In this volume, Zhou Yan uses his knowledge of mathematics and science from Earth as a foundation, starting by revolutionizing the two most basic and widespread fields in the cultivation world: pills and artifacts. His growth arc takes him from a good-for-nothing outer-sect disciple, scorned by his sect and on the verge of expulsion, to an indispensable technical cornerstone of the sect and an inner disciple, through two pivotal breakthroughs: quantitative pill refinement and artifact crafting using materials mechanics. The conflict arc begins with his efforts to withstand suppression by the sect’s old guard, then gradually escalates into a potential threat of annihilation brought by an outside sect.
