Starting Out as a Writer in the Immortal Realm

One morning, the prodigious cultivator Lu Zhao woke up to find himself among the throngs of candidates taking the civil service exam in the Immortal Realm. The lofty ambition that once drove him to challenge the world with his sword had now been spent poring over Detailed Explanations of the Three Thousand Immortal Laws and Past Exam Questions for the Spiritual Power Essay. His fellow cultivators mocked him for sinking into the mundane world, but Lu Zhao remained unshaken. He had discovered that a government post in the Immortal Realm might just be the ultimate shortcut to the source of the Great Dao. Then, on the day the results were announced, the chief examiner sneered and overturned the register. “All positions are canceled this year. You insignificant ants are fit only to become nourishment for the Heavenly Dao!” Lu Zhao slowly closed his exam prep book, a sharp glint returning to his eyes. “Then why don’t I change the rules of the Heavenly Dao?”