Imagine waking up in a world not your own, stripped of everything familiar. That's the stark reality facing Lou Yi in Jiang Shengfan's intriguing novel, *Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses*. He finds himself a humble woodcutter, struggling to survive in a land teeming with unseen dangers. Lou Yi's already precarious existence shatters when a ferocious tiger attacks him and his companions. Tragedy strikes as one of his friends falls victim to the beast. Driven by loyalty and grief, Lou Yi resolves to return his fallen friend's body home. But as he touches the lifeless form, an inexplicable phenomenon occurs – a line of text materializes before his eyes, offering a cryptic choice: “Energy +1, absorb it?” This is where Lou Yi's journey truly begins, a path paved with mystery and unimaginable potential. What is this newfound power? What are the rules of this world? And what does it truly mean to become a saint? The novel masterfully blends elements of dark fantasy and Eastern cultivation, creating a captivating world where death holds a strange, alluring power. Lou Yi's transformation from a simple woodcutter to something far greater promises a tale of resilience, discovery, and perhaps, a touch of the macabre. Will he embrace this power, or will it consume him? Prepare to be hooked.