Chronicles of the Sky Cauldron

This is a xianxia novel in the style of The Deer and the Cauldron. The young Jin Mancang is a streetwise idler, lazy by nature and good for nothing, making his living as a tout in a small town. One night, he accidentally saves an old woman, who turns out to be a renowned senior from an immortal sect. From then on, he steps onto the path of cultivation and gets swept up in the war between immortals and demons. With his quick wit and cunning, he deftly navigates the various factions and begins the cultivation legend of an ordinary nobody...