When steam gears mesh with cultivation runes, and a dragon-vein furnace connects to a flood of data, Shen Yu, who transmigrated into this world, clutches his System panel and struggles to survive in the cracks of this “cyber-cultivation” version of Great Qing.
As a low-ranking clerk in the Office of Divine Mechanisms, he accidentally stumbles upon a spirit crystal theft case. But while repairing the dragon-vein furnace, dragon qi floods his body and unlocks an astonishing constitution with 92% dragon-qi affinity. This opportunity is both a lifesaving talisman and a death warrant. The suspicions of an iron-fisted prince, the former director’s revenge, the sinister plots of Western missionaries, and the mysterious involvement of Tibetan lamas all thrust him into the eye of the storm.
A “soul core” capable of absorbing life force, a collection of ancient stone carvings embedded with eavesdropping runes, and a deadly scheme targeting the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. Wielding the prince’s token, Shen Yu commands cultivators from the Office of Divine Mechanisms and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, uses System data to crack the case, and fights off his enemies with blazing yang spiritual power. From reforming a corrupt yamen to investigating a transoceanic conspiracy, from defending the Temple of Heaven’s protective array to exposing collusion within the imperial clan, he advances cautiously amid the roar of machinery and surging spiritual energy.
When cyber technology collides with the legacy of cultivation, and imperial power struggles intertwine with foreign ambitions, can this Foundation Establishment “outsider” of a director use data and dragon qi to become a Cyber Dao Lord?
Cultivation, cyberpunk, farming, rapid updates
