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- 151 Young Master of a Powerful Family: The System Sends Me After the Chosen Protagonist 豪门少主：系统让我围猎天命主角 Villain + System + Hunting the Children of Destiny Ling Chen, a wage slave, transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and finds himself transformed into the young sect master of a top sect with power over an entire region. With a Heavenly Spirit Root and endless resources at his disposal, he thinks he can lie flat and spend his life enjoying fine wine and beautiful women. Who knew the [Strongest Villain System of the Myriad Heavens] would suddenly activate! Only then does he learn that he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Cultivating Immortality with My Beautiful Teacher 带着美女老师去修仙 A common-born boy accidentally steps onto the path of immortality, then unwittingly obtains a fragment of the Chaos World. From then on, he takes a beautiful teacher with him, breaks through chaos, and enters the Immortal Realm. To discover why Earth's cultivation world fell into decline, he slays immortals and demons all along the way. Only after reaching the summit does he learn that he is the Son of Heaven's Dao. Seeking to break free of his restraints, he returns to Earth to find the origin 1kReads8.8Score12114d adds
- 153 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: This Alchemist Has a Killer Instinct 凡人修仙：这个丹师杀心很重 A mortal’s journey, no System, no transmigration, traditional cultivation fantasy, false spiritual roots, not a power fantasy, a cultivation biography. Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul… Even an ant dares to slay an immortal? Chu Yun had an inferior spiritual root and was an insignificant outer sect disciple of the Qiuyuan Sect, until he unexpectedly awakened the ancient mirror Qingli. From then on, he rose from humble beginnings and proved the Dao amid 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 154 Thunder Reversal 雷逆 [Xuanhuan] [Xianxia] [No System] [Ordinary mortal's journey] His family was wiped out, and his parents disappeared. Zhong Yi grew up in the remote mountains, living happily and carefree with an old hunter who was like family to him. But fate had other plans. A bloodstained letter revealed the truth of his past. To avenge the massacre of his family and find his missing relatives, he embarked on a long and endless journey of cultivation and the pursuit of the Dao… The road ahead was long, full of 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 After My Son Was Reborn, I Became an Immortal Emperor 儿子重生后，我成了仙帝 [Xianxia + rise of a prodigy + transmigration + intelligent protagonist] Lin Xianfeng was born into the Tianyuan Continent and blessed with extraordinary talent. At just fifteen, he reached the Foundation Establishment stage. He was hailed as the strongest of his generation within the clan. Lin Xianfeng thought he had a perfect start from the start. But after marrying a woman named Su Qin and having a son, he never expected one of the Ten Great Holy Lands, the Yaochi Holy Land, to come knocking. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I Ate a Mushroom, So How Did I Become a Fungus Cultivator? 吃个蘑菇，怎么就变成菌修了呢 Special physique... + swordsmanship talent + awakening the Myriad Poison Fungus Body, crushing all kinds of spirit and saintly physiques. A slow burn! After Old Wang accidentally eats a poisonous mushroom, his soul transmigrates to a strange world of immortal cultivation. Looking at his own stick-thin body, it’s obvious he has a useless physique. Sigh! What’s he supposed to do? He can’t rely on his little sister to protect him for the rest of his life, can he? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Why Does the Great Dao Seek the One? 大道何故觅归一 Entirely handwritten, no AI. I won't treat readers like fools. The Dao gave birth to One, One gave birth to Two, Two gave birth to Three, and Three gave birth to all things. According to the cultivation world's teachings, the Dao governs all things. But according to modern science, the universe is moving toward disorder. Cultivators, however, seek to smooth chaotic primordial energy and draw it into their bodies for their own use. Clearly, cultivation is a struggle against Heaven and Earth for l 673Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 158 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Staying Low-Key by Han Li's Side and Winning the Hearts of Beautiful Women 凡人：苟在韩老魔身边收红颜 Cao Yun transmigrates into the