[Primordial-world concepts + urban fantasy concepts + human revival + decisive, ruthless protagonist with no romance + brilliant strategist building a power base + soft sci-fi]
Technology battles the cultivation system. The concepts are complete, spanning the Primordial Era, the war between the Wu and Yao, Nuwa Creates Humans, Investiture of the Gods, the Journey to the West, and the modern era.
In the Primordial World, magic is primary and technology secondary. Among humans, technology is primary and magic secondary.
All races enter the Dao through magic, physical cultivation, or virtue. Only humanity enters the Dao through intellect, claiming half the universe and drawing the other races into a coalition against them.
The protagonist, Li Zhi, becomes the Chosen Son of Prophecy and obtains the supreme treasure of the Wise Human race. Traveling across tens of millions of years, he assumes the identity of an alien spy, outmaneuvers the immortals and gods of every race, investigates ancient secrets, and uncovers the truth of the distant past.
The solar system turns out to be a breeding ground controlled by an alien race. The origins of the seven planets conceal a hidden story, as does the real reason humans cannot cultivate immortality.
The creation of the world by Pangu was actually a cosmic war between countless races, in which untold billions died. The battle split the inner and outer universes into the Nine Heavens.
Nuwa Creates Humans was actually the use of creation power and unlimited cellular cloning, intended to study humanity’s weaknesses.
Investiture of the Gods was a ploy to suppress the awakening of human genes. Di Xin failed, and from then on humanity had no more emperors, only puppet rulers.
The Journey to the West to obtain the scriptures was all a conspiracy, meant to seize humanity’s faith and use it as a new energy source.
