Lantern Shadows in the Immortal Ruins

The Immortal Ruins were destroyed, and a remnant lamp drifted through countless worlds, while the Soul Pool concealed secrets from time immemorial.

Yun Jinglan rose from the dust and gained an opportunity through the lamp's shadow, but with it came a fated burden he could never escape.

The path to immortality is no triumphant march. Every step forward requires repaying the karmic debts left behind by those who came before.

Lamp Guards protect the lamp, and Lamp Masters bear its calamities. Countless cultivators are trapped in this ancient system of rules without even realizing it.

He bides his time and lays his plans, slowly growing amid sect power struggles, deadly secret realms, and the tangled mysteries of reincarnation. He advances all the way to the Deity Transformation realm and uncovers the truth behind the Immortal Ruins' destruction.

A slow-burn story with a long arc and tightly woven logic, free of mindless wish fulfillment, for readers who love weighty tales of cultivation and immortality.