The solo necromancer

Caleb Dusk, a calculating Earth necromancer, awakens in the ancient cultivation world of Murim, shackled by a system that grants him leveling but no return home. His skeletal legions, an affront to Murim's orthodox cultivators, become his only allies against a world bent on his eradication. As Caleb meticulously combines his necromantic arts with the subtle energies of qi, he uncovers a path to power unseen, yet each advance further isolates him. The world's immense spiritual energies constantly threaten to overwhelm his nascent undeath magic, forcing him to adapt or be consumed. His impossible quest to master both life and death, driven by an unyielding need for self-reliance, pits him against immortal sects and ancient evils, all while searching for a way back to a home that may no longer exist.