anime world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. Just because he runs his mouth on the streets of the United States, he gets shot and killed by “the land of the free”, and when he opens his eyes again, he has become the deposed crown prince of Wei! His gravely ill father grits his teeth and says on his deathbed, “Son, run! Go to the frontier and live out your days as a carefree prince!” But as soon as he leaves the imperial city, one assassination atte 202Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 159 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Complete Edition 凡人修仙传（大结局版） A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (Complete Edition) 3Reads—Score314d adds
- 160 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Mortal Defies Heaven 凡人修仙传之凡人逆天篇 Cultivate immortality as a mortal and defy fate. Centered on Han Li’s journey from an ordinary mountain boy to the supreme ruler of the Immortal Realm, the story reveals the cruelty and opportunities of the cultivation world, highlighting the core thrills of competing for resources and breaking through adversity. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Hidden Gods of the Heavens 神隐诸天 [Beautiful heroine cultivators] [No golden finger] [Cautious survival] Thirteen-year-old Tang Yue and her master Yun Shang depend on each other. Yun Shang is a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Great Ascension realm. She could have ascended ten years ago, but held back her cultivation for a full decade so Tang Yue could grow strong enough to stand on her own. At thirteen, Tang Yue has formed her Golden Core and already ranks among the foremost young cultivators on the Kunqian Continent. “Wretc 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 I, the Sect's Ancestor, Can Cultivate with One Click 我，宗门老祖，一键修炼 Lin Xuan woke up to find himself the founding patriarch of a sect on the verge of extinction. The entire sect had only three disciples and a dilapidated hall left, and they could barely afford to eat. Fortunately, he bound the Myriad Realms AFK System. One tap to cultivate, and he broke through while lounging around. One tap to refine pills, and he could mass-produce top-grade ones. One tap to set up formations, and the sect-protecting array upgraded itself automatically. His disciples could AFK —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: A Commoner Shatters the Heavens 凡人修仙：布衣踏碎九霄天 Born in an orc tribe, Ye Mo is the son of a human slave. With no animal ears or tail, he has been branded a lowly half-breed since childhood and suffered endless abuse and humiliation. After his mother dies a horrible death, he is chosen as a sacrificial offering. At the brink of despair, his ancestral Inkbone Spirit Pendant awakens, and an ancient immortal art enters his body. From then on, the castoff of the wilderness takes hold of an immortal path that defies fate! When the orcs bully me, I 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Immortal and Martial Mad Emperor 仙武狂帝 From nothing to something, then from something back to nothing. After three years imprisoned in a cage, he is taken in by the Spirit Sword Sect, only for the unexpected to happen... Bloodlust and kindness. Who is truly in control? See how Xuan Wushuang tramples every prodigy in his path and ascends to the supreme realm. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Making Talismans in Another World 我在异界制符箓 [Comedy + Passion + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + Omniscient Perspective + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The protagonist is a scheming old fox who loves making a huge splash! Chen Fu transmigrates to a vast, boundless otherworld, bringing an entire world of runes with him. From then on, his life becomes a cheat code. In this world, where talismans do not exist, Chen Fu is the Lord of Talisman Arts. With a divine talisman, he subdues the universe. With a single sheet of paper, he commands heaven and earth 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Han Li: With the Little Bottle in Hand, the World Is Mine 韩立：小瓶在手，天下任我走 Lin Feng had mediocre talent, and his master started raising him as a vessel for possession as soon as he became his disciple. In his darkest hour, he found a mysterious jade pendant. The pendant produces green liquid at its center, which can bring spirit herbs to maturity ten times faster. Its [Replication] ability turns one pill placed in the center into two overnight. Its [Enhancement] ability transforms an ordinary cultivation technique into a Heaven-tier technique! Resources? I've got infin 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Mortal's Knock at the Immortal Gate 凡人叩仙关 After 2049, cataclysmic changes swept across Earth and spiritual energy erupted, creating a new world of cultivation. Watch as a good-for-nothing, fueled by his yearning to cultivate, makes a comeback and challenges the laws of heaven and earth. When the world says you “can’t make it,” perhaps you simply haven’t found your own “Dao” yet. This is the path of a mortal who, amid the prejudice of the world, creates a road to immortality for all those deemed “impossible.