao-Hain are opening the way to a holy ground contained within a mystical painting. Everything is prepared to allow a single warrior to inherit an ancient technique. But with the curse moving among them, sowing discord and breaking alliances, this friendly competition is primed to become a bloodbath.

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