An Immortal's Mirror in the Mortal Realm

Name: An Immortal's Mirror in the Mortal Realm
Author: Madman Niu Ba

凡尘仙鉴

by Madman Niu Ba (狂徒牛八)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 290k Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Eastern Cultivation
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Inferior spiritual roots, a life as insignificant as grass? Then I’ll defy the heavens! Lin Xuan is the lowest-ranking servant of the Qingyun Sect. Born with mixed Five Element spiritual roots, he cultivates at a snail’s pace and suffers constant bullying from Zhao Mang, a prodigy of the inner sect. Even the few spirit stones he painstakingly saves are taken from him. To Lin Xuan, the path to immortality is an unreachable dream. Everything changes when an ancestral lump of “black coal,” once used as a stepping stone, reveals its true nature. It is the Xuan Yuan Mirror, capable of purifying impure spiritual energy, turning waste pills into precious medicine, and even nourishing all things! This seemingly insignificant ability becomes Lin Xuan’s only glimmer of hope in his darkest hour. He bides his time, enduring the hardships of the mine just to absorb one more breath of pure spiritual energy; He wins through cunning, using others to eliminate his enemies and resolve a beauty’s crisis, then keeping his role hidden; He cherishes those close to him, never forgetting Xiao Cui’s kindness in sharing a meal or the brotherhood he forged with Tie Niu in poverty; He shows no mercy to his enemies, leaving them no chance when his Yin Fiend Needles strike! From fighting for Foundation Establishment pills in Burial Wind Valley to mastering alchemy and artifact refining before the black coal, Lin Xuan uses this lump of “coal” to carve out his own path through a cultivation world soaked in blood and piled with corpses! “Geniuses? They just start a little higher than the rest. I, Lin Xuan, may have mixed Five Element spiritual roots, but with nothing more than a lump of coal, I can still reach the summit and look down on all creation!” [Underdog’s rise + powerful golden finger + clever schemes + satisfying vengeance + the warmth and harshness of human nature] An epic cultivation tale about a true ordinary man! A slow-burn story, and the protagonist isn’t invincible. If that bothers you, feel free to leave!

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