I, Lin Tian, Am Not Strong at All

Seventeen-year-old Lin Tian comes from a remote mountain village. Orphaned at a young age, he lives with his grandfather and goes to the city to work after middle school. He thinks his life will be ordinary, until one extraordinary encounter after another changes his fate forever.

While working, he is harassed by a rich playboy and taken in by Yilin, a beautiful bar owner. He moves into her home, and their feelings for each other quietly grow, drawing the attention of Su Fei, a waitress who secretly teases him. By chance, Lin Tian gains Zhang Sanfeng's cultivation techniques from a family heirloom jade pendant, setting him on the path of cultivation. He returns to his hometown, finds a treasure that helps him level up, and rapidly grows stronger. When his techniques are exposed as he practices sword flight, he kills the Black and White Brothers in a fit of rage.

Because of Yilin, he gets caught up in a conflict among the four great families of the Demon City and learns that she is the second daughter of the Chu family. He finds a spirit stone at an antique market and meets Shen Yun. Using his spiritual sense, he cures Shen Yun's father, gaining both love and wealth. When he buys a house, Su Fei mocks him again, but he pays no mind and focuses on cultivation. He successfully establishes his foundation with the help of a mysterious space. Then, when Huang Tianba kidnaps Shen Yun, Lin Tian storms an underground casino, beats Huang Tianba soundly, and rescues his beloved.

As his strength grows, Lin Tian joins the Ruyi Immortal Sect and rises from an inner disciple through sheer hard work, breaking through to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms. He also shines in the Heavenly Rankings challenge, attracting offers from the Four Great Sacred Lands. In the end, he chooses the Eastern Emperor Sacred Land and becomes the personal disciple of a Grand Elder, only to learn that Yilin is of noble birth and has been taken away by a mysterious figure.

To save Yilin, he cultivates day and night, repeatedly pushing beyond his limits through secret-realm explorations and life-or-death battles. Facing the schemes and challenges of the cultivation world, can Lin Tian bring his beloved companions to the pinnacle of this world and take control of his own destiny? A fiery tale of an ordinary boy's rise against the odds.