After the sect master passes away, the Qingming Sect is left with nothing but crumbling ruins and a handful of disciples. The bandits of Blackwind Stronghold lay siege to the mountain gate, while powerful enemies from the Purple Lotus Sect launch repeated attacks. At this critical moment, the young Lin Chen is entrusted with taking over as sect master.
By chance, he obtains the ancient cultivation technique Devouring Spirit Art, which lets him absorb others' spiritual energy and use it as his own. It allows him to overcome stronger foes and slay a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining with a single sword strike, defending the sect's foundations single-handedly.
He seizes Blackwind Stronghold's supplies, blunts the Purple Lotus Sect's aggression, unites the sect, and raises his disciples' cultivation levels. Under Lin Chen's leadership, the once-weak sect that anyone could bully rises step by step.
He blocks enemies on mountain paths, cuts down powerful foes with his sword, makes a name for himself in Qingshi Town, and attends a gathering at the Qingyun Sect. From a corner of Qingming Mountain, he ventures into the wider world of cultivation. The road ahead is thick with brambles and surrounded by powerful enemies, yet the path to the Great Dao stretches to the heavens.
Lin Chen stands with sword in hand, wielding the Devouring Spirit Art as his foundation and protecting his sect as his mission. He leads the disciples of the Qingming Sect, smashing every obstacle in their path until the sect's name rings throughout the cultivation world!
This book is similar to the path of becoming the leader of a cultivating sect. The sect goes from weak to strong step by step. Traditional old fantasy, very beautiful.