Laying Claim to the World: Making My First Move as a Beggar

The Hunyuan Continent is the only place in the world with a path to the Immortal Realm. Nations and sects fill the continent, but above them all stand the Nine Great Families. The Han Family: Ancestor Han Li The Jun Family: Ancestor Jun Moxie The Ye Family: Ancestor Ye Fan The Wang Family: Ancestor Wang Lin The Qin Family: Ancestor Qin Yu The Ji Family: Ancestor Ji Ning The Chen Family: Ancestor Chen Ping'an The Bai Family: Ancestor Bai Xiaochun The Xu Family: Ancestor Xu Qian'an Rumor has it that four hidden clans stand above the Nine Great Families. Rumor has it that neither the Nine Great Families nor the four hidden clans originated on the Hunyuan Continent. Rumor has it that an Immortal Realm lies above the continent, and the ancestors of the Nine Great Families and the four hidden clans have all ascended to it. Rumor has it that no one has ascended in the past ten thousand years because so many people ascended before that they depleted the last trace of ink power in the world. Without this substance called ink, no one can cultivate to the realm of shattering the void. No one knows if the rumors are true, but everyone knows one thing: the ancestors of the Nine Great Families all appeared out of nowhere and rose to power with astonishing speed. Taking the past as a warning, the Nine Great Families joined forces to suppress anyone who rose too quickly. It was in these circumstances that Li Yunmo barged into the scene. Let's see how she schemes across the land and rises to power against all odds...