Ascending the Heavens from the Ocean
Cultivation Fantasy | Sea-Linked Power | Underdog Rise
Zonaar was born without a flame in a world that runs on it.
The Nirith Fire — a blue glow that awakens within chosen hearts — decides who ascends, who cultivates, and who starves.
By seventeen, Zonaar had tried every method to ignite it: alchemy, prayer, fasting, pain. But nothing ever worked. Now, he breaks rocks in agolit mines to feed his little sister, while others soar toward the floating immortal realms.
But fate shifts when he discovers a sealed relic deep underground — one carrying the divine essence of Orravia, a sea goddess erased from history records. Her power was sealed, her legacy shattered by the Throne Gods.
And now… she needs him.
From flame-less miner to the key of her vengeance, Zonaar’s path won’t follow tradition. It will rewrite it.
Because when the sea chooses its champion,
even the heavens must make room.
Author’s Note:
This is an ocean-based cultivation-inspired fantasy, blending myth and progression.
While it draws from Xianxia themes (ascension, divine realms, relics), it uses an original system — Nirith Fire, agolits, and relic-bound destiny — without traditional sects or dantians.