Immortality Begins with a Gray Cloth Pouch

Chen Shouzhuo was getting old. He had been stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refining for decades. His vitality was fading, his path of cultivation had come to an end, and the small city where his sect had stationed him seemed to be the end of the road. Then, after suffering a grievous injury and nearly dying, he unexpectedly acquired an unremarkable little gray pouch. Put spirit herbs inside, and a hundred years pass overnight. Put pills inside, and their potency surges. Put talismans inside, and their power doubles. He had thought this was simply a chance to grow medicinal herbs, but as his cultivation advanced, Chen Shouzhuo discovered that the little gray pouch could do far more than accelerate the growth of spirit herbs. To stay alive, he changed his appearance and identity and rejoined an immortal sect, starting out as the most insignificant outer-sect steward. He kept his head down, farming and refining pills, while secretly accumulating resources. The flame of longevity that had once gone out began to burn in his heart once more. But in the world of immortal cultivation, a fortuitous opportunity alone is never enough to ensure a peaceful, long life. Sect conscriptions, deadly secret realms, black-market deals, bloody battles at the sect gates, powerful enemies on every side... Everyone thinks he is merely an old, cautious, unremarkable Foundation Establishment cultivator. No one knows that the dusty gray pouch in his sleeve conceals something far more ruthless than time itself. In this life, he will not fight over momentary pride. He will fight for a path to longevity. Whoever stands in his way will die.