The Definitive Guide to Cultivating Immortality in the Age of Declining Dharma: From Beginner to Buried (Quick-Start Collector's Edition) - Written by Chen Yan (see appendix for epitaph)
Tired of a fake path to immortality? Longing for an authentic cultivation experience? This labor of love, offered wholeheartedly to seasoned cannon-fodder cultivators (literally, after vomiting blood many times), is tailor-made for fellow cultivators with truly remarkable aptitude, the worst possible luck, and no objection to serving as cautionary examples!
Core Lessons:
[Resources] How to elegantly turn a fellow cultivator's remains into cultivation resources (may attract the deceased's friends and family to perform rites for them. Please study the Guide to Playing Dead and Avoiding Enemies on your own.)
[Techniques] Precisely identify hidden traps in cultivation manuals and experience a variety of bottlenecks: meridians severed inch by inch, foundations of the Dao collapsing... there's one for everyone!
[Social Skills] An in-depth look at "the many uses of fellow cultivators": temporary meat shields, pathfinding pioneers, and heirs to their estates (friendly reminder: make sure your will is updated more often than your fellow cultivators die).
[Ultimate Secrets] Master the "art of burial": from choosing a site according to feng shui (avoid areas where mighty cultivators duel) to embellishing your epitaph (how to dress up "died at the third level of Foundation Establishment" as "steadfast in the Dao heart, testing the Way with his life"). Ensure your grave becomes a classic cautionary tale for future generations!
Important Disclaimer: This book makes no false promises of "ascending to immortality" or the like. By practicing the methods in this book, you will perfectly embody its title, going from beginner to buried in one easy step! In the Age of Declining Dharma, "becoming an immortal cautionary example in a textbook" is the highest glory a mortal cultivator can attain!
Included with the book: A Guide to Common Sudden Deaths & DIY Tombstones: A Quick-Start Guide. Learn early, use early, get into the textbook early!