The Immortal Fate Record of Ten Thousand Realms

In the real world, high school student Lin Yifei falls into a deep depression after the tragic death of his best friend, Wan Chen, the crown prince of the Dragon Kingdom. Consumed by grief, he spends his days immersed in a mysterious mobile game titled *The Immortal Fate Record of Ten Thousand Realms*. One day, he is astonished to discover an NPC named "Wan Chen"—an outer-disciple punished for past mistakes—whose speech and mannerisms bear an eerie resemblance to his late friend. Driven by complex emotions, Lin Yifei begins interacting with the game, starting by cleaning the dilapidated courtyard of the virtual Wan Chen. Moments later, the game notifies him that Wan Chen has broken through to the first tier of Qi refinement. When Lin Yifei "feeds" the character an image of a hot pot from the real world, Wan Chen's cultivation mysteriously surges by ten levels. From that moment on, Lin Yifei finds a new purpose in life. Through the mobile game, he becomes the unseen, omnipotent "golden finger" behind the underdog cultivator. He clears away Wan Chen's cultivation bottlenecks, provides game-formatted elixirs and supreme cultivation manuals, and even indirectly guides his battles. Propelled by this unprecedented assistance, Wan Chen rapidly transforms from an outer-sect outcast into a formidable talent who once again catches the attention of the inner sect. Along his journey of resurgence, Wan Chen crosses paths with Lu Yi, the proud celestial prodigy of the Xuantian Sword Sect. Commanded by her master to investigate a series of frequent, unexplained heavenly phenomena (which are actually the side effects of Lin Yifei’s in-game interventions), Lu Yi finds herself repeatedly sharing life-or-death situations with Wan Chen. She becomes deeply captivated by his mysterious "fortune" that allows him to defy the odds despite his low cultivation, as well as his resilient yet melancholic temperament. Through their shared perils, romantic feelings naturally blossom between them. For Wan Chen, Lu Yi becomes the first ray of light in his otherwise bleak cultivation journey; her unwavering trust and companionship provide him with an emotional anchor that transcends even the divine assistance of Lin Yifei.