Zero_Things

Li Jun was cast out of his family after his father's death. Bullied by his cousins and robbed by his uncle, his upbringing was less than pleasant. Despite that, Li Jun tried his best to live a quiet life; he kept to himself and worked hard to earn a living.

However, fate dealt a cruel blow when a vicious attack left him unable to work again. Li Jun fell into despair. It was only through the selfless sacrifice of his devoted mother that a glimmer of redemption emerged as she sold off her final sliver of wealth to afford him a chance at a better life.

Just when all seemed lost, a mysterious silver ring, seemingly tossed from the hands of celestials, descended from the heavens. Upon receiving the celestial gift, Li Jun's life took a surprising turn.

As the layers of deceit peeled away, Li Jun found himself thrust into a web of lies that began to unravel before him. Compelled to untangle the enigmatic circumstances surrounding his father's demise and the orchestrated misfortunes that befell him, Li Jun strode on through the world of cultivation as the heavens trembled at his feet. He had seen a whisper of despair and vowed to never glance upon it again.
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The Black Star Monarch

Li Jun picked up the sheet and unraveled it. He stared momentarily as he re-read the title on the page 'Mortal Aura Technique. Disguise yourself as a non-cultivator. Effective up to two major cultivation stages.'

'I can hide my cultivation from people, ' he thought as he quickly memorized the technique and began to practice it. It was certainly an unusual technique. It required him to circulate his spiritual energy but to keep it circulating in his spirit core, not his entire body.

Once the spiritual energy circled his spirit core, he could let it enter his spirit core, and not even a trickle of it escaped. It was simple but also something he would never have thought of alone.

'Why did he give me this?' Li Jun thought. Surely, it would have been more effective if given to someone stronger. It didn't matter if anyone could see his cultivation because his robes told everyone he would meet that he was a martial artist.

Land Deity's forest.