I Kept My Head Down and Cultivated for Longevity as a Servant, So Why Is the Empress Asking to Become My Disciple?

In the Eastern Region's Qingyun Continent, the path to immortality is long and fraught with danger. Lin Chen was an ordinary boy from a remote mountain village, frail and sickly, with little time left to live. But after an accident, he inherited the cave abode of Xuanyuanzi, an ancient rogue Nascent Soul cultivator. He cleansed his spiritual roots and changed his aptitude, then embarked on a cautious path to survival and cultivation. Though his aptitude was top-tier, he never flaunted it. Though he had many opportunities, he proceeded carefully at every step. In the outer sect, he quietly refined pills and gathered resources, crushing his peers despite being only at the Qi Refining stage. His reputation began to grow, but he never became conceited. After entering the inner sect, he outwitted geniuses and made good friends, yet always kept his edge concealed and advanced steadily. The remnants of the demonic Bloodshadow Sect coveted his inheritance, while undercurrents swirled within the sect. Geniuses contended, and secret realms teemed with deadly traps... Crisis followed crisis. Lin Chen knew all too well that the cultivation world was ruled by the law of the jungle, and a single careless mistake could doom him forever. He did not seek overnight riches or covet earth-shattering opportunities. He simply pursued the Dao steadily amid troubled times, ascending to immortality one step at a time. Cultivate the Dao steadily, advance through caution, and one day attain the Dao and live forever! This is a true ordinary-mortal-style cultivation fantasy: no System, no being reborn, and no mindless showing off, only a journey of turning the tables through caution, wisdom, and strength.