A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: A Spirit Pearl Proves My Path to Eternal Life

[Handwritten from start to finish, with zero AI involvement] Su Hao was raised by his uncle and aunt from a young age, but they never treated him like a person, often beating him without hesitation. On the brink of starving to death, Su Hao could take no more and became a bandit, but he was soon arrested after being framed in a plot. In prison, he met Shen Zhongyuan, a disciple of the Liuxian Sect. Thanks to Shen Zhongyuan's tireless recommendations, he finally became an errand disciple of the Liuxian Sect. With the red bead his father left him before his death, Su Hao's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, putting him far ahead of the other prodigies of his generation. What he doesn't know is that the red bead has an extraordinary origin and carries a heavy burden of karma. It has attracted the covetous attention of powerful figures from various realms, and a catastrophic calamity is looming...