Surviving Chaos: I Cultivate to Immortality Through Diligence

In the final years of the Dajing dynasty, the nation's fortune collapses and chaos descends. The imperial court is powerless, corrupt officials exploit the people, secular families monopolize land and commerce, and cultivation sects dominate the path of immortality, building rigid class barriers that lock the lower classes out of advancement. Protagonist Ye Feng transmigrates into this hellish scenario as a low-level constable in a border town, with no background, resources, or talent. Understanding the law of the jungle in chaotic times, he abandons fame and pride, adheres to the principle of survival, and remains cautious to stay alive. In desperation, Ye Feng awakens the heaven-defying [Diligence King] talent, unlocking the hidden proficiency-breaking mechanism of the world. While others are limited by talent and resources, with fixed cultivation bottlenecks, he can break through infinitely by accumulating proficiency through relentless training and life-and-death trials, perfecting techniques and transforming his physique without any cultivation shackles. From then on, he steadily grows, advancing from a small town to counties, prefectures, and provinces, maneuvering among corrupt officials, aristocratic families, heretical cultivators, and demonic forces, striving to break class shackles and overturn the rules of chaos. Ultimately, he uncovers a dark conspiracy from beyond the realm, reaches the pinnacle of cultivation through diligence, and becomes a celestial sovereign, sealing the darkness for millennia.