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A boy rejected by every sect carries a mysterious bead — and rewrites what it means to cultivate.

Wang Lin's spiritual roots are mixed, so no sect will take him. He finds the Tian Ni bead and steps onto a darker, lonelier path than the protagonist of Coiling Dragon ever walked. Er Gen's signature: long-form worldbuilding, a slow burn into cosmic stakes, and a hero who wins through sheer stubbornness. Recommended for readers who've finished one or two gateway xianxia and want to level up.