In this chaotic age, when human lives are as worthless as weeds, a bowl of thin congee outside Xuanhuo City can mean the difference between life and death.
Gu Liqun, a refugee whose family has fallen into ruin and who has been driven from his home, has not a shred of compassion in his heart. He firmly believes that in this dog-eat-dog world, only a hard heart and ruthless methods can keep you alive and help you reclaim everything you want.
From cutting in line for congee and making a name for himself on the streets, to gathering allies and fighting rival gangs in bloody battles, he carves out a path through the mire of Xuanhuo City with his streetwise philosophy: "The weak fear the strong, and the strong fear those with nothing to lose." He curries favor with the powerful and schemes against the great clans. From a commoner to a guard in the Zhang manor, and then to the military commissioner commanding the forces of two cities, he upholds the principle of "by any means necessary."
Yet just as he finally establishes himself in the mortal world and reaches the edge of power, a far broader and more brutal world reveals itself to him: the legends of immortals and the path to eternal life.
The mortal world's powerful are no more than fleeting illusions; the pinnacle of martial arts is not the end, either.
Gu Liqun looks back on the road he has traveled, stained with blood and paved with bones. Now he sets his sights on the divide between mortals and immortals, a boundary no ordinary person can cross. If he's going to be ruthless, then he'll be ruthless to the very end! He will climb the path to immortality, too, stepping over mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
This is the story of a ruthless man who devours his way through a world that devours people.
