Mortal Cultivation: I Really Don't Want to Be a Dao Ancestor

In a world where spiritual energy has all but vanished, survival means fighting for scraps while the privileged hoard everything. Zhan Yu, a lowly first-level artificer at the Wutong Sect, never dreamed of greatness—he just wanted to live. But when he stumbles upon a hidden cache of cultivation resources, fate thrusts him onto a path he never chose. Now, trapped between ruthless sects and impossible odds, this reluctant hero must claw his way from the bottom of the cultivation world to heights he never imagined. The problem? He really doesn't want to become a legendary Dao Ancestor.