CULTIVATE U - A Wuxia LitRPG Progression Fantasy

Book One of the Cultivate U Series

Power is mandatory. Choice is not.

In a world where civilization survives only because cultivators stand between humanity and annihilation, Gale Kent has already paid the price of cultivation in blood.

Orphaned by a beast wave. Disgraced by politics. Raised by a fallen Imperial Inquisitor.
Gale never wanted the path of power, but when his cultivation test shatters every stone designed to measure it, refusal stops being an option.

Welcome to Cultivation U, the Empire’s most dangerous university. A place where talent is weaponized, failure is punished, and advancement comes with consequences no system can quantify.

Gale is no prodigy blessed by fate. He’s a late bloomer with a bad attitude, a dangerous cultivation anomaly, and a habit of punching problems in the face. When he’s sentenced to six months among the university’s “misfits,” he quickly learns that being different doesn’t make you special—it makes you hunted.

Between brutal training, political enemies, deadly secrets, and a cultivation system that refuses to behave, Gale must decide what kind of cultivator he will become.

A tool.
Or something far more dangerous.

Cultivate U is a Wuxia LitRPG progression fantasy featuring:

• A detailed cultivation system with real consequences.
• Academy politics, rival factions, and Imperial intrigue.
• Slow-burn power growth earned through grit, pain, and cleverness.
• Snark, banter, and characters who refuse to stay in their lanes.

Power must be earned. Ascension is never free.