[The old master is found by the protagonist himself] [The golden finger is raised by the protagonist himself] [Traditional cultivation]
There is relatively little to the Qi Refining stage, and it can feel a bit slow. Things improve after Foundation Establishment, so please be patient.
Old version:
Upon first arriving in another world, he lucks into a cheap master by sheer chance. To his surprise, he becomes the junior grand-uncle of a sacred cultivation sect. He thinks he can rely on his master to live in luxury and enjoy the life of a second-generation immortal, but an accident leaves him stranded in the cultivation world, where he must toil away as an independent cultivator, farming just to get by. (He returns to the sect at the Golden Core stage.)
Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, nine stages of the Primordial Spirit (Mana Realm, Glazed Realm, Dharma Form Realm, and so on), nine stages of the Primordial Spirit, then ascending in a blaze of light.
Artifacts and treasures: Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Stems, a total of 108 restrictions. United as one, they can reach the heavens and command the earth.
New version:
In the Desolate Rock Realm, within the Green Gourd Domain, above the sea of clouds at the Green Gourd Sect's Jade Morning Cave Abode,
a young Daoist sits in seclusion with his eyes closed. Suddenly, his brow furrows and his eyes open, rippling like water. He turns to look into the distance, and a hint of anger appears on his face.
He raises his right arm and loosely curls his hand. In an instant, the surrounding winds and clouds shift, and the essence of heaven and earth rushes wildly into his palm. A moment later, it becomes a single drop of water, suspended in midair. His right hand shifts into a flicking gesture.
With a flick of his finger into the void, a peal of thunder seems to erupt from empty space. The drop of water vanishes in an instant, while the sea of clouds below is ripped in two by an invisible force…
