My name is Chen Huaian. I’m terminally ill—cancer. The clock’s ticking, and I’ve come to accept that death is just around the corner.
Strangely, in these final days, I found myself addicted to a virtual cultivation romance game. Every cent I had, I poured into this pixelated world—buying magical items and techniques for a digital character who smiles at me sweetly through a screen. I knew it was silly… but it gave me peace.
Until something unexplainable happened.
She—the character—gifted me an elixir in-game. And then, unbelievably… that very pill materialized in my real-world palm.
Could it be? Did this game just… save my life?
I am Li Qingran.
Once a genius cultivator, now discarded like broken pottery. My spiritual foundation was shattered, my sect cast me out, and I was left to rot in a crumbling hut at the edge of the world.
I thought my journey was over.
But then, a mysterious benefactor appeared—never in person, only through gifts and guidance. A silent guardian. Under his tutelage, I rose from ruin. My cultivation surged again, stronger than ever.
Now, I walk the path of the sword, unmatched across the Cangyun Realm.
Yet whispers spread—our realm is weakening, the Dao fading, and from another world, an immortal seeks to merge their resurgent plane with ours. Chaos is coming. The heavens themselves may fracture.
Through this storm, I have one purpose: to find the one who saved me. That hidden senior from beyond the veil.
And when I do, I’ll stand at his side—not just as his protector, but as the one destined to share his Dao.
