(World Creation) + (No Female Lead) + (Behind-the-Scenes) + (Mysterious Powerhouse) + (Protagonist) + (Collecting Origin Energy). The protagonist isn't especially evil early on, and the villains in this book aren't idiots. The story won't insult the reader's intelligence.
This boundless void was filled with solemn darkness. No one knew how much time had passed.
A white speck suddenly appeared in the dark canvas, so out of place. But as the view drew closer, it was clear the speck was no speck at all, but the corpse of a young cultivator in white, with sharp brows and bright eyes, drifting along, propelled by the energy of chaos.
Who could have imagined that a soul was hidden within the corpse's divine sea? After drifting for an unknown length of time, Wang Ming saw a continent appear before him: the Divine Continent. It became the first continent from which he absorbed the Heavenly Dao's origin, laying the foundation for his rise. After reaching the peak of the True Immortal Realm, scenes began appearing in Wang Ming's mind, nearly driving him to collapse. Afterward, he founded a demonic sect and went to war against the Heavenly Dao, then faced off against the Heavenly Dao's protagonist and rose to the summit. He fought the Child of Destiny, recruited followers through the System, created demon gods, and became the sinner of the Myriad Worlds.
He will use the bones of the Myriad Worlds to forge the supreme realm and destroy the Heavenly Dao of the worlds.
And all of this is for nothing but that origin energy.