Song Shi arrived in an immortal martial world overrun by demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls. He thought he would have to tread carefully on the path to cultivation, but then he awakened the Death-Seeking System, gaining power through death. Every time he died, he grew stronger.
The whole tone of the story changed. While others cultivated in pursuit of immortality, he was already immortal and could only seek eternal life by getting himself killed. Along the way, he was either trying to get himself killed or actively looking for death.
“You were killed by a yin spirit 10 times. You have awakened a fire spiritual root!”
“You were killed by a zombie 10 times. You have awakened innate divine strength!”
“You died from cultivation deviation 10 times. You have awakened a perfectly clear Dao Heart!”
“You were killed by a formation. Formation mastery +1!”
“You died when your alchemy furnace exploded. Alchemy mastery +1!”
Pure Yang Spirit Body, Nine Suns Divine Body, Sun Saint Body; Vajra Spirit Body, Golden Divine Body, Desolate Ancient Saint Body; Spirit-Communicating Sword Body, Innate Dao Body; Formation Grandmaster, Alchemy Grandmaster…
There’s plenty of fun on the path of cultivation. He keeps unlocking new ways to die, climbing step by step to the summit of the immortal path…
Many years later, a saying spread through the world: When Song Shi dies, the immortals tremble, demons quake, and all Buddhas flee!
