Cultivation of Immortality: Becoming an Emperor Starting with a Chinese Warhammer

[Cultivation] × [Warhammer 40K] × [Folk Ritual] × [Mysterious and Bizarre] — [The Chosen One has been slain, a new method is being unlocked!] [Key Elements: Soul Swap, Evil God Wife, Chaotic Heavenly Dao, Dark Folk Customs...] [Detected fatal damage, soul travel activated again...] ...After the great cataclysm a thousand years ago, the cultivation world entered the Age of Dharma Decline. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was depleted, magical treasures lost their power, countless high-level cultivators perished, and mortals were as insignificant as ants. Subsequently, four bizarre Heavenly Daos descended upon the world one after another. Under inexplicable interference, new energy sources were gradually discovered: tar, blood saltpeter, magnetic crystals, agate... The old order of cultivation was ended in the urbanization process dominated by energy civilization. Resource accumulation and sect monopolies brought new prosperity and chaos to the world. ...A celestial scripture brought Li Mingyu into contact with his "wife" on Earth. In their years together, Li Mingyu received the protection of an evil god and continuously unlocked heaven-defying methods by slaying the Chosen One. Bizarre and fantastical folk rituals, enigmatic celestial lords from beyond the heavens, mind-stealing whispers of inner demons… Fueled by both madness and reason, Li Mingyu strays further and further down the path of cultivation, confronting the four great chaos realms and ultimately becoming the Immortal Emperor who corrects the world's collapsing fate. ————PS: The setting can be understood as a Chinese Warhammer game, blending cultivation and folklore. The worldview is roughly a universe of four small-time vendors without an emperor, unfolding gradually as the story progresses.