The year 2122.
Inside the neural chip of the amnesiac Bai Changsheng is an artificial intelligence called "Hei," which claims to have preserved her memories.
Hei tells Bai Changsheng that she is a gifted student whom the company has invested heavily in. In this age of cyber cultivation, all she has to do is take part in an infinite-loop game called "The Ladder" to obtain cultivation resources.
But when Bai Changsheng opens her terminal, she sees her own face on the company's wanted list.
Mechanical gods swallow electronic incense offerings, cultivation manuals in jade slips plug into brain-computer interfaces, and cyber antiques house virtual ghosts... Pursued by a vast, inescapable net, Bai Changsheng pulls her cloak tight, forges an identity, fights her way through the instances, and cultivates until she becomes a god!
Instance One: [AI Immortal Sect]
Bizarre AI creations and terrifying crises that may or may not be real.
Instance Two: [Mechanical Secret Realm]
Who among humanity is actually not human?
Instance Three: [Cyber Fortune-Telling]
Every fortune is the worst possible omen, and every reading is a dead end.
Instance Four: [Clone Auction]
Please don't let a clone bid on the collection.
Instance Five: [Virtual Court Audience]
Even officials in the celestial court have to clock in and sign in. Miss work, and your soul will scatter!
[Reading Guide]
1. Infinite-loop game + cyber cultivation.
2. The female lead is cold and crazy, and trusts no one.
3. There is no romance at all. This is a fictional world, with no allusions to real people or events.
4. Originally titled "The Hollow Cave": "No Have Cry," "No Worry, No Pain."
Also known as "Do Cyber Immortals Dream of Electronic Ghosts?" and "I Became a Cyber Immortal After Being Wanted."
5. The cultivation levels are based on the levels of martial arts and military training, from lowest to highest: Hidden Origin, Illuminated Cave, Jade Light, Open Sun, Jade Balance, Celestial Authority, Celestial Pivot, Celestial Whirl, and Celestial Axis.
Theme: The human heart is the greatest evil spirit.