Breaking the Cage-Seizing the City (Please Vote)

Rooted in darkness, with my heart set toward the light. Many choices leave no room to turn back; all that is needed is the courage to march toward death. —Li Xingchen

Never think yourself clever. Every form of life sees problems differently. Different lives are inevitably shaped by their environments as they grow, developing worldviews, outlooks on life, and values unlike those of humans. You may see it as a fool, but in its eyes, are you any different? —Jiang Ping (Fate Messenger)

A society without shared ideals was like a heap of loose sand. Looking back at human history before the Cataclysm, organ trafficking was illegal then, yet everyone was wearing down their bodies and organs through work... So organs were merely being sold in a way that did not involve digging them out. —Su Bei (Domain Scholar)

Gu Lu flipped through the information in the Faith Database, his expression serious.

He could not understand many of the famous sayings left behind by humanity's predecessors.

That was because he lacked the relevant life experience.

But he committed those words to heart. He knew that when his experience reached a certain level, the wisdom of those predecessors would become nourishment for his own growth.

After a brief rest, Gu Lu stood and began his routine training.

He had already mastered the combat techniques his teacher had taught him years ago. Recently, he had selected a brand-new body cultivation method from the Faith Database to temper his body and take his strength a step further.

After completing his combat training, he began cultivating the Blood Sacrifice.

Several hours into his training, Gu Lu suddenly felt an itch at his tailbone.

Looking down, he saw Black Mist swirling around the black mark on his tailbone, as if something were about to