Cultivating Immortality Through Traits: From the Start, I Choose to Burn My Lifespan to Break Through

In a perilous world of immortal cultivation where demons and monsters run rampant, Qi Liang awakens the wisdom of a former life.

He has no power or influence and only ordinary talent. He's a low-ranking prospective disciple of the Linggu Sect.

Looking at the gifted female cultivator bound hand and foot, helpless and at the mercy of others, Qi Liang falls into deep thought.

Kill her, and he'll become the scapegoat. Spare her, and he'll die first, only to become the scapegoat anyway.

Fortunately, at this moment, he activates the Trait System.

At each major realm, he can choose three traits, but they won't carry over once he advances to the next major realm.

First choice:

[Burn Lifespan to Break Through: Breaking through your current realm can only be done by consuming lifespan. For every cultivator you slay who is at the same realm or higher, you can seize their life essence and gain ten years of life. Gain an additional five years for each realm above your own.]

Qi Liang: “Lifespan, come on, give me a boost!”

Second choice:

[Overcome the Strong with the Weak: Damage dealt to cultivators at a higher realm than your own is doubled.]

I, Qi Liang, have never deigned to attack cultivators at or below my own realm.

When faced with Qi Refining cultivators at a higher realm, Qi Liang steps forward and shields everyone behind him.

Qi Liang: “I was saving up to avoid his edge?!”

Third choice:

[Pawn Lifespan: Burn lifespan as fuel to exchange for the treasures of heaven and earth. Lifespan has an end, but the path has no bounds. One year of life in exchange for ten low-grade spirit stones.]

(Multiple heroines)