It's Just Practice, Why Bother Killing?

Thrown into the cruel world of spiritual practice, with a "mortal earth" spiritual root that is regarded as waste - both a laughing stock of the righteous way and an outcast of the devil's way - Shen Yan has only one simple goal: to survive and farm quietly. When others seek dominance, all he wants is a quiet corner, a few reliable friends, and a well-tended vegetable garden. But when an ancient conspiracy threatens to shatter the fragile peace, turning everyone into fuel for a madman's ascension, the adept who never wanted to fight finds himself in the way. Because some things—a hot meal, a safe home, the smile of a friend—were worth cultivating a completely different kind of power to protect.