Lin Yuan, a modern-day office worker, transmigrates by accident to a mysterious cultivation world. He plunges straight into Hidden Spirit Valley, beginning a cultivation life that is as absurd as it is fraught with danger. Barely has he arrived when Blackwind Stronghold attacks like a pack of starving wolves. Other transmigrators get powerful gear from the start, but all Lin Yuan has is a rusty kitchen knife to fend them off. He may well be “the most miserable transmigrator in history.”
In the chaos, Lin Yuan stumbles upon a jade slip glowing with mysterious light and an ancient book with gilt lettering. He thinks this is the beginning of his rise to the top, unaware that he has already been drawn into a shocking conspiracy decades in the making. The deeper he investigates, the more he realizes that an unseen hand is pulling the strings behind Blackwind Stronghold. The massacre that wiped out the Xuantian Pavilion, the mysterious treasure known as the Life-and-Death Pearl: every piece of the puzzle is tangled with the rest.
To save the leader, whose life is in danger from the Bone-Eroding Curse, Lin Yuan and A Yue join forces to brave the perilous Thousand Mechanisms Cavern. Traps and mechanisms are everywhere, danger lurks at every turn, and each step brings them closer to death. But what breaks Lin Yuan most is the betrayal hiding among those closest to him. The true faces of the people he trusts grow increasingly difficult to discern. He has gone from a simple “cultivation novice” to someone every faction wants to claim, all because a powerful force lies dormant within him, one he cannot even control himself.
In this cultivation world, where strength reigns and the weak are prey, can Lin Yuan use his modern knowledge and mysterious power to pierce the layers of fog and uncover the truth behind the conspiracy? And as he follows this thorn-strewn road against the odds, how can he stay true to himself and forge a unique path of cultivation? A fantastical adventure where passion and ingenuity intertwine, and friendship clashes with betrayal,
