Demonic Sect Elder Cultivates Righteous Disciples
Kalzara
The thrilling opening installment of a xianxia series that takes the least qualified human and puts him in the most impossible—but hilarious—of positions. Before meeting his pathetic demise in a pie-eating contest, Zack—the ultimate basement schlub subsisting on pizza, video games and web novels—finds himself reincarnated into the body of Slifer, supreme elder of the Black Rose Sect. Feared and revered as a master cultivator with disciples at his beck and call, Slifer is a serious upgrade. But enemies want his head, the overlord System is out to eliminate all demonic cultivators, and hiding his inner dork is a matter of life and death. With more than a million views on Royal Road, this LitRPG xianxia comedy blends cultivation, system and sect politics.
Progression: Xianxia cultivation integrated with a LitRPG System. Core progression is structured cultivation realms: breakthroughs to Origin Realm and Core Formation Realm are explicit milestones, plus acquisition of System cards that grant abilities and power spikes. Sect hierarchy (supreme elder, disciples, Black Rose Sect vs Black Death Sect and other demonic sects, righteous sects) frames advancement. Realm's Blessing grants unmatched power. Comedy isekai vessel (Zack→Slifer) but advancement is central: every arc revolves around surviving assassination attempts, dominating rival evil sects, reforming demonic cultivators into righteous conduct, and suppressing the System's attempt to purge demonic cultivators. Validated from Goodreads series descriptions mentioning Core Formation Realm, Origin Realm, System cards and Royal Road million-views context.
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