From Mortal to Demon Lord: A Cautious Cultivator's Ascent

Li Gou never asked to become a demon lord—he just wanted to survive. Reborn as a humble village boy in a ruthless cultivation world, he's armed with nothing but a mysterious Treasure Gathering Bottle and an ironclad rule: stay low, grow strong, don't die. But when playing it safe leads to unimaginable power, the cultivation world brands him the very thing he swore never to become. How did the most cautious man alive end up as the realm's most feared demon lord?