The Source of Cultivation Corruption

[Cultivation Under Pollution]

In 2056, the fusion of cultivation civilization and out-of-control technology caused “spiritual energy pollution” to spread.

In this cyberpunk-style cultivation world:

Spiritual energy is not a natural resource, but a commodity monopolized by Heavenly Dao Corporation.

Cultivation is not defying heaven, but a pay-to-win game that requires a VIP subscription.

Pollution is not a natural phenomenon, but an industrial process carefully designed by Heavenly Dao Corporation.

People are not individuals with free will, but data nodes in the Heavenly Dao algorithm.

Gu Chen, a temp worker in the lower city, spends every day cleaning up ordinary people mutated by pollution:

Mortgage Snail People: Their backs bent under the pressure of home loans, they crawl around carrying models of houses.

996 Corpse Puppets: Overwork has drained them of their spiritual energy, leaving only their bodies to “work” without end.

Workplace PUA Wraiths: Driven mad by psychological manipulation, they are trapped in endless mental abuse.

Then one day, Gu Chen cleaned up a Snail Person who said, “The Heavenly Dao is lying,” just before dying.

The prosthetic on his left arm suddenly awakened: the Pollution Devouring System.