The Seven Realms
Mrdojo
The Journey to Immortality starts with one step. On modern day Earth, archaeologist Olapa Asan flees his world with a sacred relic and is transmigrated into the World of Realms — waking in the body of an assassinated ten-year-old boy. Thrown into a world of cultivation and magical beasts, he must transcend his mortal roots with the aid of a feared cultivator while contending with powers that seek to destroy him. A blend of Western and Eastern (Wuxia) epic dark fantasy and coming-of-age progression.
Progression: Progression is cultivation-based xianxia: the World of Realms is stratified into Mortal and higher Realms (transcendence from mortal roots is central). The protagonist begins as a mortal with no cultivation base and must advance through cultivation stages, confronting magical beasts and cultivator hierarchies (Lower Realms vs. higher realms, Emperor's Lesser Realm). Power growth is tied to cultivation advancement, relic-based legacy (ancestral sacred item), and mentorship from a highly-feared cultivator. Books are titled by realm milestones — Mortal (#1) and Human (#2) — reflecting stepwise realm ascension toward immortality. Verified from Goodreads series/book descriptions and reader reviews citing cultivation/magical beasts/realm transcendence as central.
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