In the cultivation world, strength is everything. That's true.
And without strength, having resources only makes you prey or a walking blood bank. Chu Zhiyao knows this all too well. Unfortunately, she became the latter.
But that did nothing to stop her from becoming, over the following millennium, one of the most well-connected and legendary figures in recorded history.
People couldn't for the life of them figure out how she had made her mark in that chaotic era of rival sects, warring cities, and hostile clans.
It all began one evening, after Chu Zhiyao bound herself to the Account Merchant System.
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Chu Zhiyao waited a long time before finally finding a man with a terrifying face, barely clinging to life. She crouched before him and quietly asked, "I can save you. Will you give me your life?"
A large hand suddenly clamped around her ankle, squeezing so hard it nearly crushed her shinbone. Then she heard his hoarse, low reply: "All right."
Reader's guide:
1. The protagonist starts from nothing and makes her way through the cultivation world. This is not a conventional monster-slaying and level-up story.
2. There is emotional tension, but the protagonist is entirely focused on survival.
Theme: Face hardship without fear and press onward.