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Woodcutter Boy's Record of Immortal Encounters 砍柴少年仙缘录 At fifteen, Zhao Fei was a woodcutter from a remote mountain village in the Kingdom of Nanchuan. One day, a wondrous object fell from the sky, sending the young woodcutter down the path of immortal cultivation… 8.6kReads7.5Score99514d adds
- 169 At 14, I Became the Head of the Household: Dream Comes True Borrowed Money to Start a Business 14岁当家，”梦成真”借钱做生意 Running the Household at Fourteen: 'Meng Chengzhen' Borrows Money to Start a Business —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Defying the Immortals: All Beings Can Become Immortals 逆仙而上：众生皆可仙 In Against the Immortal Tide, impoverished disciple Chen Yuanqi gives everything he has to help his beloved, Fu Qingyun, pursue her studies. But she joins forces with scions of powerful clans to frame him, shattering his meridians and sending him tumbling into the Ten Thousand Despair Cliff. On the brink of death, he inherits the ancient River Map Heavenly Tome and the Against-Heaven Immortal God Art, awakening the remnant soul of a divine maiden. From then on, he embarks on a path against the h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 I Have a Little Chaos World 我有一个混沌小世界 Lin Bei unexpectedly obtained a Chaos Dao Pearl and transmigrated into the body of a ninth-stage Tribulation Transcendence rogue cultivator in a mid-thousand world. Unfortunately, the rogue cultivator failed to overcome the tribulation, and Lin Bei couldn't control the cultivator's body. He had no choice but to return to Blue Star. From there, he began his path of cultivation and discovered that the black jade bead was actually the seed of a vast Chaos World. 533Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 172 I Was Just a Wild Weed, but This Black Cat Has a Spirit 我本野草，奈何黑猫有灵 A Xing is an orphan with extraordinary insight, able to see through people's hearts. Cool and detached, she has only her black cat for company as they roam the world, making their home wherever they happen to be. She had planned to travel everywhere with her cat and become a teacher, but a hidden enemy kept pursuing her relentlessly, leaving her no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. Cultivating immortality as a mortal is fraught with hardship, yet it seems her luck is finally turni 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Dragon Ascendant 腾龙甲宇 The heroes of the realm clash in a world where three clans stand side by side. An entire family of master weapon crafters is wiped out overnight, revealing one conspiracy after another. The ugliness of human nature is even more terrifying than the monsters. Chosen by fate, Ling Han endures countless hardships and rises above the rest. Can he avenge his family, point his sword to the sky, and live a life of true understanding...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 I Have Techniques from the Myriad Worlds 我有诸天万界功法 Lu Chen has a System that lets him exchange for cultivation techniques from the Myriad Worlds. Watch as he uses these countless techniques to reach the pinnacle of this world. As his cultivation grows stronger, the world's secrets gradually come to light: the werewolves, vampires, and psychics of the West; the ancient martial arts world and inner world of the East; the lost lineage of true essence martial arts, and more. How was the Heavenly Dao sealed? