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Celestial Path A Cultivation Journey

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Bound by an ancient jade that demands dual cultivation to survive, an abandoned youth and his sharp-tongued childhood protector must balance forbidden Yin-Yang Qi before the Shadow Sect reaps their lives. Nine years ago, Ye Chen’s parents vanished without a trace, leaving behind only an ordinary-looking jade pendant and an unspoken target on his back. He was content living quietly on the fringes of Willow Creek. But when a dying courier collapses on his doorstep bearing the black serpent crest of the ruthless Shadow Sect, the dormant jade awakens—burrowing directly beneath Ye Chen's flesh. The pendant is a Primordial Key, and its immense power is tearing his mortal meridians apart. There is only one way to survive the lethal heat: the cooling touch of pure Yin energy. Xiao Mei, his fierce childhood companion, refuses to watch him burn. To save him, she links her soul to his in an untamed Dual Cultivation resonance. Now, with every breath drawing them into an addictive, dangerous harmony, they are forced onto the run. Ancient trials await them. Shrouded immortals hunt them. And the closer their Qi draws together, the harder it becomes to separate destiny from desire.
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I Was Marked By The System's Arbiter

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