Sorry, this doesn't sound at all familiar to me... have you tried one of the groups on Goodreads? There's one called "what's the name of that book?" that has a ton of members and will likely get you any answer.
Fantasy books, stories, &c
Anything related to the fantasy genre
Related communities
- !literature@beehaw.org
- !cozyfantasy@wayfarershaven.eu
- !printsf@lemmy.world
- !fantasy@kbin.social
- !fantasy@sffa.community (also more niche communities)
FAQ
- What does "&c" mean? It's an old-fashioned abbreviation for et cetera.
This seems like one of those cultivation/litRPG web novels. I remember reading this exact scene, but unfortunately there are so many of these novels with very similar premise, I can't recall exactly where.
Check on wuxiaworld.com, it's a site with licensed web novels, try to scroll through their Korean novel collections. I most probably either read it there or on Webtoon. Not sure.
Lately I've been having good luck with Bing Chat for finding obscure old movies or stories I only partly remember. I tried pasting your description and didn't get any success, but I've found that the key to good results is working with Bing on these things is talking back and forth with it - ramble on about any little details and it will keep on building up a better idea of what it is that you're looking for.