A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Find a Stolen Cultivation Manual

[Mortal's journey + no System + cautious + survivalist cultivation + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + gradual power progression] Lin Wan is an orphan with a five-element mixed spirit root. With poor talent and no one to rely on, he ekes out a living at the very bottom of the cultivation world. He thought his path to immortality had come to a dead end, but then he unexpectedly obtained a lost secret manual for stealing the Dao. From that moment on, he embarked on a cultivation path that defied heaven... He knows the value of hiding his abilities and biding his time. In secret, he steals spiritual energy from the heavens and earth, takes others' techniques and opportunities, hoards resources and treasures, and quietly strengthens his foundation. The cultivation world is governed by the law of the jungle, and people's hearts are treacherous. Murderous traps lurk at every turn. Lin Wan makes his way with a mortal's worthless spirit root, proceeding with extreme caution and showing his enemies no mercy. In the end, amid the brutal path to immortality, he forges his own way of stealing the Dao and attaining eternal life.