The Cursed Cultivator of Shadow Peak

Orphaned and ostracized, Kaelen endures a miserable existence in the desolate Shadow Peak, burdened by a mysterious curse that siphons his vitality. His only solace is a tattered scroll containing fragmented insights into forbidden Shadow Arts, a dark cultivation path dismissed as myth. When the tyrannical Azure Sect announces a brutal culling of all 'cursed' individuals, Kaelen unearths a desperate gamble: fully embrace the Shadow Arts, even if it means sacrificing his humanity. He must master a power that warps body and soul, confronting not just the sect's relentless hunters, but the insidious whispers of the Shadow itself. Can a cursed orphan defy destiny and protect his forgotten home, or will the darkness consume him entirely, leaving only a monster behind?