They called him trash—until he started treating the Dao like a Dataset.
When demons slaughter his new family, computer scientist Johan—now reborn as Yu Han—survives by pure wit. He gains access to the mysterious system that all cultivators use to defy the heavens.
The Dao.
But it won’t be enough. Betrayed, stripped of everything but his clothes and a worthless booklet, his only way to live is to join the prestigious immortal sect recruiting new disciples. But before he can even step into the sect, he slaps the faces of two powerful young masters.
Yu Han should have no path forward.
But in his past life, he wasn't just any programmer—he was a corporate warfare consultant who wrote not only code but obituaries, treating business rivals like lines of bad code to be mercilessly eliminated.
Trash talent? He'll code his own. Death feuds with young masters? Mere bugs to debug. No money? Just another optimisation problem. Watch this blood-thirsty fatty sprint toward immortality, bringing algorithms to sword fights and treating cultivation like a hostile takeover!
First though, he needs to lose some weight.
***
What to expect:
- Weak to Strong. Poor to Rich. Fat to Fit!
- Earned progression through blood, sweat, grit, and lots of devious planning.
- Xianxia with a LitRPG twist. All cultivators have access to the system. It isn't the MC's unique cheat.
- No Harem
- Third Person POV, with a 99% MC focus
- Warning: Sensitive Content. It's NOT a grim dark story. But there will be dark elements (there are a few hard chapters near the beginning of the story).
[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
When demons slaughter his new family, computer scientist Johan—now reborn as Yu Han—survives by pure wit. He gains access to the mysterious system that all cultivators use to defy the heavens.
The Dao.
But it won’t be enough. Betrayed, stripped of everything but his clothes and a worthless booklet, his only way to live is to join the prestigious immortal sect recruiting new disciples. But before he can even step into the sect, he slaps the faces of two powerful young masters.
Yu Han should have no path forward.
But in his past life, he wasn't just any programmer—he was a corporate warfare consultant who wrote not only code but obituaries, treating business rivals like lines of bad code to be mercilessly eliminated.
Trash talent? He'll code his own. Death feuds with young masters? Mere bugs to debug. No money? Just another optimisation problem. Watch this blood-thirsty fatty sprint toward immortality, bringing algorithms to sword fights and treating cultivation like a hostile takeover!
First though, he needs to lose some weight.
***
What to expect:
- Weak to Strong. Poor to Rich. Fat to Fit!
- Earned progression through blood, sweat, grit, and lots of devious planning.
- Xianxia with a LitRPG twist. All cultivators have access to the system. It isn't the MC's unique cheat.
- No Harem
- Third Person POV, with a 99% MC focus
- Warning: Sensitive Content. It's NOT a grim dark story. But there will be dark elements (there are a few hard chapters near the beginning of the story).
[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
- Chapter 1: Death Is a Dog
- Chapter 4: Cultivator
- Chapter 7: Unpaid
- Chapter 10: Shame
- A Letter to my Readers: (Rewrote Chapters 10 and 11)
- Chapter 15: Changing Situation
- Chapter 18: First Village of New Tidings
- Chapter 21: Elder Scribe
- Chapter 24: The Fine Print
- Chapter 27: Genuine Connection
- Chapter 30: Sea of Gold
- Chapter 33: Hut
- Chapter 36: Spite
- Chapter 39: Night Alchemists
- Chapter 42: Perks
- Chapter 45: Round Two
- Chapter 48: Boy Wonder
- Chapter 2: Fat Fury
- Chapter 5: No Next Time!
- Chapter 8: Yellow Cow
- Chapter 11: Enemy
- Chapter 13: Simulation
- Chapter 16: Blood Feuds
- Chapter 19: Mountains Under Water
- Chapter 22: Rookie Village Library
- Chapter 25: Delivery
- Chapter 28: Outer Sect
- Chapter 31: Lower Bounds
- Chapter 34: Janitor
- Chapter 37: Ox Tail
- Chapter 40: Flight Eating Creatures
- Chapter 43: Training
- Chapter 46: Fasting Brew
- Chapter 3: Escape Cardio
- Chapter 6: Status
- Chapter 9: Rooster
- Chapter 12: Duan Xiaolong
- Chapter 14: Cock Fight
- Chapter 17: Long Drizzle
- Chapter 20: Progress
- Chapter 23: A Business Opportunity
- Chapter 26: Resources
- Chapter 29: A Bloody Orientation
- Chapter 32: Path Closed
- Chapter 35: Psychic
- Chapter 38: Allocation
- Chapter 41: Night Shift
- Chapter 44: Numbers
- Chapter 47: New Plans