In a remote village on the Cang Xuan Continent, Qing Yan Village, lived a boy named Mu Chen. The village was ordinary and peaceful, and its residents led simple lives as farmers. Mu Chen's parents had both died when he was young, leaving him to depend on his elderly grandfather.
When Mu Chen turned fifteen, the Cang Xuan Continent held its once-in-a-century spirit-root awakening ceremony. On that day, young people in every village had the chance to test whether they possessed a spirit root. Those who awakened one could embark on the path of cultivation. Filled with anticipation, Mu Chen went to the testing ground in the center of the village. The moment he placed his hand on the spirit-root testing stone, which shone with a mysterious light, it burst into brilliant blue radiance. The light shot into the sky, sending a shock through all of Qing Yan Village...