Xuanhuan + a comeback with a pseudo-useless spiritual root + dragon clan + feel-good power fantasy
Orphaned on a freezing night, Lin Chen feels his jade pendant burn against his heart and learns that his parents were not ordinary hunters, but cultivators hunted by their enemies. Carrying a blood feud, he ventures into the wilderness and seeks entry to the immortal sects, only to become a menial disciple of the Xuan Iron Sect because of his “pseudo-useless spiritual root.” He struggles to survive amid bullying and ambushes.
When a cursed jade in the Pagoda for Suppressing Evil turns on him, he is reborn in a desperate situation at the execution platform. He unexpectedly awakens the Star-Defying Dust Art. As soon as his star apertures open, he tears through the void and accidentally enters the Ancient Star Domain. Spiritual energy abounds here, but danger lurks everywhere: strange beasts prowl, three clans vie for supremacy, and a barrier unbroken for five hundred years imprisons all within.
A black-crystal giant ape guards a tomb, and a mysterious expert guides his path. Why does the remnant soul of the Beast God deep inside the ancient tomb call out, “You’re finally here”? Does the alien-star jade pendant on his chest hide a secret left behind by his parents, or is it the key to escaping this desperate predicament?
From an orphan of the wilderness to a pathfinder who defies fate, Lin Chen crosses mountains of corpses, withstands betrayal, and breaks through mechanisms. With his battered body, he bears a blood feud; with solitary courage, he explores the unknown road ahead. He seeks not only to avenge his parents, but also to tear through layer upon layer of hardship and become his own light:
“Even with a useless spiritual root, I can defy heaven; even in the direst straits, I will never bow my head!”
