Evolving and Leveling Up, But Am I Still Me?

Mushi is an abandoned infant, yet for some reason, after dying, his soul refuses to fade away. It enters the body of a baby boy, catching the interest of the local beast spirit, which takes him in and raises him. Hoping to live a long life, he eventually chooses the path of cultivation. “What!!!! So our venerable master didn’t ascend after all!!”