The Poor Boy's Cultivation Journey

Chen Junsheng, a poor and dull-witted young man from the human race, takes the path of cultivation just to get a meal. He meets Zhang Tingfang, a clever young man from a prominent family. The two study the Dao under the Nine Heavens Immortal of Bixia Cave, where Buddhism and Daoism are practiced together. By a twist of fate, Chen Junsheng obtains the Heart Pearl, a relic of Master Yuantong. His mind opens, and he grasps ten truths from a single hearing, rapidly advancing in cultivation. Later, he abandons the Dao for Buddhism and becomes the strongest person in the world. Zhang Tingfang was originally the reincarnation of the Asura King. After failing to break through a cultivation realm, he was reborn as Zhang Tingfang. Before his death, he passed his secret techniques to his beloved, Weiwei. After mastering them, Weiwei used her husband's clothes as a stand-in to transform into the Asura King. She ruled the kingdom in his place, awaiting her husband's return in a new life. Later, when Zhang Tingfang reaches the Daoist Golden Core realm, he suddenly achieves great enlightenment. He unites Daoist, demonic, and Buddhist cultivation techniques, becomes the strongest person in the world, and returns in glory as the Asura King. Which of the two former fellow disciples will ultimately claim the title of the greatest under heaven?