Wu Jian comes from a small clan eking out a living in the countryside. Despite being the clan heir, he is bullied for being cowardly and weak. In a world where the strength of a person's cultivation determines their lot in life, weakness is not allowed, and those who possess it are often stamped out.

But Wu Jian doesn't want to remain weak. He doesn't want to stay a coward. He wants to be strong.

Witness the rise of one young man who, with the help of his childhood friend, will face adversity, forge new bonds of love and friendship, and gain the strength needed to protect his loved ones and find meaning in his life.

It all begins here.

[Disclaimer: This is an addictive, slow-burn harem story about a hard-working protagonist who wants to get stronger for the people he loves. If you're sick and tired of reading the same old cultivation stories about OP MCs who never work for their power, this novel will give you new life. You will laugh, cry, scream kawaii, and probably curse the author every so often. Prepare for everything from slice-of-life to action/adventure to epic battles and political machinations and everything in-between!]
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Severing Time & Space

While the first floor of the pagoda served as something of a shrine dedicated to the Vermillion Bird, and the last floor was where hopefuls underwent the Vermillion Bird’s trial, the other eight floors were each dedicated to something. 


The second floor was an alchemy lab. It was fully equipped with all the appliances and artifacts one would expect from a lab. Sadly, none of them could use alchemy. However, the Vermillion Bird had told Wu Jian that, since this place had gone unused for so long, he could take whatever he wanted. Wu Jian had grabbed a cauldron that he planned on sending to Zhou Lihua along with many alchemy herbs from the garden. 


The Vermillion Bird, Part V (End of Volume 8)