The Cloud-Patterned Path

Mortal's Path to Immortality + golden finger + no dumbed-down characters

Lu Yuan learned to read at five and became interested in all kinds of rare writing at six. At seven, he found a book on the Dao in his grandfather's collection, The True Meaning of Cloud Patterns. The patterns contained secret Daoist arts, techniques for circulating true qi, formations, and wards. At twelve, he began cultivating qi within his body, and from then on, he became devoted to the pursuit of immortality. By a stroke of fortune, he entered the Qingxuan Sect, beginning his long journey of cultivation...