Struggling from the Bottom as a Rogue Cultivator

A bottom-tier rogue cultivator is born with a unique gift: he can perceive the residual spirit marrow and rhythms within living beings and convert them into readings. Trouble stirs quietly in a nameless small town as the Inspection Bureau moves in unnoticed. An old beggar on the street corner, then a woman in white appearing across the back street—Jia Zhen sees not the slightest reading from either of them. One act of greed, and this unique perception finally leaks out. His once-stable days collapse in an instant, and he is swept into a vortex laid by every faction. He flees to Qingshi Town, where what awaits him is never a safe haven. The Inspection Bureau's net closes in on all sides, and the Qingyun Sect happens to offer an opportunity—along with a life-or-death contract signed at his own risk. On one side are the strictly regulated static-rhythm resources; on the other, the dark secrets of live-rhythm transplantation. Jia Zhen has no extraordinary cultivation—only his ability to discern rhythms—and he must scheme every step of the way, struggling to survive in the cracks. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Struggling from the Bottom as a Rogue Cultivator — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