Lin Yuan, a doctoral student in geophysics, transmigrates when his soul is displaced by a lab accident, landing in the most dangerous place on the Inverse Cosmos Continent: the Bone-Eroding Marsh. On the brink of death, he discovers he can "see" the patterns of energy flow. Rescued by the mysterious Mr. You, he is nevertheless suspected of being an impostor and forced to prove his worth. As he searches for the legendary Apocalypse Stele, he gradually comes to understand that the laws governing this world are fundamentally broken. To gain access to a System of cultivation, he enters the selection trials of the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect, one of the three great sects in the Eastern Glorious Domain. Using his unique scientific mindset to solve cultivation challenges, he catches the attention of Sect Master Lei Zhenyue, but also gets entangled in factional struggles among the outer disciples. Along the way, he meets Su Li, a spiritfolk girl disguised as a servant. Together, they discover a secret hidden in the sect's forbidden grounds, one connected to the Apocalypse Stele.
