Zhi Xian

The protagonist Lu Chen is an orphan refugee in a chaotic era—no clan, no surname, no master, no backing. Born in a mass grave, raised in a slum, he survives by scavenging, begging, and serving as a corpse substitute for others. He has seen starved bodies strewn across the land, seen the powerful treat human lives as grass, seen good people meet no good end, seen evil people enjoy glory and wealth. In his youth he sees through the world's false warmth completely; his Dao heart, crawled out from mud and white bones, is cold and hard, pure, ruthless, and trusts no one. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Zhi Xian — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