General Yue Long had won one great victory after another, amassing so much merit that he overshadowed the emperor and was seen as a threat. So, at a victory banquet, the emperor struck without warning, severely wounded Yue Long, crippled his cultivation, and threw him into the Celestial Prison.
Yue Long awoke in his cell, utterly disheartened. He had already decided to face his execution bravely the next day.
Just then, a mysterious orb of light floated out of his mind. After a brief exchange, it restored Yue Long's cultivation to the Qi Movement Realm.
The Qi Movement Realm was the lowest level in the cultivation system of the Yuanling Continent, as insignificant as a firefly compared with the emperor's armed forces.
Looking at the faint, almost negligible flow of vital energy in his hand, Yue Long saw a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He decided to escape from the heavily guarded Celestial Prison...
This story portrays the protagonist as a resourceful character who excels at using ingenious schemes against his enemies, rather than relying solely on brute force.
The protagonist's methods for completing each mission are rated on a “Cunning Level” scale: none, low, medium, or high.
The missions with the highest Cunning Level are as challenging to solve as detective novels. Readers will need to search every detail carefully and reason their way to the final answer.
The protagonist uses resourcefulness to defeat the enemy, which is well written.