“The peak of the mountain is just the beginning of the sky, and the sky has no end. Why is everyone in such a hurry to climb a ladder to nowhere?”
In the Azure Heaven Immortal Sect, a sprawling monolith of ten million souls, strength is the only currency. Here, geniuses fly on lightning swords and elders pluck stars from the firmament. And then, there is Han Xiao.
For one hundred years, Han Xiao has been a "Probationary Disciple," a rank so low it is practically invisible. While his peers ascended to godhood or crumbled into dust, Han Xiao stayed behind, trapped by a mysterious Mortal Mindfulness System. The System denied him Qi, denied him techniques, and denied him aging. Instead, it gave him chores.
He has spent decades as a stable boy, a kitchen hand, a floor sweeper, and a librarian. To the world, he is a "Cursed Brat" who cannot cultivate. To Han Xiao, every stroke of the broom is a strike of a divine blade, and every drop of water he carries holds the weight of the wandering sea.
After a century of mundane labor, Han Xiao has reached a level of Enlightenment that defies the laws of the Heavens. He has no Qi, yet the wind obeys his breath. He has no sword, yet a blade of grass in his hand can sever Karma.
When the System finally grants him a "Seven-Day Rest," Han Xiao wanders the sect as a ghost of the past, meeting old friends who are now dying elders and "geniuses" who are blinded by greed. But as ancient enemies gather to threaten the sect and the Heavens begin to tremble, the world will finally learn a terrifying truth:
The most dangerous person in the universe isn't the one sitting on the golden throne—it’s the one quietly sweeping the dust off the stairs.