Plants Defying Heaven

The seven great clans under the jurisdiction of Xuanbo Sect stand side by side. Huang Lei, a concubine-born son of the Huang family, lost his mother young and was ignored by his father. His elder brother seized all the resources meant for his cultivation, and awakening an inferior wood spirit root made him a laughingstock of the clan, branded a “good-for-nothing.” To survive, he ventures alone into Bamboo Fire Forest, teeming with demonic beasts, and struggles for his life. In the Forgotten Basin, he tries to save Liu Xin, a young lady of the Liu family, while competing for treasure, only to be struck down by a powerful enemy. With his meridians shattered and cultivation gone, he is left in utter despair. Then a fortuitous encounter with a purification bottle changes his fate against all odds, allowing him to forge his own path to the Dao in a cultivation world ruled by survival of the fittest...