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 You Destroyed My Clan, So Don't Blame Me for Turning into a Demon 灭我家族，那别怪我化魔了 [Fire-Wood Dual Spiritual Roots | Righteous Path Prodigy | Clan Annihilated | Fallen into the Demonic Path | Ruthless, No Saintly Heroine] In the first half of his life, he devoted himself to the immortal path and diligently cultivated for his clan. Then, in a single day, his family was destroyed, and every one of his loved ones died horribly. The young man escaped death alone, but the Daoist heart he had guarded for years shattered piece by piece. With nowhere left to turn, he embraced his over —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Have an AI Cultivation Assistant 凡人：我有ai辅助修仙 “Overworked workaholic Lin Yuan dies suddenly from working overtime. His soul travels into the world of immortal cultivation and he becomes a gloriously useless servant with the Five Elements spiritual roots. Just as he is lamenting his poor aptitude, he discovers that the AI assistant from his old job has come along too! From then on, while others have to study cultivation techniques, spells, talismans, and formations by burning the midnight oil, he lets AI calculate the best solution with a si 14Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 177 The Fox Immortal on the Path of Cultivation 修行路上的狐仙 A new wave of invasion from the Ghost Realm begins. The protagonist, Wang Lichen, is expelled from his sect and meets a young woman of the Heavenly Fox Clan who has taken the form of a white fox. By chance, the two obtain the legacy of an ancient cultivator who reached the Deification stage. From then on, they set out to slay demons and exorcise evil, while helping the little fox find her way home. The male lead focuses on killing, wielding the power of the Five Elements and converting ghostly b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Defiant, Unfettered Legend 逆天逍遥传 A traditional xianxia fantasy journey of a village boy who has a miraculous encounter and embarks on the path of cultivation, discovering a secret-realm legacy and the ancient divine artifact, the Chaos Pearl. Filled with spectacular scenes, ancient-style landscapes, and rich history and culture. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 A Mortal’s Cultivation: From the Start, I Have Only a Bowl 凡人修仙，开局一个碗 [No System · No transmigration · Pure cultivation · Slow-burn ensemble cast · Political intrigue and mystery] Niu Er, a country boy born in a remote, ordinary corner of the world, comes upon an ancient, unadorned porcelain bowl that can replicate anything. With no golden finger to crush his opponents and no heaven-defying cheat to rely on, he follows the rules as he seeks the Dao, gradually stepping onto the vast path of cultivation. Dark currents swirl through a chaotic age, and strange turmoi 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Mortal’s Adventures in Cultivating Immortality 凡人修仙历险记 [Traditional Fantasy] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Comedy] No putting on a big act from the start, just an ordinary mortal working hard on the road to immortality. Have you ever seen lofty immortals beg a mortal to become their disciple? Bian Ling was talked into becoming a disciple by cultivators, and somehow blundered onto the path of cultivation. Bian Ling cultivated through countless hardships and trials, and finally forged a path of his own. He visited places like the Western Mages, the Elven R 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 I Don't Want Anything from You 我不稀罕你这里 I Don't Want Anything from You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 What Kind of Job Is That? 啥差事 What Kind of Job Is That? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 From the Start, I Charge Into the Cultivation World With a Little Tomato! 开局带着小番茄勇闯修仙界！ [Ultimate mashup!] [A touch of ensemble cast] [A wild imagination!] Carrying the innate supreme treasure, Biquge, Zhao Xuan transmigrates to a wondrous and perilous world of cultivation! This cultivation world is home to all kinds of children of destiny. From the start, the blacksmith's son in the village is named Tang Sang. He ventures to Black Rock City and finds a good-for-nothing named Xiao Yan. He enters the Three Emperors Mountain dungeon and discovers a demonic Gu Master named Fang Yuan. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Heaven-Defying Art of Creation 逆天功法天地造化诀 Fantasy. Xingtian, the personal disciple of a top sect’s leader, breaks through the spatial passage of a teleportation array during a sect mission. He crashes into Myriad Beast Mountain, gravely wounded and on the brink of death, where the old master of the Su family happens upon him and saves his life. Seeing him fall from the sky with his identity shrouded in mystery, the old master makes only one request: Xingtian must accept a beautiful fiancée who seems like a celestial maiden. But Xingtian 5.1kReads8.8Score62014d adds
