This world was beyond saving.
Spiritual energy had run dry, most secret realms had vanished, and after a hundred years, every major sect had stalled at the Golden Core stage.
Then they discovered the Nine-Story Tower, a divine artifact.
The Nine-Story Tower was said to be a sacred treasure created by an ancient god. It contained a boundless world within, abundant spiritual energy, and countless secret realms, as well as a wealth of magical artifacts and spirit plants. It was the greatest cheat imaginable in the cultivation world.
But before anyone could fight over it, the tower already had an owner.
The major sects were furious. Setting aside their personal grudges, they united against a common enemy, determined to find that person and take back the Nine-Story Tower.
The mortals who heard the news were thrilled, celebrating together and shouting that their dreams of cultivation might still come true.
Ten years later, however, the cultivation world had made no progress at all. Meanwhile, a cultivation experience center had opened in Liuxian City, where the mortals lived.
They said that all you had to do was buy a ticket, and you could easily and painlessly shatter the void and ascend.
The cultivation world slammed the table in outrage: There are no shortcuts to cultivation!
Later, unable to resist the temptation, they sneaked in to give it a try...
The cultivation world: Tch. This is actually great.
Tan Shimo was just a small business owner in Liuxian City. Orphaned, he dreamed of nothing more than having enough to eat and drink and spending his life taking it easy. Then, by chance, he became bound to the divine artifact Nine-Story Tower.
At first, the tower spirit parrot was a smug little menace. It thought, This person will definitely end up like my previous Hosts and be too afraid to defy me!
Later, the parrot stood on Tan Shimo's shoulder, sobbing its heart out. "Bro, please stop charging admission! Our divine artifact's dignity can't take this anymore!"
Tan Shimo, smiling brightly: "But aren't divine artifacts meant to benefit humanity? What's wrong with charging a small admission fee?"
"Ah... Next up, Golden Core cultivators, go to your right."
"Stuck at a bottleneck for ages? Go left and turn at the corner. That's the floor for breaking through bottlenecks, so don't go to the wrong one!"
The parrot trembled, tears in its eyes. It never should have believed that just because its Host was an ordinary person, it could boss him around!
Who turns a dignified divine artifact into an amusement park?!
Where is a dignified parrot like me supposed to put its pride?!
But what the parrot never expected was that, years later, people would praise Tan Shimo for his grand vision and say he had advanced the cultivation world by five hundred years, making him the greatest living spirit in history!
The parrot, sprawled on its gold-trimmed perch: gives up.jpg, doesn't move.jpg
#If I pretend I don't know, I'll never get hurt#
#What's a spirit's dignity? A divine artifact? Can you eat that? Can it buy birdseed?#
#Whatever. Do what you want. Go ahead.#
[Important notes at the bottom]
1. The story starts from the moment he becomes bound to the tower. The male lead is very weak at first and has to go through a lot before his big moments come later, so please be patient. This isn't a deviation from the premise! Trust me!
2. The male lead is a flamboyant guy, and a bit of a creep.
The inspiration came from a night after I had been tormented by overtime and business trips for ages. So the story is a little mindless and cathartic, not a logic-heavy novel. (I hope you come in with your troubles and leave feeling better.)
3. The author is a girl, really! No need to doubt it! If you drop the novel, there's no need to tell me. Love you all, heart!
4. I'll update the content warnings mentioned in the comments and revise the blurb later. (Yes, I'm terrible at writing blurbs. Thanks to every girl who has helped me rewrite one!)
5. About updates: I'll try to post daily, but I'm busy with work and often travel for business (I work at construction sites), so I may end up posting every other day. But I'll do my best! Trust me!
Theme: Work hard to level up!
