Chapter 1: Li Hanfeng and Karma
In the Mountain and Sea Realm, within Azure, stands the Shushan Sect.
As the most powerful immortal cultivation sect in Azure, every time the Shushan Sect opens its gates to recruit disciples, it attracts countless people from all directions, each hoping to obtain a thread of immortal destiny.
Those born into prominent families naturally fear neither thousands nor tens of thousands of miles.
However, those of common birth can only rely on luck—either living close enough to the Shushan Sect, or possessing deep fortune to catch the eye of a sect elder.
Li Hanfeng, as a transmigrator, perhaps due to his previous life's merit from dying while saving others, retained his past-life memories after reincarnation. Though born into ordinary circumstances, he was fortunate to be born near the Shushan Sect.
Thanks to the Shushan Sect's protection, great demons and evil cultivators were virtually extinct in the surrounding area, allowing him to grow safely to age twelve when his spiritual roots solidified, granting him the opportunity to enter the immortal gate.
Spiritual root aptitude determines the speed of cultivation and largely decides how far one can progress on the immortal path.
Cultivation aptitude is ranked from low to high as: Inferior, Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, Extreme Grade, and Heavenly Grade.
Before joining the sect, Li Hanfeng had expected to possess the "classic" Inferior aptitude, but surprisingly, his test results revealed Upper Grade spiritual roots—quite impressive indeed.
Of course, the Shushan Sect, as the hegemon of the Mountain and Sea Realm, while valuing aptitude, was also willing to give those with lower aptitude a chance.
Anyone who could reach the Shushan Sect was considered destined. As long as one possessed some cultivation foundation, even those with Inferior aptitude could join the sect as probationary disciples—regardless of family background or spiritual root quality, everyone started as probationary disciples upon entering the sect, even those with Heavenly Grade roots.