Sword Path of Cloud and Void

The immortal path is ethereal, the mortal world vast and boundless. Li Yunxiao, a frail orphan from a village slaughtered by demon beasts, bears a body of conflicting water and fire elements. Between the mundane streets and the lofty peaks of immortal sects, he alone seeks his own great Dao. From Yunxu Sect to Shanhai Confucian Academy, he tills the land and plants beans, witnessing the warmth and coldness of the world in the marketplace, and comprehending the strategies of warfare through farming and study. With a mortal frame, he glimpses the laws of heaven and earth; with a pure heart, he deduces ancient formations like the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array and the Eight Formation Diagram, fusing military tactics, agriculture, and statecraft into his own arsenal. When a tide of demon beasts sweeps across the continent, the survival of civilization hangs by a thread. This is not only a war between humans and demons but the ultimate clash between civilization and barbarism. Soldier against soldier, general against general—the command chain of banners, whistling arrows, and beacon smoke, the logistics of grain supply and wartime economy, the moral lines drawn by condemned prisoners joining battle and demonic cults lending aid... A vast, precise, and brutal war machine slowly grinds into motion. This is a tale of growth, intrigue, guardianship, and the great Dao. Watch how one mortal, step by step, with boundless strategy and fearless resolve, protects the mountains and rivers behind him, and in this cosmic chess game, takes the piece, breaks the deadlock, and ascends the clouds! — Description from novelcodex.org