by DaoShift
Sypnopsis Twenty-six-year-old Ethan Reyes has enough problems without adding cultivation to the list. He works all day, fights through Manila traffic, worries about money, and comes home exhausted. Cultivation, immortals, spiritual beasts—those are things that belong in movies and web novels. Then a strange old man moves into the abandoned house next door. He calls himself Uncle Ramon. He buys rice like he's feeding an entire barangay, rarely leaves his house, and grows vegetables with leaves blacker than night. Ethan thinks his new neighbor is simply eccentric. Until he sees Ramon destroy a concrete wall with one punch. That night, something even stranger happens. [Cultivation System Activated.] Ethan suddenly discovers that the supernatural world isn't fiction. Cultivators have been living alongside ordinary people for generations, hiding behind businesses, families, sects, and ordinary city life. Unfortunately, Ethan knows absolutely nothing about cultivation. His only guide is the mysterious old man next door—and the strange System that has chosen him. As Ethan begins cultivating, he discovers that his neighbor's backyard is hiding more than vegetables. Spiritual plants, ancient formations, mysterious beasts, hidden cultivators, and secrets buried beneath the city slowly pull him into a world he never knew existed. And the first cultivation resource Ethan gets his hands on? A vegetable from Uncle Ramon's backyard. It might just change his life. Because Ethan isn't simply learning how to cultivate. He's about to discover why he was chosen.
| # | Title | Words |
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| 1 | Chapter 1 — The House Next Door | — |
| 2 | Chapter 2 — The Strange Neighbor | — |
| 3 | Chapter 3 — One Punch | — |
| 4 | Chapter 4 — The First Breath | — |
| 5 | Chapter 5 — The First Quest | — |
| 6 |
| Chapter 6 — The First Lesson |
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| 7 | Chapter 7 — The Black-Leaf Vegetable | — |
| 8 | Chapter 8 — A Visitor | — |
| 9 | Chapter 9 — The Second Layer | — |
| 10 | Chapter 10 — The People Outside | — |
| 11 | Chapter 11 — Uncle Ramon's Secret | — |
| 12 | Chapter 12 — The Spirit Stone | — |
| 13 | Chapter 13 — The Thing Beneath the Garden | — |
| 14 | Chapter 14 — A Small Companion | — |
| 15 | Chapter 15 — The First Step Outside | — |
| 16 | Chapter 16 — The Mark in the Forest | — |
| 17 | Chapter 17 — The Hidden Cave | — |
| 18 | Chapter 18 — The Cultivator in the Cave | — |
| 19 | Chapter 19 — Repairing the Seal | — |
| 20 | Chapter 20 — The Root of the Problem | — |
| 21 | Chapter 21 — The Unknown Signal | — |
| 22 | Chapter 22 — Beneath the House | — |
| 23 | Chapter 23 — The Family of Cultivators | — |
| 24 | Chapter 24 — The City Has Changed | — |
| 25 | Chapter 25 — Into the City | — |
| 26 | Chapter 26 — The Voice Beneath | — |
| 27 | Chapter 27 — The Woman in Green | — |
| 28 | Chapter 28 — The Green Mountain Sect | — |
| 29 | Chapter 29 — The Hidden Records | — |
| 30 | Chapter 30 — The First Awakening | — |
| 31 | Chapter 31 — After the Awakening | — |
| 32 | Chapter 32 — A Normal Morning | — |
| 33 | Chapter 33 — The First Answer | — |
| 34 | Chapter 34 — A Day in the City | — |
| 35 | Chapter 35 — The Garden Plan | — |
| 36 | Chapter 36 — The First Harvest | — |
| 37 | Chapter 37 — The Cultivation Foundation | — |
| 38 | Chapter 38 — Xiao Hei’s Secret | — |
