
by Rustpen
Haoyujin Jieyuan is a man defined by ambition. In a ruthless world where power is everything and might makes right, there’s only one path he can take, no matter how painful it promises to be. So when Jieyuan joins the Gleaming Stone Sect, he does so with every intention of outpacing everyone and swiftly rising through the ranks. Instead, he places third in the entrance trials, overshadowed and underestimated. Months pass, and Jieyuan is still a distant third despite his best efforts. But that stops mattering as much when, after thwarting an assassination attempt, he regains memories of another life. And, more importantly, another world. Realizing there’s more to the world around him than meets the eye, Jieyuan’s ambitions evolve. He sets his sights higher, further, even if it means challenging the Heavens themselves. But nothing ventured, nothing gained. And Jieyuan isn’t the kind to let an opportunity like that slip by. Come what may. What to expect: - Some romance, but not overdone and no harem. - Long chapters (at least 4,000 words/15 pages) with a weekly release schedule. - 4 complete volumes, with the 5th being near completion and many more to come. - Unique setting with an even more unique cultivation system that follows hard rules. - Fast-paced story (no fillers) with an equal focus on characterization, plot development, and worldbuilding. - A more realistic take on cultivation novels that breaks with most of the standard tropes (no arrogant young masters). - Weak-to-strong protagonist with gradual and earned progression and comrades that can more than pull their own weight. - A plot that was outlined from start to end long before the first chapter was written, with abundant foreshadowing and plot twists. - A protagonist who's intelligent but also flawed and capable of making mistakes and who is neither an unfeeling psychopath nor a living saint. Regular release schedule: 1 chapter every Monday, 4,000 to 8,000 words per chapter.
| # | Title | Words |
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| 1 | PROLOGUE: TO KNOW PAIN | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1: OVERWHELM | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2: UNDERSTAND | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3: TO UNVEIL | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4: IN THE GAZE | 0 |
| 6 |
| Chapter 5: BE THE DARK |
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| 7 | Chapter 6: SO THEY MEET | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7: GLEAMING STONE | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8: TO PREDATE | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 9: NOT TO FIGHT | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 10: TO ADVANCE | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11: TO ESCAPE | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12: OF THE STONE | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 13: TO ACCUSE | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 14: CROSSING REALMS | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 15: IN THE SECT | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 16: TO SET FORTH | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17: IN THE WOODS | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18: IN THE HEART | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19: TAKE YOUR TIME | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20: TO BE RID | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21: TO FORBODE | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22: BETTING MAN | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23: THROUGH THE HEART | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24: AND SHE BITES | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25: SHIFTING EDGE | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 26: SUMMIT START | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 27: A BAD HAND | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 28: DRIVE AWAY | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 29: NOT TO WASTE | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 30: NOT MUNDANE | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 31: TRUST YOUR BLOOD | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32: TO PREDICT | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33: DARE TO KILL | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 34: STRIKE BEHIND | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 35: OF TRUMP CARDS | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 36: WHY, HELLO | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 37: BURNING BLOOD | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 38: UNSAFE BETS | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 39: NEAR THE GREEN | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 40: WARPED SENSE | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 41: A CLOSE BRUSH | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 42: TALK AND LOOK | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 43: BEATING HEART | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 44: CULT OF DEATH | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 45: SACRED SOURCE | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 46: BLOOD REVEALED | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 47: CHANGE IN AREA | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 48: ONE OR TWO | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 49: TO SPLIT UP | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 50: TO BREAK THROUGH | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 51: PASS A TEST | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 52: BAGS AND PRISMS | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 53: TO BE FAKE | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 54: KILL AND KISS | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 55: STAKE YOUR CLAIM | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 56: BEAST OF MIST | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 57: SOUL AND SWORD | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 58: BARREN PLAINS | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 59: CUT THE SHADE | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 60: TO INSTRUCT | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 61: PAST AND TOWER | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 62: A WAY FOUND | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 63: THE TWIN SNAKES | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 64: TWISTS AND TURNS | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 65: DO OR DO | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 66: SHAPE AND CHANGE | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 67: OF DEAD BONE | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 68: THORN AND PAIN | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 69: FIRE AND SELF | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 70: BURNING END | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 71: TO LAY BARE | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 72: BLOOD AND BOON | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 73: VOID TO CAVE | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 74: TO BE BACK | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 75: DRINK AND TALK | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 76: BACK AND BLACK | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 77: STARRY NIGHT | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 78: BUY AND SELL | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 79: TO BISECT | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 80: KILL AND BLOOD | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 81: REUNITE | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 82: SETTLING SCORES | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 83: COLOR EYES | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 84: HIGHER REALM | 0 |