The Mortal's Pride: Rise of the Broken-Rooted Cultivator

Luo Tu was born for greatness—until his spiritual roots shattered, stealing his destiny. Five failed awakenings later, the prodigy became an outcast, banished to the lower realms as a mere corpse carrier. But pride burns brightest in the fallen. Scraping together every coin, surviving in a backwater academy, he refused to accept his fate. When he discovers the mysterious Ethereal Ring and saves Jiang Min, a spirited young maiden with her own secrets, their fates intertwine. Together they claw their way from the bottom, defying a world that wrote them off. Yet success draws enemies—his own Luo…