The Little Cultivator

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Lin Yuan transmigrated into the body of an unloved, useless illegitimate son. Faced with his parents' cold indifference, his half-siblings' contempt, and the servants' bullying, what should he do?

A. Shout, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully a poor young man!"

B. Endure for now, wait for his golden finger to arrive, then make a spectacular comeback and slap everyone in the face.

C. Show his brilliance at the family martial arts tournament and prove he isn't useless.

D. Tell everyone he isn't the original owner of this body, then get beaten to death as an evil spirit.

E. Play dumb, ignore them, and prioritize staying alive.

Lin Yuan: Sounds great.

So he turned around, tore up every script, and opened up option F:

Leave the family. Whoever wants to stay in this dump can stay. He wasn't going to spend another second there.

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The thirteen-year-old boy shouldered his pack and set out to explore the world.

Cultivation, ghosts, Daoist arts, Buddhist teachings, Confucianism...

Alchemy, talismans, puppets, swordsmanship, formations...

The Nine Provinces, sects, Great Xia, the Demon Kingdom, the Four Seas...

The Underworld, the Upper Realm, the Immortal Realm, the Divine Domain, the myriad worlds...

The world was so vast. Surely there was somewhere he could belong?

Reader's Guide:

1. The protagonist has no romantic pairing.

2. This is a cultivation story focused on genuine growth. The protagonist doesn't start out at max level, nor does he face only minor setbacks along the way. His golden finger isn't especially powerful, and he will stumble, possibly more than once. Think "a bumpy journey through the early and middle stages, then invincible in the world by the end." That's roughly it, so please don't read if that bothers you.

3. The worldbuilding is mostly complete. The story is generally slice-of-life, with a very, very slow build. The whole thing may be, well, ridiculously long, so proceed with caution.

4. Perhaps this is a cultivation story that seems serious on the surface but is actually anything but (?).

5. The author's writing is limited. Please don't flame me if it's not to your taste. Thanks for understanding.

6. The cover features the character design. I checked, and he's a young man!

Theme: Tear up the script and live life on your own terms.