Data-Driven Daoist Novel

After demons destroy his newfound family, Johan—a computer scientist reborn as Yu Han—survives through cunning alone. He discovers The Dao, the legendary system that empowers cultivators to transcend fate itself.

Yet survival demands more. Betrayed and stripped bare except for threadbare robes and a useless manual, Yu Han's sole option is infiltrating an elite immortal sect's recruitment. Before crossing its threshold, he provokes two formidable young masters with a pair of slaps.

The path ahead should be impossible.

Except in his former existence, Yu Han wasn't merely a programmer—he engineered corporate demolition as a consultant, coding algorithms by day and crafting downfalls by night, treating adversaries like corrupted data waiting for deletion.

Negligible cultivation base? He'll engineer one from nothing. Mortal enemies among the powerful? Debugging exercises at their finest. Empty pockets? Another resource optimization puzzle. Witness this starving cultivator's frantic ascent toward immortality, weaponizing logic against steel and orchestrating advancement like a corporate siege!

First, he must shed the excess weight.

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What to expect:

- Weak to Strong. Penniless to Prosperous. Heavy to Lean!

- Hard-won advancement fueled by determination, sacrifice, intellect, and ruthless strategy.

- Xianxia infused with LitRPG mechanics. The system belongs to all cultivators. The MC holds no exclusive advantage.

- No Harem

- Third Person Perspective, centered on the MC with 99% focus

- Warning: Contains Mature Themes. Not grimdark in tone. However, dark narrative elements surface throughout (particularly in early chapters).

[Royal Road Writathon Challenge Participant]