
by Plutarch
Fate has never been fair. Yesterday, Reyn was a boy sheltered by the warmth of his family. Today, his parents lie dead, and he is a hunted beast fleeing across the merciless, scorching sands. No path of retreat. No mercy from his pursuers. Thrust into a brutal world far too young, Reyn cannot afford to weep. He must endure. He must hide. Like a wolf in the shadow of the dunes, he will lick his wounds and sharpen his fangs in absolute silence. For he knows that in a world ruled by the strong, weakness is the ultimate sin. He will crawl. He will endure. And he will rise—until no one, not even the heavens, can ever look down on him again. What to expect: A traditional, slow-burn Xianxia progression fantasy focusing on gritty survival, character development, and strategic cultivation. No instant-power-ups, just a boy forged into iron through sheer will. 🔴Author’s Note: Dear fellow cultivators, Volume One has officially concluded at 400000 words! I’m deeply thankful to everyone who accompanied Reyn on this journey, witnessing his growth and every hard-earned victory along the way. Now the far grander, more thrilling Volume Two begins: The Hidden Dragon Enters Huizhou. I promise consistent daily updates for this volume to guarantee you the best possible reading experience. If you enjoy this story, please follow the novel and leave your ratings and comments. Every bit of your support helps Ryen climb higher on the Rising Stars ranking! Let us embark on this brand-new journey together!
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| 1 | Volume 1: Reyn’s Abyss CityChapter 1: A Doorway Drenched in Crimson | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: A Fugitive’s Path | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Immortal Ascension Trial | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: The Spirit Root Test | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: Perilous Ascension, Entry as a Registered Disciple | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 6: The World of Cultivation | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 7: The Yellow Talismans | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: The Return | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Decisive Slaughter | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Triumphant Return | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Slaughter | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Seizing the Spoils | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: The Golden Seal | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Shifting Responsibility | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: The Abandoned Medicinal Garden | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The Fickleness of Human Nature | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Secrets of the Mountain Interior | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: The First Cauldron | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: The Exchange Meet | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20: The Great Yama Palm | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21: Slaying the Enemy with Divine Sense | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22: The Tenth Level | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23: Conflict | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24: The Foundation Establishment Pill | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25: Interference Out of the Blue | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26: Seeking the Source | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27: Overpowering Presence | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28: The Small Hillside Market | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29: Trading for Talismans | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30: Slaying the Foundation Establishment | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31: The Hundred Thousand Desolate Mountains | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32: Growing Suspicions | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33: The Puppets | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34: The Treasure Within the Stone Wall | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35: Shadow of the Demon | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36: Breaking the Restriction | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37: The Enchanting Beauty | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38: The Uncanny | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 39: Ghostly Entities | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 40: Seizing Treasures (Part 1) | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 41: Claiming the Treasure (Part II) | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 42: Claiming the Treasures (Part 2) | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 43: The Gambit | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 44: The Ghost-Corpse Displays Its Might | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 45: Escaping the Predicament | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 46: The Yao Race | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 47: Each Displaying Their Divine Prowess | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 48: The Clash of Primal Sovereigns | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 49: The Bargain | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 50: A Great Harvest | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 51: Trouble | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 52: Traveling Together | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 53: Divine Sense Breakthrough | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 54: The Wicked Cultivator | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 55: The Bead of Indulgence | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 56: Poisoned | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 57: A Calculated Slaughter | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 58: Restraining Desire and Luring the Foe | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 59: Obstructing the Enemy | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 60: Demonic Metamorphosis | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 61: Severely Wounded | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 62: Yu Meiren’s Intervention | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 63: Crossing a Vicious Man | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 64: Vernal Radiance | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 65: The Identity Jade Slip and the Beauty’s Heart | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 66: The Humiliation of Guan Tianma | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 67: Spirit Swallowing | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 68: Blood-Refining the Treasures | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 69: Buddhist Bead, Demon Bone | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 70: The Gathering Storm | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 71: The Gathering of Sects | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 72: The Hundred-Beast Poison Pill | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 73: A Hundred Venoms Secured, The Golden Core Appears | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 74: The Golden Core Grand Ceremony, A Hundred Sects Offer Congratulations | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 75: Alchemy Assessment, First Glimmer of Brilliance (1) | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 76: Alchemy Assessment, First Glimpse of Brilliance (2) | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 77: Alchemy Assessment, First Showing of Brilliance (3) | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 78: The Alchemy Assessment – First Glimmer of Brilliance (Part 4) | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 79: Successful Refinement, The Grade 3 High-Rank Myriad Swallows Spring-Returning Pill | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 80: The Darling of All Powers | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 81: An Unshakable Choice | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 82: The Arrival of Formidable Foes | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 83: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (1) | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 84: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (2) | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 85: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (3) | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 86: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (4) | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 87: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (5) | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 88: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (6) | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 89: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (7) | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 90: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (8) | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 91: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (9) | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 92: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (10) | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 93: Battle of the Sects, Reversing Heaven and Earth Alone (11) | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 94: Earth-Shaking Finger, Capture! | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 95: The Threat | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 96: Shattering the Dantian | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 97: The Finale | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 98: Absolutely Exceptional Talent | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 99: Refining the Hundred-Beast Venom Core | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 100: The Elusive Path to Foundation Establishment | 0 |