- 185 Nine Transformations of the Gale 疾风九变 Mighty arrows pierce illusion, free and unbound beneath heaven. A bug enters the phoenix’s nest to cleanse the world, roaming ten thousand miles at will. One man, one cat, one pot of wine, watching the affairs of the mortal world fade away. Seeking immortality and the Dao is fraught with hardship; cultivating the Way is like rowing upstream. By chance, a boy from the wilderness finds a strange book in a hidden cave by a mountain stream. Through a twist of fate, he steps into a realm of cultivati 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Xuanhuan: Infinite Breakthroughs Starting from Qi Refining 玄幻：从练气开始无限突破 “I’m guaranteed to ascend in three hundred years? This System is trying to screw me over!” Lin Fan transmigrates to the cultivation world and binds himself to the Hongmeng Sign-In System, only to be told he has to keep his head down and work as a servant at Qingxuan Sect for three hundred years. On the surface, he pours tea and runs errands for his senior sister. In secret, he kills elders with poisoned pills and slashes prodigies with his sword intent, then blames every breakthrough phenomenon 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Cultivation: My Fate Proves the Dao, Once and for All! 修仙：我有命格一证永证！ Whatever you give, you will receive in return, and what you gain will be yours forever. Lin Xu unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. At the age of fourteen, he awakens a unique destiny: One Proof, Permanent Proof. Any cultivation art, divine ability, or Great Dao he learns is mastered instantly and can never be lost. While peerless prodigies toil for decades to break through bottlenecks, and sect patriarchs are trapped by their lack of talent... He only needs to take one step 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Became an All-Round Ancestor Through Sign-Ins in the Cultivation World 我在修真界靠签到卷成全能老祖 [Playing it safe and signing in] [Mastermind behind the scenes] [Invincible protagonist] Su Mo transmigrates into the body of an outer disciple and awakens a twin System: daily sign-ins let him quietly grow stronger, while every breakthrough triggers celestial phenomena! While everyone else is still fighting over Foundation-Building Pills, he's already cultivating in four paths. Yet he uses formations to fake the secret identity of a reclusive expert and guide the fairies. Then one day, his sign —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Brother Is Han Daozu 凡人修仙：家兄是韩道祖 Han Liu transmigrates into the world of A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality and becomes Han Li’s biological sixth younger brother. He gains a kinship-leveling System and breakthrough gift packs for major cultivation realms. To achieve the Great Dao in the cultivation world, he’ll have to play it safe by relying on his fourth brother, Han Li. Let me, Han Liu, be the first to protect the bonds of family and sincerity in this world. Can’t decide what to do? Then make a run for it. Staying 4.2kReads5.9Score33214d adds
- 190 Li Hua's Journey to Immortality 李华修仙传 [Mortal-style cultivation + no System + no harem + slow burn] An ordinary wage worker transmigrates to a cultivation world with his family's heirloom snuff bottle. With a cool head, he turns danger into safety and steadily makes his way to the pinnacle of immortality. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 A Mortal Woodcutter's Path to the Dao 凡木问道 [Mortal Cultivation] [Good-for-Nothing’s Comeback] [Ruthless] [Cautious] [No System] The young Lin Mu stumbled upon a mysterious jade pendant. Just as the Liuyun Sect was recruiting disciples, he was found to possess the poor aptitude of four spiritual roots and became a menial disciple. The counterfeit spirit stones issued by the sect were riddled with impurities and harmful to the body, making progress in cultivation extremely difficult. Desperate, Lin Mu discovered that the jade pendant could 7.4kReads7.3Score63714d adds
