A True Qi Refiner in the Eerie Apocalypse

[Not a Power Fantasy] [Growing Protagonist] [Ordinary Person's Cultivation] [Slightly Uncanny] [Slow-Burn] [No Harem]

The story takes place in a small world shattered by the war between immortals, demons, and gods. The Gate of Heaven has been sealed forever, the path to immortality severed, and spiritual energy grown scarce and polluted. Cultivators hide in secret realms, barely clinging to life and unable to ascend, while demons and evil spirits wreak havoc on the mortal world. After transmigrating here, the protagonist awakens a special talent in his sea of consciousness: he is immune to soul-based attacks and can avoid the spiritual costs of using his abilities. After spending half his life seeking immortals, he finally joins an immortal sect, only to discover that the sect, hailed as a prestigious and righteous institution, is more evil than demons. Cultivators of this era have become nothing but heretical practitioners. The protagonist escapes the sect and obtains orthodox Qi Refining techniques from the ruins of an ancient immortal's estate. Amid the mortal world, he cultivates the human race's fortune to strengthen himself. In the end, he will build that fortune to such heights that he can force open the Gate of Heaven, draw down pure spiritual energy from the upper realm, and save this apocalyptic world.