Lin Yan, a menial disciple of the Qingyun Sect with a mixed and impure three-spirit-root constitution, refuses to follow the path of "geniuses die young." His priorities are keeping his cards hidden, avoiding disputes, and scavenging for opportunities. Survival always comes first! After finding a cracked tortoise shell in a dry well, he hides his cultivation to avoid being bullied, gives up a spot in the mining vein but secretly snatches up Foundation Establishment essence, buys a damaged formation disc only to gain a concealment artifact, and avoids the sect's internal strife only to stumble into a Golden Core opportunity. Using the tortoise shell to conceal his aura and make deductions, he takes his time climbing from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul. The bronze token also conceals the tortoise shell's secrets. At last, he sets his sights on the Central Cultivation Domain with fragments of the shell in hand. This is the survival path of a crafty old hand,
