[Classic cultivation + passionate battles + ruthless protagonist + not a mindless power fantasy + one heroine]
The heavens dangle immortality as bait, luring all living beings into cultivation so they can harvest the fortunes of the myriad realms.
Mortals are nothing but ants, immortals are slaves, and prodigies are all food for fate. So how can anyone speak of immortality?
The heavens have withered, and all things return to the origin. Then I'll forge a new heaven!
If I become an official, I'll scheme for dominion over the world!
If I practice martial arts, I'll defeat all beneath the heavens!
If I become an immortal, I'll slaughter the heavens themselves!
Fellow Daoists, read the first hundred thousand words and judge for yourselves!
The antagonists in this book are clever too. They aren't foolish idiots who just throw their lives away.