White Snake: I Derive Divine Powers and Forge the Heavenly Emperor's Path in Golden Light

The good news is that this golden light lets me "master something once and retain it forever, with diligence rewarded by Heaven." As long as I'm willing to work hard, even the Whirlwind Axe, a woodcutter's technique, can be extrapolated into the Myriad Transformations Returning to One, which cleaves chaos apart. Even the Mountain Ape Walk, modeled after mountain apes, can evolve into the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Path, which spreads through all the heavens.

The bad news is that I'm now Xu Xian, a weakling who can't even kill a chicken and whom anyone can kick around.

Worse, yesterday I hid a Fish-Dragon Treasure Herb beneath a cliff. It can cleanse the marrow and reshape the body. Today, Liang Laizi of the Firewood Gang has not only condensed his blood energy, but is also tearing through the mountains with his men in a frantic search. Meanwhile, my enemy Qin Dabao, the man who pushed me off the cliff, is holed up in his haunted courtyard, trying to frame me.

But it doesn't matter. To me, cultivation has never been a hardship. It comes as naturally as breathing. Give me one good night's sleep, and the "recovery" trait can heal even life-threatening injuries. Give me ten days or half a month, and I'll have completely mastered the Firewood Gang's martial arts.

They want the treasure herb? They want my life?