On the boundless Lingxu Continent, spiritual energy courses between heaven and earth, filling the land with mystery and wonder. Sects stand everywhere, each displaying their own skills: the Lingxiao Sword Sect, renowned for its swordsmanship; Hundred Herbs Valley, master of alchemy; and the Tianji Pavilion, experts in talismans. These sects shine across the continent. Yet in its depths, demonic forces lie in wait like venomous snakes, periodically unleashing storms of bloodshed in an attempt to shatter the balance. Meanwhile, ancient secret realms and primordial ruins lie scattered throughout the continent, full of both opportunity and danger, drawing countless cultivators to risk their lives in pursuit of them.
The protagonist, Lin Yuan, was born in a remote mountain village. He was born with incomplete spiritual roots and was judged to have no chance of cultivating immortality. But he was strong-willed and had a kind heart and a keen sense of justice. While gathering herbs in the mountains one day, Lin Yuan rescued a mysterious old man who was being hunted. With his dying breath, the old man gave Lin Yuan a mysterious jade pendant. After Lin Yuan returned to the village, the pendant awakened. It contained a cultivation technique passed down by an ancient cultivator and had the miraculous ability to accelerate the growth of herbs. Lin Yuan secretly cultivated and used the pendant to grow precious herbs, improving the villagers' lives. But this also drew the covetous attention of a nearby cultivation family.
To escape the family's persecution, Lin Yuan set out for a cultivation sect. Along the way, he met a young woman named Su Yao and a young man named Chen Mo, and the three traveled together. After enduring trial after trial, Lin Yuan relied on his perseverance and the jade pendant's help to successfully join the Lingxiao Sword Sect.
After joining the sect, Lin Yuan was looked down on because of his humble origins, but he made a dazzling impression in the initiation trials.
