In the distance, there stood a magnificent mountain range, covered in mist, making it like a scene from a fairy tale. Towering peaks stretched towards the heavens, while pavilions decorated the landscape, resembling miniature homes perched on clouds.
Cranes gracefully danced across the sky, and birds nestled in trees entertained the surroundings with their melodious tunes. This was the headquarters of a revered sect, a place where tranquility and magnificence intertwined seamlessly. At every turn, one could feel the peaceful aura and majesty.
Hidden within the sect was a courtyard blending Chinese and Western aesthetics, featuring a lush garden and a serene pond.
And in the room within the courtyard, decorated with luxurious decorations and furniture, a person sat cross-legged on a bed. This person looked incredibly handsome, with long black hair flowing down to his waist, thin lips, and mysterious dark eyes.
His gaze fixed ahead into the empty space, brimming with uncontainable joy.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, Host! The Heavenly Immortal Cultivation Simulator has been activated!"
"At last, at last," Su Han exclaimed with uncontrollable joy, his body trembling with excitement. After eighteen long years in this unfamiliar world, he had finally acquired the ultimate cheat every transmigrator needed—the golden finger.
Yes, he is not from this world, but rather a transmigrator who died in a car accident and arrived here 18 years ago.
When Su Han first arrived in this world and discovered that it was a world where one could walk the path of immortality and wield infinite power—where a single flick of a finger could level cities, boil seas, and pluck stars from the sky like fruit from a tree—he couldn't contain his excitement.
He was lucky and was born into a cultivation family from the start, with his father acting as the clan's respected leader. And when he was born, he didn't get any cheats, but he wasn't worried because he knew the routine that when his talent will be tested in the future, it would be discovered that he had a trashy cultivation talent for which he would be ridiculed. And when he is in despair, his cheat will emerge to help him get stronger, and help him slap those who have mocked him.
And when he was 12 years old, he was tested of his cultivation talent, and was found to have a 5th rank mid-grade spiritual roots, which was top talent in his family and a good talent even in the cultivation world.
In the cultivation world, cultivation mostly depends on one's spiritual roots, which are classified as low-grade spiritual roots (9th to 7th rank), mid-grade spiritual roots (6th to 4th rank), and high-grade spiritual roots (3rd to 1st rank). And above the 1st rank spiritual root, there are also earth grade spiritual roots and heaven grade spiritual roots which are as rare as Qilin horns.
Qi Gathering Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Gold Core Realm, and Nascent Soul Realm are the Cultivation Realms in this world. As for above these realms, he doesn't know. And each realm is separated into nine levels. Where early-stage realms range from the first to the third level, mid-stage realms from the fourth to the sixth level, and late-stage realms from the seventh to ninth levels. And with his talent he could reach late-stage Foundation Realm and if he is lucky, he could even reach Gold Core realm.
While having such a good talent should have made him proud but Su Han couldn't shake a sense of foreboding.
His suspicions were confirmed when he did not receive any golden finger, prompting him to panic. Nevertheless, he braced himself and reminded himself that at the very least, he possessed good talent and could walk on the path of immortality and began his cultivation journey.
However, the good times didn't continue because when he was just 15 years old, his family provoked a powerful Gold Core Perfected Being. And this meant a death sentence for his family because their strongest cultivator was only at the late-stage Foundation realm.
Faced with this terrifying situation, Su Han panicked and raided his family's treasury before fleeing. The thought of staying and fighting alongside his family was out of the question. Whether he stayed or not made no difference, as a Gold-core Perfected Being could easily raise his entire family to ground with a single palm. And he had already experienced death once and had no desire to go through it again.
While on his journey, Su Han received the news of his family's destruction. Afraid of being captured by those seeking favor with the Gold Core Perfected Being, and fearing punishment from the Gold Core Perfected Being itself, he chose to retreat to the mountains in seclusion, hoping to vanish from sight.
And so, that's exactly what he did. While searching for a suitable place for seclusion in the mountains, he was suddenly engulfed by a collapsing void and pulled in the void without any warning.
Emerging from the void, Su Han found himself in a forest vastly different from the mountainous terrain he had been in previously. After navigating through the unfamiliar surroundings for some time, he eventually arrived at a bustling city.
To his surprise, Su Han realized that he had no knowledge of his current location or the distance from his previous place. As Su Han couldn't find any information about his family and realized he was far away from his previous location, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he wouldn't have to worry about the Gold-core Perfected Being.
While in the city, Su Han came across information about a sect named "Ice Lotus Sect" recruiting new disciples. And since the sect is led by the renowned Nascent Soul True Monarch and is known for its strength, he made the decision to join it.
He understood the difficulties of being a rogue cultivator—having few resources, feeling unsafe, and always worrying about survival. He didn't want to face these challenges alone, constantly fearing for his life.
Joining the sect offered him stability on his journey of cultivation, access to resources, protection, and the backing of the sect, shielding him from bullying by others and much more. So, Su Han couldn't ignore the benefits the sect provided, so joining it was important for him.
And, given his spiritual roots, joining the sect would be no problem. So, Su Han decided to go for sect trials.
And while he was undergoing the trials, Su Han discovered that the sect specifically sought cultivators with water or ice-based spiritual roots. Despite possessing Five Element Spiritual Roots, he had trained in his family's Metal-type cultivation technique. This presented him with a dilemma: to join the sect, he would have to switch to a water-based cultivation technique and start all over again.
However, knowing that without a powerful backer, his considerable wealth could make him a target, he gritted his teeth and made the decision to join the sect regardless.