I Turned Cultivation into an Open-Source Project

On his third day of unemployment, Lin Yan, a film and TV set designer, asked an AI, "How can I cultivate immortality?"

The AI sent him a set of blueprints.

Two sleepless nights later, the girl he had built from discarded props opened her eyes and took his hand.

She had body heat, could breathe, and could even cultivate alongside him.

Lin Yan thought he had finally gotten a cheat ability, until he saw a job posting:

[Taixuan Sword Sect is hiring a formation engineer: Qi Refining, Level 3 or above. Applicants with experience on chip projects preferred.]

It turned out that the great sects had long since established research institutes, stockpiling chips and competing for computing power. Even programmers had become scarce talent.

And what he had received was an introductory teaching version from twenty-seven years ago.

Luckily, this old System had a special feature: it could turn formation diagrams, normally locked down by the immortal sects, into editable files.

Can't understand it? Learn.

Materials too expensive? Make your own.

Not enough cultivation? Train together with the whole team!

An AI girl, an unemployed programmer, and a tech CEO who showed up with funding: starting with their first prototype in a rented apartment, they turned a tiny workshop into a new sect.

Until one day, the great sects arrived together.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, we can sell you chips, and we're open to discussing talent, too."

"That Foundation Establishment technique of yours... could you stop updating it for free?"