- 192 The Broken Cauldron of Creation: I Became a Great Shaman by Scavenging Junk 造化残鼎：全靠捡破烂修成大巫 There are no true wastes in this world, only truths that remain incomplete. In Lin Yuan’s sea of consciousness sat a broken cauldron, missing an ear and a leg, its surface covered in verdigris. For five years, it had consumed his blood and essence, and sealed his meridians. Today, the cauldron was finally ready. The Creation Cauldron mends everything incomplete in the world! Incomplete cultivation manuals? Mended! The crude "Savage Bull Art" becomes the ancient "Great Shaman Golden Body Art", al —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 A Fortuitous Encounter on the Path to Immortality 仙路奇遇 No System, no goody-two-shoes protagonist, a story about an ordinary mortal. Three years after Chu Nan was reborn, he accidentally obtained a mysterious jade bottle. Just as he was about to be cast out by his sect, this unexpected stroke of luck changed everything. He began cultivating spirit herbs, found ten-thousand-year-old herbs with ease, and saw his cultivation soar after taking them, reaching the Profound Realm in one bound. Powerful enemies fell like dogs driven from their homes. From th 293Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 194 Legend of the Five-Element Spirit Root and the Path to Immortality 五行灵根之仙路传奇 [Traditional cultivation, no System, a steady slow burn, and an engaging protagonist who is no good-for-nothing] In the vast world of cultivation, a young man’s soul crosses into another realm, but he brings no heaven-sent fortune with him. With neither the protection of an ancient legacy nor the aid of a mysterious System, he relies solely on his pure devotion to the Dao. On a thorn-strewn path of cultivation, he carves a road to the heavens with his own flesh and blood. 5.5kReads8.0Score61714d adds
- 195 In the Cultivation World, I'm the Only One Without an Attribute 在修行界中，只有我没有属性 [Divine beasts + races + body cultivation + talisman cultivation + sword cultivation + no System + does not transmigrate] The story unfolds over a long arc, with a slow-building plot and an expansive world featuring ten major races. Read with caution if this isn’t your thing. Li Ren, an ordinary young man from a family of healers, was caught up in a battle between cultivators when he was young. With the help of the dying divine beast Zou Wu, the soul of his younger sister, Li Zhao, who was on th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Art of the Green Lotus 青莲造化诀 I have a secret art called the Azure Lotus. Born of chaos, it is neither born nor destroyed. It can defy heaven and come into being, follow heaven's will, and do as it pleases... My name is Li Qingxiao, a third-rank formation master who was reborn after being set up. On a different cultivation continent, I will tell a different kind of cultivation story. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Path of Unorthodox Cultivation 邪异修行路 He has inherited the legacy of an evil cultivator, yet is merely an ordinary disciple in a small cultivation sect. What is he really after? How will he go from being an ordinary practitioner of evil arts to dominating the entire cultivation world? 139Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 198 The Lord of the Hongmeng Tower Descends to the Mortal World 鸿蒙塔主入凡尘 [Ruthless and decisive, urban comedy] After Yuan Datou was kicked out of his home, the Hongmeng Pagoda recognized him as its master. After cultivating for a hundred years, he reached the Golden Core stage. He emerged invincible. With the spiritual qi revival, the world descended into chaos. If you won't submit, I'll beat you until you do. If you still won't submit, I'll kill you. The Western Church, the Eight-Headed Serpent, Hinduism, demons, monsters, and ghosts: I'll wipe them all out! 160Reads—Score14014d adds
- 199 Divine Venerable Liu Yi 神尊柳毅 Across ten thousand eras, the Chaos Divine Stone gave birth to twin sisters Bai Ling and Bai You, who became the second and third True Gods in the world. They spent countless ages alongside the first True God, the Primordial True God, born at the dawn of the universe. Then the three True Gods faced the world's Heavenly Dao as it underwent its first rebirth, evolving from an unconscious Heavenly Dao into one with awareness. This brought a cataclysm upon the entire mortal world... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Han Li’s Cultivation Saga 韩立修仙传 The wind in the twelfth lunar month whipped snow into people's faces, cutting like little knives. Han Li hunched his shoulders and wrapped himself more tightly in his coarse cotton jacket, patched three times over. The half-basket of medicinal herbs on his back weighed heavily on his shoulders, and the splintered edge of the bamboo basket had worn through his jacket, exposing the yellowed cotton inside. He had just come down from Black Wind Mountain. Mud and snow clung to his trouser cuffs, froz 120Reads6.8Score—14d adds
