
eBook by Apollos Thorne
Long Chao is the son of a hedge mage—a heretic cultivator who pursues knowledge rather than power. When Xiao Huifen, a prodigy aiming to become the youngest Sky Realm cultivator in the Monolith continent's history, crashes into his life, they discover they share one thing: an unquenchable desire to unlock every mystery of heaven. But the brightest glory casts the darkest shadow. Strength begets brutality, and to those who dwell in darkness, talented young cultivators are nothing more than resources—to be enslaved, or refined into pills. This unorthodox pair must fight to survive, even knowing the struggle may change them forever.

Long Chao cultivates not for power but to satisfy his endless curiosity. When Xiao Huifen—a girl aiming to be the youngest Sky Realm cultivator in history—crashes into his life, the two find they share only one thing: an unquenchable desire to unlock heaven's every mystery. However, the brightest glory casts the darkest shadow. To those who dwell in darkness, young cultivators like them are nothing more than resources to be enslaved or refined into pills. Faced with such depravity, this unorthodox pair must do everything they can to survive—and hope they can remain unchanged.