| 39 | Chapter 39 — A Cultivator’s Daily Life | — |
| 40 | Chapter 40 — The Third Layer | — |
| 41 | Chapter 41 — The Day Off | — |
| 42 | Chapter 42 — The First Technique | — |
| 43 | Chapter 43 — The Unwanted Challenge | — |
| 44 | Chapter 44 — The Black Jade Garden | — |
| 45 | Chapter 45 — The Message | — |
| 46 | Chapter 46 — The Bottleneck | — |
| 47 | Chapter 47 — The Missing Cultivator | — |
| 48 | Chapter 48 — Xiao Hei's Change | — |
| 49 | Chapter 49 — The Fourth Formation | — |
| 50 | Chapter 50 — The Fourth Layer | — |
| 51 | Chapter 51 — Testing the Fourth Layer | — |
| 52 | Chapter 52 — A Day at Work | — |
| 53 | Chapter 53 — The Visitor’s Request | — |
| 54 | Chapter 54 — The Strange Plant | — |
| 55 | Chapter 55 — The Fourth Layer Lesson | — |
| 56 | Chapter 56 — The Quiet Week | — |
| 57 | Chapter 57 — Carlo’s First Lesson | — |
| 58 | Chapter 58 — The Black Jade Harvest | — |
| 59 | Chapter 59 — A Visit to Green Mountain | — |
| 60 | Chapter 60 — The Sect and the City | — |
| 61 | Chapter 61 — Back Home | — |
| 62 | Chapter 62 — The New Garden | — |
| 63 | Chapter 63 — A Cultivator’s Market | — |
| 64 | Chapter 64 — The Price of Knowledge | — |
| 65 | Chapter 65 — The First Real Mission | — |
| 66 | Chapter 66 — After the Mission | — |
| 67 | Chapter 67 — The Hidden Side of the City | — |
| 68 | Chapter 68 — A Strange Customer | — |
| 69 | Chapter 69 — Xiao Hei’s Connection | — |
| 70 | Chapter 70 — The Fourth Formation | — |
| 71 | Chapter 71 — Following the Energy | — |
| 72 | Chapter 72 — The Ordinary Building | — |
| 73 | Chapter 73 — The Energy Path | — |
| 74 | Chapter 74 — Ramon’s Old Friend | — |
| 75 | Chapter 75 — The Fifth Point | — |
| 76 | Chapter 76 — Preparation | — |
| 77 | Chapter 77 — The Old Records | — |
| 78 | Chapter 78 — The Training Ground | — |
| 79 | Chapter 79 — The Unexpected Visitor | — |
| 80 | Chapter 80 — The Fifth Point Investigation | — |
| 81 | Chapter 81 — The Center Beneath the City | — |
| 82 | Chapter 82 — The Flow of Spiritual Energy | — |
| 83 | Chapter 83 — The Fourth Anchor | — |
| 84 | Chapter 84 — The Fifth Point Responds | — |
| 85 | Chapter 85 — What the Formation Protects | — |
| 86 | Chapter 86 — The Unmarked Visitor | — |
| 87 | Chapter 87 — The Watcher | — |
| 88 | Chapter 88 — The Formation Scholar | — |
| 89 | Chapter 89 — The Fifth Function | — |
| 90 | Chapter 90 — The Choice | — |
| 91 | Chapter 91 — The Old Formation Scholar | — |
| 92 | Chapter 92 — The First Warning | — |
| 93 | Chapter 93 — Xiao Hei's Memory | — |
| 94 | Chapter 94 — The Forgotten Nursery | — |
| 95 | Chapter 95 — The Name in the Records | — |
| 96 | Chapter 96 — The Family Record | — |
| 97 | Chapter 97 — The Surviving Researcher | — |
| 98 | Chapter 98 — The First Formation Builder | — |
| 99 | Chapter 99 — Adrian's Last Investigation | — |
| 100 | Chapter 100 — Twenty-Seven Years Later | — |
| 101 | Chapter 101 — The Cultivator in the Crowd | — |
| 102 | Chapter 102 — The Spiritual Clinic | — |
| 103 | Chapter 103 — The Market Beneath the City | — |
| 104 | Chapter 104 — The Old Woman at the Stall | — |
| 105 | Chapter 105 — Someone From Green Mountain | — |
| 106 | Chapter 106 — The Warning | — |
| 107 | Chapter 107 — The Night Attack | — |
| 108 | Chapter 108 — The Cost | — |
| 109 | Chapter 109 — The Fifth Layer | — |
| 110 | Chapter 110 — The Name Behind the Attack | — |
| 111 | Chapter 111 — Leaving the Neighborhood | — |
