Lin Ji, a modern archaeology graduate student, accidentally touches a bronze fragment from an ancient tomb and transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes a good-for-nothing odd-job disciple of Qinglan Sect with a shattered dantian. With no System to help him, he uses his skill at interpreting archaeological inscriptions to decipher the fragment's ancient secret arts, reversing his meridians by nourishing his qi with his soul. He also applies scientific reasoning to analyze pill recipes and work out formations, carving out a unique path to immortality in the depths of despair.
Rising step by step from the bottom of the sect, he braves deadly secret realms, survives sect infighting, battles demonic overlords, and uncovers the long-buried truth behind an ancient spiritual-qi catastrophe. His mastery of pills and formations shakes the Central Province, while his unmatched cunning rattles the world. He seeks neither eternal life nor supremacy. Instead, through his quiet and solitary path, he will forge a resounding name as an immortal among mortals.
