Xu Wen is a menial disciple of the Chengtian Sect, with a mixed Five-Element Spiritual Root and a mortal bone, the lowest of the low in the cultivation world.
The steward skims his spirit rice, his fellow disciples tread on his spine, and with one final kick, he is sent tumbling down the Burial Sword Cliff.
At the bottom of the cliff, an ancient bronze mirror recognizes him as its master.
No voice prompts, no thoughtful missions, just three cold laws: refine all things, deduce all arts, and exchange things at equal value.
Every time he grows stronger, he must pay with his memories.
Other people's golden fingers are like fathers. His is a creditor.
So what if I have mortal bones? I am determined to knock on this path to immortality.
But when he finally reaches the summit of the immortal sect, he discovers that the reflection in the mirror is actually a crack in the Heavenly Dao of this world...
Fantasy cultivation, depicted in a realistic way.