The Great Mystic Devours the Heavens

Li Xuan was once a menial disciple in the outer sect of the Azure Cloud Sect. During an expedition into a secret realm, he tried to save his fellow junior sister Bi Yao, only to be framed by Zhao Wuji, a genius of the rival Blood Fiend Sect. His spiritual root was destroyed, his cultivation completely crippled, and he was falsely accused of stealing the sect's most precious treasure. Cast out of the sect, he became a cripple whom anyone in the cultivation world could bully. As he lay dying in a ruined temple, the ancestral jade pendant dormant within him suddenly shattered, awakening an will that had endured since time immemorial: the Supreme Profound Heaven-Devouring System.

"Ding! Host detected on the brink of death. Conditions for 'Awakening in Desperation' met. System binding successful!"

"Initial quest issued: Within three days, kill a first-rank demonic beast, the Ironback Wolf. Rewards: Basic Qi-Gathering Art (System-optimized version), ten low-grade spirit stones, and +1 bone aptitude."

"Warning: The System's existence is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao. The Host must reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao within a thousand years, or suffer backlash from the System and have their soul completely annihilated."

From that moment on, Li Xuan's path of cultivation was utterly rewritten.