(Slow-paced, ordinary-person cultivation, no System, no brainless decisions, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no harem.)
This is a world that devours people. Ordinary mortals can only struggle in the darkness. Zhang Kong was born a mortal, and all he seeks is true freedom.
At the Dominator Realm, Zhang Kong looked back on all the storms and hardships and saw his twelve-year-old self.
Along the way, he had believed he could weather any storm, endure any hardship, and overcome any thorny obstacle. He never imagined he would lose his friendships in the darkness, forget his family ties, and let love grow indistinct.
Looking back at that twelve-year-old boy beneath the light of dawn, he understood that the path of immortals was, in the end, a path for mortals.
Poison, poison, poison, very poisonous