| 101 | Chapter 101: Lei Tianqi | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 102: Deliberate Obstruction | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 103: Exposed | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 104: Tremble Before Me! | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 105: The Truth Revealed | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 106: Return to the City | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 107: Ants | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 108: Striking from the Records | 0 |
| 109 | Chapter 109: Bloodbath | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 110: Establishing Authority | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 111: Ode | 0 |
| 112 | Volume 2: The Hidden Dragon Enters Huizhou Chapter 1: Ambush on the Road | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 2: Risking It All, Seeking a Sliver of Life | 0 |
| 114 | Chapter 3: Slaying the Golden Core | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 4: The Frightened Retreat | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 5: Commotion and Healing | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 6: Extermination | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 7: White Jade Dragon-Whiskers Rice | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 8: The Vile Yin Specter | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 9: The Outbreak of War | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 10: The Ambush and the Shattered Array | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 11: Tyrannical Soul, The Fall of the Three Xuan Elders | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 12: Do You Still Remember Xia Mingming? | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 13: Artifact Manifestation | 0 |
| 125 | Chapter 14: The Fall of Tiandaozi | 0 |
| 126 | Chapter 15: The Fall of the Qingyan Sect | 0 |
| 127 | Chapter 16: Total Victory | 0 |
| 128 | Chapter 17: The Mu Clan of Huizhou | 0 |
| 129 | Chapter 18: The Three-Year Promise | 0 |
| 130 | Chapter 19: Rushing to Huizhou | 0 |
| 131 | Chapter 20: A Stop in Tianli City | 0 |
| 132 | Chapter 21: A Rarity Among Fools | 0 |
| 133 | Chapter 22: The Treasure Pavilion Auction | 0 |
| 134 | Chapter 23: The Auction Begins | 0 |
| 135 | Chapter24: Treasures Unveiled | 0 |
| 136 | Chapter25: A Sudden Intervention | 0 |
| 137 | Chapter 26: Crisis | 0 |
| 138 | Chapter 27: Thunderous Methods, Another Golden Core Slain | 0 |
| 139 | Chapter 28: Shadowed | 0 |
| 140 | Chapter 29: One Step Ahead | 0 |
| 141 | Chapter 30: Ancient Jade Slip | 0 |
| 142 | Chapter 31: Arrival at the Wood Marquis Kingdom | 0 |
| 143 | Chapter 32: The Gathering | 0 |
| 144 | Chapter33: Shut Up | 0 |
| 145 | Chapter 34: The Lesson | 0 |
| 146 | Chapter 35: The Challenge | 0 |
| 147 | Chapter 36: Ascending the Martial Arena, Life and Death Beyond One's Control | 0 |
| 148 | Chapter 37: Your Divine Ability is Too Weak | 0 |
| 149 | Chapter 38: Finally Arriving at the Mu Family | 0 |
| 150 | Chapter 39: The Dao-Grade Artifact, Azure Jade Palace | 0 |
| 151 | Chapter 40: Entering the Trial Realm | 0 |
| 152 | Chapter 41: The Land of Peril | 0 |
| 153 | Chapter 42: Hidden Secrets | 0 |
| 154 | Chapter43: Earth-Essence Fruit and Primordial Spirit Gem | 0 |
| 155 | Chapter 44: A Descent into Chaos (1) | 0 |
| 156 | Chapter45: Chaotic Tides (2) | 0 |
| 157 | Chapter46: Chaotic Tides (3) | 0 |
| 158 | Chapter47: The Yin-Yang Joy Sect | 0 |
| 159 | Chapter 48: The Incurable Hehuan Powder | 0 |
| 160 | Chapter 49: Aftermath of the Vernal Tryst | 0 |
| 161 | Chapter 50:The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, the Oriole Behind; Obtaining the Mu Jade Sword | 0 |
| 162 | Chapter 51: The Seven-Colored Venomous Spider | 0 |
| 163 | Chapter 52: Azure Vine at the Lake Bottom | 0 |
| 164 | Chapter 53: Luring it Out of the Depths | 0 |
| 165 | Chapter 54: Thunderclap Walnut, Feigning Death, and the Ambush | 0 |
| 166 | Chapter 55: The Azure Jade Plate and the Corpse-Controlling Gu | 0 |
| 167 | Chapter 56: The Vile Corpses | 0 |
| 168 | Chapter 57: Dark Underground, Stone Bridge | 0 |
| 169 | Chapter 58: The Bone Palace | 0 |
| 170 | Chapter 59: Shattered Bone Steps, Blood-Colored Skeletons Emerge | 0 |
| 171 | Chapter 60: The White Skeleton of the Mid-Golden Core Stage | 0 |
| 172 | Chapter 61: Joint Slaying and Further Evolution | 0 |
| 173 | Chapter 62: The Colossal Skeleton and the Yunluo Cemetery | 0 |
| 174 | Chapter 63: The Naked Female Corpse of the Golden Core Realm | 0 |
| 175 | Chapter 64: Twin Corpses, Sneak Attack, and Treachery | 0 |
| 176 | Chapter 65: A Chance Encounter | 0 |
