Zhang Yanhang, an ordinary Awakener juggling college and cultivation, exists in the margins of society—observing humanity in stolen moments of stillness. Monotony defines his days: classes, training, home. No vices, no distractions, just the quiet rhythm of an unremarkable life stretching endlessly ahead. Until midnight breaks everything. A choice materializes as consciousness wavers between sleep and something stranger: 【Enter the Ashen World?】 【Option One: Yes (Breach the Ashen World. Digitize your body. Unlock pathways to transcendence. Cost: oversleep and face school consequences.)】 【Option Two: No (Reject the gateway. Chase distraction through gaming and cultivation instead. Cost: identical—oversleep, same tardiness.)】 【Option Three: Ignore for Now (Indecision's burden: torment yourself until 2 AM weighing the choice. Cost: still oversleep, still late.)】 A ruthless pragmatist who rejects conventional morality, Zhang Yanhang operates by different rules. His mind works in angles others don't perceive. Expect no mercy, no redemption arcs—only a man who calculates and acts without hesitation. Those seeking sanctity elsewhere will find none here.