They Call It Cultivation… I Call It Slow Death

Silva never wanted to be reborn into a cultivation world. After using forbidden magic to trade his luck for power, he dies the very next day—only to wake up inside the body of a dead man named Lei Cheng. He inherits the body's memories, but one crucial question remains unanswered: how did the original Lei Cheng die?

Before he can uncover the truth, a mysterious fox mark appears on his chest, slowly draining his life away. As he explores this strange world, he realizes it's far more terrifying than ordinary cultivation stories. Human-looking creatures hide monstrous secrets, bizarre powers come at the cost of sanity and lifespan, and even the Dao itself has been corrupted.

Refusing to follow either of the world's flawed cultivation paths, Lei Cheng decides to forge a path of his own. Guided by a mysterious golden eye and an extraordinary talent for enlightenment, he sets out to become stronger while uncovering the truth behind this dying world. But the deeper he goes, the more he learns one terrifying fact—in this world, the stronger you become, the closer you are to death.