About the Series
Zach grew powerful on Earth after the Framework, a game-like system, arrived, but he could not stop the World Ender, the monster that destroyed his world. He and other Earth survivors arrive in the Infinite Realm, a vast cultivation world, as powerful Rankers. Zach sets out to grow strong enough to find the monster again and make it pay, while other survivors carve their own paths, one of them rising to lead a sect.
The hook is the blend: Framework-style LitRPG progression carried into a xianxia-style world of sects, ancient powers, and tournaments. The scale escalates book by book, from sect politics to a centennial tournament, a collapsing empire, and the secrets of the Aspects.
This is for readers who want a cultivation saga with LitRPG roots and large-scale escalation. The multiple POVs keep things varied. The tradeoff: the split POV structure means you’ll have favorite characters whose arcs are interrupted by characters you care less about. The early books spend time establishing both the Framework and the cultivation world. If you need tight focus on one character’s growth, the fragmented structure may frustrate.
Reading Order
- Monsters and Legends (2021)
- The Price of Power (2021)
- The Centennial Tournament (2021)
- The Empire (2022)
- The Aspects (2023)
- The Runesmith (2024)
The web serial on Royal Road continues ahead of published volumes.
If You Like This Series
- Defiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier. System apocalypse with a more focused single-MC structure; similarly large scale
- The Path of Ascension by C. Mantis. Tier-based system with different progression constraints; more team-focused
- He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon. System progression at similar length; single POV with more humor
- A Thousand Li by Tao Wong. Pure cultivation focus if you want to go deeper into one of the three systems; completed
- All the Skills by Honour Rae. Creative system design with a single protagonist who combines abilities in unusual ways