| 112 | Chapter 112 — The Cultivation Settlement | — |
| 113 | Chapter 113 — The First Mission | — |
| 114 | Chapter 114 — The Spirit Beast | — |
| 115 | Chapter 115 — The Price of Being Weak | — |
| 116 | Chapter 116 — The Mountain Sect | — |
| 117 | Chapter 117 — The Arrogant Disciple | — |
| 118 | Chapter 118 — Into the Northern Valley | — |
| 119 | Chapter 119 — The First Step of His Own | — |
| 120 | Chapter 120 — The Old Shrine | — |
| 121 | Chapter 121 — Back to Stonebridge | — |
| 122 | Chapter 122 — The Technique Takes Shape | — |
| 123 | Chapter 123 — The Sect Trial | — |
| 124 | Chapter 124 — The Cost of the Next Step | — |
| 125 | Chapter 125 — The Mountain Path | — |
| 126 | Chapter 126 — The Silent Mountain | — |
| 127 | Chapter 127 — Beneath the Roots | — |
| 128 | Chapter 128 — The One Who Stayed Behind | — |
| 129 | Chapter 129 — The Black Root | — |
| 130 | Chapter 130 — The First Real Choice | — |
| 131 | Chapter 131 — The Return to Stonebridge | — |
| 132 | Chapter 132 — The Final Movement | — |
| 133 | Chapter 133 — A Challenge From the Sixth Layer | — |
| 134 | Chapter 134 — Something Worth Protecting | — |
| 135 | Chapter 135 — The Signal in Stonebridge | — |
| 136 | Chapter 136 — The Hidden Room | — |
| 137 | Chapter 137 — The Man in the Gray Shirt | — |
| 138 | Chapter 138 — The First Real Test | — |
| 139 | Chapter 139 — The Price of Staying | — |
| 140 | Chapter 140 — The Name of His Technique | — |
| 141 | Chapter 141 — The Report | — |
| 142 | Chapter 142 — The First Assignment | — |
| 143 | Chapter 143 — The Empty Village | — |
| 144 | Chapter 144 — The Sixth-Layer Hunter | — |
| 145 | Chapter 145 — Someone Doesn't Come Back | — |
| 146 | Chapter 146 — The Hidden Workshop | — |
| 147 | Chapter 147 — The Name of the Experiment | — |
| 148 | Chapter 148 — Mountain Flow | — |
| 149 | Chapter 149 — The Cost of Winning | — |
| 150 | Chapter 150 — The Fifth Layer Is Not Enough | — |
| 151 | Chapter 151 — The Long Training | — |
| 152 | Chapter 152 — The Ordinary Day | — |
| 153 | Chapter 153 — The Second Fight | — |
| 154 | Chapter 154 — The Spiritual Spring | — |
| 155 | Chapter 155 — Xiao Hei's Choice | — |
| 156 | Chapter 156 — The Price of Protection | — |
| 157 | Chapter 157 — The Mountain Flow Test | — |
| 158 | Chapter 158 — The Sixth-Layer Barrier | — |
| 159 | Chapter 159 — The Silent Meridian Envoy | — |
| 160 | Chapter 160 — The Choice of the Host | — |
| 161 | Chapter 161 — The Sixth Layer | — |
| 162 | Chapter 162 — The System Upgrade | — |
| 163 | Chapter 163 — The Person at the Door | — |
| 164 | Chapter 164 — The Silent Meridian Council | — |
| 165 | Chapter 165 — The Black-Gold Beast | — |
| 166 | Chapter 166 — Why Ethan | — |
| 167 | Chapter 167 — The First Order | — |
| 168 | Chapter 168 — Adrian's Legacy | — |
| 169 | Chapter 169 — The New Cultivation Family | — |
| 170 | Chapter 170 — The Family's Demand | — |
| 171 | Chapter 171 — Adrian's Box | — |
| 172 | Chapter 172 — The Name Before Ethan | — |
| 173 | Chapter 173 — The Black-Gold Child | — |
| 174 | Chapter 174 — The First Black-Gold Memory | — |
| 175 | Chapter 175 — The Man Who Disappeared | — |
| 176 | Chapter 176 — The New Sect | — |
| 177 | Chapter 177 — A Challenge to Ethan Reyes | — |
| 178 | Chapter 178 — Silent Meridian's New Leader | — |
| 179 | Chapter 179 — The First Order of the New Meridian | — |
| 180 | Chapter 180 — The System’s Second Secret | — |
