A Chaotic Era: From Herb Gatherer to Immortal

Amid the chaos of a troubled age, Su Chen wants nothing more than to be the lowliest herb gatherer. His ambitions are modest. He just wants to live in peace with his younger sister. So he puts up with the shopkeeper's abuse. He accepts the exploitation of his second uncle in the clan. He kneels before the local thugs and bullies. He thinks that if he is obedient enough, he can buy himself a little peace. But reality gives him a brutal slap in the face. When a scar-faced gang member sneers that if Su Chen can't pay the protection money, they'll drag his sister away by force, Su Chen's world falls apart. In this rotten world, you can't even live in peace like a dog! The unexpectedly activated [Health Cultivation Manual] panel gives him nothing but a death sentence: [Lifespan: 16/17]. One year! He has only one year left! If I've only got a year, what is there left to fear? If you won't let me live, I'll carve out my own path to survival by killing my way through! Starting with mastering [Root-Fixing Stance] (1/100), walking is cultivation, breathing is cultivation, even sleeping is cultivation! While others are still painstakingly conditioning their muscles and bones, he can already lift an eighty-jin stone weight with one hand after just a month! You think I'm a lamb for the slaughter? Wrong! I'm just building up my strength, then I'll send every one of you old bastards to your graves! I seek no fame among the lords. I seek only eternal life. Anyone who stands in my way dies!