Carved Path to Immortality

Little Stone knows the warmth of wild vegetable soup and the laughter of kinfolk around festival bonfires—until immortal sects burn his village to ash. Thrust into a cultivation world as merciless as it is magnificent, this village boy carries only his fists and the stubborn heart of a mortal. Poisonous mine gas corrodes bones, rogue cultivators hunt like wolves, yet he refuses to bow. No divine bloodlines. No heavenly mandates. Just raw determination carving a bloody path through sect politics and ancient hierarchies. When the dust settles, he returns to rebuild Stone Village—teaching childre…