This is a cultivation novel set in an alternate modern USA. What makes it especially interesting is that it acknowledges a past where martial arts cultivation has pretty much always been a thing, as though the world in general had recently advanced from ancient xianxia setting, but that was the case across the whole world. And it touches on the history from time to time. But at the same time, its otherwise very similar to modern society, but using energy from martial arts cultivation as an alternate form of cultivation, and is generally looked upon as a salary (27,000 generation per year vs 55,000, etc). The characters are great. The system and world are very detailed. Great narration. Get this.