The Path to Enlightenment Beneath Drifting Clouds

Qingfeng Town, a small settlement on the frontier, suffers from chronic drought and widespread poverty. The young Lin Mo scrapes by gathering medicinal herbs and depends on the blacksmith’s daughter, A Xing, as she does on him. Three years ago, bandits killed his grandfather, planting the seeds of revenge in his heart.

One day, the bandits, led by Scarface, raid the town again. They demand food and cloth and even try to abduct young women. Lin Mo steps forward to protect A Xing, but he is nearly killed because he is so outmatched. At the crucial moment, Zhao Changfeng, an outer disciple of Qingyun Mountain, happens to pass by and drives the bandits off with extraordinary immortal arts. His ability to fly through the sky and burrow through the earth leaves Lin Mo awestruck.

Impressed by Lin Mo’s courage, Zhao Changfeng gives him a lustrous white jade pendant engraved with flowing clouds and tells him he can use it to seek out Qingyun Mountain. The pendant not only contains a warm current that can soothe injuries, but also becomes Lin Mo’s key to the world of cultivation.

After witnessing the wonder of immortal arts and the vast gulf in strength, Lin Mo resolves to leave Qingfeng Town and set out for Qingyun Mountain with the pendant. He longs to learn immortal arts, grow strong enough to protect himself and the people he cherishes, and find his own path in the vast, sweeping world of cultivation, beginning a whole new chapter of his life.