- Background: A young herb gatherer from the remote village of Shisang, orphaned and raised by his grandfather.
- Traits: Resilient and gifted with an instinctive understanding of herbs and their medicinal properties. By chance, he obtained the incomplete ancient manual, The Kindling Scripture. It uses one's own body as fuel to kindle the flame and refine the Dao, allowing for rapid advancement at tremendous risk.
Central Conflict: The ancient Cataclysm of the Heaven-Splitting left the laws incomplete, making cultivation a difficult path.
The Kindling Scripture, Fragment One: Use your body as kindling, burn your meridians to ash, and knock upon the road to the heavens...
His meridians felt as if they had been thrown into a furnace. Amid the agony, tiny sparks began to emerge from his flesh and blood. At the same time, a muffled sound of chains breaking came from the bottom of the altar. Something that had slept for countless ages opened its eyes.
