The Whole Sect Is Hooked on Mobile Games, Only I Seriously Cultivate Immortality

My name is Ning Changsheng. I embarked on the path of cultivation with a Heavenly Spirit Root and was hailed as the sect's next great prodigy! Who could have guessed that an immortal envoy from the Upper Realm would bestow upon us a “Game in the Stone”? Bind your spirit root, and you can craft artifacts, refine pills, draw prizes, and level up. It erases the differences between spirit roots, turning me from a genius in everyone's eyes into just another nobody. With memories of my past life, I recognized at a glance that this was nothing but a reskinned mobile game designed to make people spend money. Why would the immortals of the Upper Realm create something like this? What is their purpose? There is no such thing as a free lunch. Binding one's spirit root is no different from handing over one's “soul blood” or “life-bound porcelain” to someone else, as in the stories. Fortunately, I have two spirit roots, and one of them is a little frightening! I'll keep up appearances and go with the flow while quietly cultivating in earnest. Let this discarded genius see whether the times have really changed!