Martial Arts in a Chaotic World: My Skills Can Produce Traits

The thirteen provinces of Great Yong are in turmoil. The dynasty is nearing its end, and war is breaking out everywhere.

The western battlement of Baishi Pass collapses, and Lu Li, a low-ranking stonemason, barely survives the disaster. By chance, he awakens the "Heaven Rewards Diligence" destiny. In this chaotic age, where the strong regard commoners as mere ants and noble clans monopolize advanced martial arts, he has no cheat-like power defying the heavens and no flashy random draws. All he has is steady, step-by-step determination. Every skill he practices correctly improves reliably, and whenever he breaks through a limit, he can choose an exclusive trait.

From the Stone-Bearing Step to the Mountain-Guarding Stance, from the Six Forms of Severing the Wind to the Ten Thousand Peaks Returning as One, his perseverance and calm, measured decisions carry him from lowly military service through the siege of Baishi Pass, the Qingzhou Martial Gathering, the contest among the Five Garrisons, and the wars that engulf the thirteen provinces. Facing the powerful monopoly of Xiao Wending, the Grand Preceptor serving as regent, who seeks to "ban martial arts and lock down the realm," and the brutal order of Cen Wuya, leader of the Martial Alliance, who believes "the strong should rule," Lu Li presses forward with his blade, proving through blood and fire that has tempered him a thousand times: one person's blade must never become a shackle that lets a select few trample the people.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.