Mortal Bone, Celestial Dust

Wang Yifan has nothing—no talent, no fortune, only a dying mother and the threat of prison. When village bullies push him to the brink, he ventures into the deadly Black Wind Ridge with a wood-chopping knife and desperate hope. A fateful encounter grants him the enigmatic Mist-Veil Charm, catapulting him into Immortal-Drawing Town and the ruthless world of cultivation. Born without genius, burdened by mortal ties, he must survive among prodigies and ancient sects that would crush him without a second thought. Is his suffering the hammer of destiny, or a web of conspiracy meant to destroy him?…