My Soul Chose the Immortal Bamboo

Orphaned and facing a life without his beloved guardians, Cheng Yunqi stakes everything on the legendary Sanqing Mountain immortal exam—a brutal trial where failure means a return to the mundane. The test? Sever your soul and navigate a mystical realm to return within an hour. As others falter, Yunqi, blessed with rare pure energy, plunges in. But when confronted by a bizarre array of empty vessels—from a decaying plant to a strangely alluring seven-section bamboo stick—his soul makes an unprecedented choice. He awakens, the only one accepted. His new master, Su Kongyu, observes him with an unsettling, knowing smile. Yunqi passed, but what ancient power did his soul just claim? And will this unique path lead to unmatched ascension or an unforeseen, terrifying consequence?