In the Imperial Palace: Starting by Upgrading the Bone-Melting Palm

Stationed as an imperial guard within the palace walls, the protagonist endures a monotonous existence, passing the time through a daily sign-in system that allows him to steadily upgrade his martial arts, beginning with the infamous Bone-Melting Palm. While his days are filled with dull routine, the world outside the palace gates is ablaze with chaos and legend. A self-proclaimed Great Teacher of Virtue heals the sick with talisman water and spreads the Taiping Jing to countless followers. A mysterious and feared assassin organization known as the Green Clothes Tower operates in the shadows. Outlaws gather at the Liangshan Marshes under the banner of Justice Hall, led by the famed "Timely Rain." Meanwhile, the World Society rises to dominate the realm under the rule of Xiong Ba. However, a shocking truth lies beneath these turbulent events: every major figure shaking the foundations of the empire is merely a clone controlled by the idle guard. As his avatars rewrite history and challenge the status quo, the protagonist faces an ironic dilemma when the Emperor himself decides to rebel. Caught between his duty to the throne and the actions of his own alter egos, he finds himself in an awkward position, wondering how to handle a sovereign who seems determined to overturn the very order his clones are dismantling.