Mortal Bones Defy the Immortals: I Ascend the Nine Heavens with a Mortal Body

In a cultivation world where spiritual roots reign supreme, those without them are forever barred from the path to immortality. Born with an ordinary mortal body, the young Lin Chen is branded a good-for-nothing by his sect and spends three years enduring humiliation and abuse. By chance, the ancient jade pendant left behind by his parents awakens the Heaven-Defying Art of the Ages, the Mortal Bones Devour the Heavens Art. So what if he has no spiritual roots? He relies neither on talent nor luck. With his mortal body, he devours the spiritual energy of all things and tempers his flesh and blood into immortal bones, defying adversity and changing his fate.

From then on, the good-for-nothing rises, face-slapping arrogant prodigies, standing up to sect elders, venturing into secret realms to seize their treasures, and roaming the mortal world to slay evil cultivators. He comprehends the Dao through humiliation and grows stronger through bloodshed. Along the way, he uncovers the truth behind his parents’ murder, meets Su Qingyue, a gentle soulmate bound to him by fate, and gathers powerful followers. He traverses mountains and rivers and fights across the heavens. Even mortal bones can shake the Heavenly Dao. In the end, his ordinary body will ascend beyond the nine heavens and reach the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor, writing an immortal legend of defying the path to immortality.