True Essence

This is the story of a young boy named Steven, kind at heart and loving in his words enjoying his life to the fullest. Everything changed and his world came crashing down, his incurable sickness rendered him almost useless. He received an advanced stimulation prototype called the DREAM. This remarkable gadget provided this young boy with a second chance. Every night, as he lowers his tired eyes, Steven is transported to another world. He is quickly confronted with the harsh reality and circumstances that surrounds him. Nonetheless he is not a frail youngster dying here. Steven must defeat the shrewd lord, power-hungry siblings, and long-standing resentment using his wits and the help of his trusted retainers. Will he discover the true purpose of the DREAM?

Asher Deville is a multi-talented powerhouse with many identities—an imperial general, the president’s trusted aide, and the legendary investor known as GOLDMASTER. Most importantly, he is the world’s most powerful healer. But when he chooses to hide his powerful identity, masquerading as a poor orphan, his fiancée, Scarlett Wellington, decides to humiliate him. She calls off their engagement and brands him a gold digger, out to leech on her family’s wealth Soon, Asher’s true identity will be revealed and everyone who dared to talk down on him will bow at his feet!

When pharmaceutical genius Dr. Alex Chen dies in a lab explosion, he awakens in the body of Xiao Feng—the "useless" third young master of a declining cultivation family. Crippled meridians, endless humiliation, and a legacy of betrayal await him in the ruthless world of immortal cultivation. But Alex brings something no cultivator has ever possessed: modern scientific knowledge that transforms ancient alchemy into an unstoppable force. Bound to the mysterious **Revenge System**, he's compelled to settle every grudge from his host body's tormented past. Each completed mission unlocks devastating alchemical formulas and forbidden techniques. Where others see mystical pill recipes, Alex sees molecular structures. Where masters take decades to master basics, he revolutionizes millennia-old practices overnight. **"Impossible! How can a cripple create Heaven-grade pills?"** From the scheming cousin who sold him out, to the corrupt elder who murdered his friend, to the demonic lord who destroyed his family—every enemy will face his calculated wrath. But as Alex climbs from the sect's bottom to the realm's peak, he discovers the System's true purpose isn't justice. It's harvesting. Armed with explosive compounds disguised as cultivation pills, poison antidotes that shouldn't exist, and breakthrough elixirs that shatter natural limits, Alex must master both revenge and romance. The brilliant Mei Ling captures his heart, but can he trust her when everyone has hidden agendas? **In a world where strength determines everything, the strongest weapon isn't a sword—it's science.** Will Alex break free from the System's control and forge his own destiny, or will his pursuit of revenge consume everything he's fighting to protect? *Power. Revenge. Redemption. The formula for immortality has never been deadlier.*