A mortals Celestial Ascension

Long Yao was a scientist in a world where dragons existed only in dreams and stories. But death tore him from that sterile reality and cast him into one steeped in legends—into a world where Qi shapes the skies, and the strong write the laws of heaven. Reincarnated in a land of cultivation, sects, and ancient beasts, Long Yao struggles to sense the Qi that others so effortlessly command. Scorned by fate, he retreats from the world, hiding in the wilderness to study its patterns, its truths, and its lies. Ten years pass. No breakthroughs. No power. Only questions—and a growing ache in his soul. But when he stumbles upon a stirring deep in his lower dantian, not of Qi, but of imagination, his path begins to change. Slowly, he realizes cultivation might not be about forcefully absorbing energy, but reshaping it into what the heart dares to dream. And Long Yao dares to dream of a sun, of stars, and above all—of the Azure Dragon. With each imagined truth etched into his dantians, he begins building a new path. A path of fire, will, and celestial might. A path that may awaken the slumbering heavens… and reshape the world. Themes: Imagination as power A scientist’s methodical pursuit of the Dao Sect-building from nothing The burden of knowledge and obsession Dragons, stars, and destiny