| 177 | Chapter 66: The Eight-Armed Ghost and Absolute Terror | 0 |
| 178 | Chapter 67: Execution and Soul-Searching | 0 |
| 179 | Chapter68: Lustful Corpses, Devouring, and Slaying (Part 1) | 0 |
| 180 | Chapter 69: Lustful Corpse, Devouring, and Extermination (2) | 0 |
| 181 | Chapter 70: Unexpected Harvest and the Lost Mu Jade Sword | 0 |
| 182 | Chapter 71: Departing the Ancient Tomb, Restless Ambitions | 0 |
| 183 | Chapter 72: The Femme Fatale | 0 |
| 184 | Chapter 73: The Earth-Shaking Bell Slays the Enemy and the Siege | 0 |
| 185 | Chapter74: Seizing the Mu Jade Sword | 0 |
| 186 | Chapter 75: Retreat in Terror and the Impending Great War | 0 |
| 187 | Chapter 76: Artifact Ascension and the Gathering Storm | 0 |
| 188 | Chapter77: Within the Trial Realm, the Gathering of All Sides | 0 |
| 189 | Chapter78: The Seventh Mu Jade Sword | 0 |
| 190 | Chapter 79: The Exit, the Plunder, and the Annihilation | 0 |
| 191 | Chapter 80: Fury and the Storage Bag Search (I) | 0 |
| 192 | Chapter 81: Shock, Fury, and the Storage Bag Scrutiny (Part 2) | 0 |
| 193 | Chapter 82: Appearance and Provocation | 0 |
| 194 | Chapter 83: Domineering and Overpowering Divine Ability | 0 |
| 195 | Chapter 84: Not Hesitating to Fight | 0 |
| 196 | Chapter 85: Invincible Divine Might | 0 |
| 197 | Chapter 86: A Mind Without Obsessions, Shattering Divine Abilities | 0 |
| 198 | Chapter 87: The Eight-Treasure Exquisite Demon-Suppressing Pagoda | 0 |
| 199 | Chapter 88: The Heaven-Turning Seal and the Eight-Treasure Exquisite Demon-Suppressing Pagoda | 0 |
| 200 | Chapter 89: Scheming | 0 |
| 201 | Chapter 90: Three Thousand Dao Sect, Heavenly Deity Puppet | 0 |
| 202 | Chapter 91: Golden-Armored Sentinels and Sanguine Skeletons | 0 |
| 203 | Chapter 92: A Battle Between an Army and Rogues | 0 |
| 204 | Chapter 93: Isolation, Annihilation, and Self-Destruction | 0 |
| 205 | Chapter 94: Shura Protects Its Master, The Greed of Human Nature | 0 |
| 206 | Chapter 95: Nascent Soul Ancestor, Manifest Saint | 0 |
| 207 | Chapter 96: Assembling the Nine Swords, Leaving the Trial Realm | 0 |
| 208 | Chapter 97: Before the Azure Jade Palace, Suspicions Among the Crowd | 0 |
| 209 | Chapter 98: Results Revealed, Intimidating the Multitude | — |
| 210 | Chapter 99: Becoming Disciple to the Manifest Saint, Famous Across the World (1) | — |
| 211 | Chapter 100: Becoming Disciple to the Manifest Saint, Famous Across the World (2) | — |
| 212 | Chapter 101: A Thousand Sects Offer Congratulations, The Reyn Clan of Leiyuan City (1) | — |
| 213 | Chapter 102: Congratulations from a Thousand Sects, The Reyn Clan of Leiyuan City (Part 2) | — |
| 214 | Chapter 103: Azure Jade Artifact Spirit, Forced Subjugation | — |
| 215 | Chapter 104: Extreme Yin Earth-Fire, Essence of Myriad Bones | — |
| 216 | Chapter 105: Dissolving Barriers, Re-entering the Azure Jade Palace | — |
| 217 | Chapter 106: The Artifact Spirit Rejoins Its Primary Body, Summoned by the Manifest Saint | — |
| 218 | Chapter 107: Suspicion Takes Root, First Meeting with the Mu Family Ancestor | — |
| 219 | Chapter 108: A Cultivator with All-Attribute Hidden Spirit Roots | — |
| 220 | Chapter 109: Consuming the Origin-Consolidating Life-Extension Pill | — |
| 221 | Chapter 110: A Month of Seclusion, The Dao of Foundation Establishment | — |
| 222 | Chapter 111: The Crisis Gradually Unfolds, Drinking Wine to Calm the Mind | — |
| 223 | Chapter 112: Learning the Truth, Frozen to the Bone | — |
| 224 | Chapter 113: The Mu Family Treasury | — |
| 225 | Chapter 114: Cast Down to the Dust, Suppressed for Ten Thousand Years | — |
| 226 | Chapter 115: Entrusting the Reyn Clan, Approaching Peril | — |
| 227 | Chapter 116: Shen Zui's Scheme, Traces Exposed | — |
| 228 | Chapter 117: Miscalculation, Falling into Demonic Clutches | — |
| 229 | Chapter 118: Spirit-Devouring Array Activation, Crimson Filaments Enter the Body | — |
| 230 | Chapter 119: Desperate Situation | — |
| 231 | Chapter 120: Spirit-Devouring Reversal, Bloodline Rejection | — |
| 232 | Chapter 121: Mutated Primordial Soul, Drawing Attention from All Directions | — |
| 233 | Chapter 122: Seed of the Heavenly Dao, Mystery of the Spirit Roots | — |
| 234 | Chapter 123: The Martial Arts Tower, A Brick Falls From the Sky | — |
| 235 | Chapter 124: Dominant Force, Retreating Unscathed | — |
| 236 | Chapter 125: Leaving the Wood Marquis Kingdom on a Sword, None Dare Stand in the Way | — |
| 237 | Chapter 126: Foundation Establishment! Foundation Establishment! | — |
| 238 | Chapter 127: The Mu Family of Huizhou, A Killing Intent Rises | — |
| 239 | Chapter 128: Mount Tai's Descent, Storming Leiyuan City | — |
| 240 | Chapter 129: Rising Winds, Surging Clouds, Born of Blood | — |
| 241 | Chapter 130: The Broken Covenant, the Manifested Rakshasa, and the Unveiling of His Tracks | — |
| 242 | Chapter 131: Captured | — |
| 243 | Chapter 132: Yin-Underworld Blood Ghosts, Shameless Coercion | — |
| 244 | Chapter 1: Heavenly Providence, Endless Bloodline | 0 |
| 245 | Chapter 34: The Treasure Within the Stone Wall | 0 |