Breaking through five realms in a single day, a god among men

After transmigrating into a martial arts world, Gu Lin finds himself reduced to a cultivation furnace—powerless, drained, and on the verge of becoming a dried-up corpse. His fortunes turn when the wicked woman of the Hehuan Sect, who had intended to use him, goes mad and dies along the way. Just as he breathes a sigh of relief at escaping with his life, he unexpectedly awakens a cheat-like ability: the Book of Merit. It credits him with indirectly eliminating the Hehuan Sect’s wicked woman, grants him 500 merit points, and rewards him with a max-level Xuanming Divine Palm. In an instant, he rises from an ordinary person to the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm. Excitement fills Gu Lin, but so does fierce ambition. The Book of Merit rewards the slaying of demons. Exorcising evil brings merit. Executing corrupt officials brings merit. Eliminating treacherous officials brings merit. The more he kills, the more fervent Gu Lin becomes. In a rigidly hierarchical, power-driven world, he uses this system to climb.