This Sword Refuses Its Master

A corporate drone transmigrates into the cultivation world, and Li Bai becomes the most inconspicuous newcomer in the Ding class of the outer sect of Xuanjin Peak. Others see his metal spiritual root as weak and unstable, his aptitude as mediocre, and with a worn, blackened old iron sword in hand, he is destined to waste away his life on the yellow mud training grounds. No one knows that a wisp of formless qi from the Primordial Source Sea lies dormant in his meridians, and that six years of sword techniques have been ingrained in his bones. On the training grounds, he overcomes force with skill, defeating a third-level Qi Refiner at the first level; in the outer sect competition, he hides his sharpness and advances step by step toward the inner sect. He thought he was just developing quietly within the sect, but gradually he glimpses the truth— The three peaks and five halls beneath his feet are but a speck of dust in countless bubble universes; the so-called heavenly spiritual roots and chosen ones are merely the order set by the higher worlds. Everyone says the sword chooses its master, and fate cannot be defied. But his old sword never acknowledges a master chosen by heaven, nor a destiny already drawn. Waves rise in the Source Sea, and all realms ebb and flow. From the Ding class of the outer sect to the pinnacle of the Primordial Beginning, with sword in hand, he decides his own path. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: This Sword Refuses Its Master — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