Urban Origin Pearl: From Ant to Cultivation Era

A single act of courage changes everything. Delivery boy Lin Chen bleeds onto a mysterious black bead during a brutal beating—and awakens the legendary Devouring Dao Body. Now he can absorb power from anything: wild grass, metal, even his enemies' spiritual energy. Hidden beneath the city's surface, aristocratic families rule business empires, ancient sects masquerade as academies, and a black market trades in cultivation treasures. Armed with a spirit bead that reveals spiritual stones in antiques and a hunger to protect those he loves, the once-bullied nobody begins his ruthless climb from t…