Lin Yan, a modern project manager, suddenly dies and transmigrates to the cultivation world, where he becomes the Qingyun Sect's most useless five-element spirit-root good-for-nothing.
No System, no cheat, no powerful backer. He has only a young, frail sister who depends on him, just as he depends on her.
Others cultivate through talent, fortune, or heaven-defying bloodlines. All he has is an ordinary person's mind, meticulous as a computer.
Starting out as a lowly ant bullied in the outer sect, he wields calculation as a blade and resilience as armor, fighting to survive one step at a time in desperate circumstances.
Along the way, he meets nine companions, each with a distinct personality and their own bonds. Together, they form a sectless, unaffiliated team, united in heart and purpose.
They have fought bloody battles in the wilds, contended for supremacy in Zhongzhou, and defended their homeland in the northern frontier. They stand shoulder to shoulder amid treacherous conspiracies, fighting to the death beneath the pressure of the Heavenly Dao.
The world says the path to immortality is destined to be lonely: one must sever worldly ties and cut off all attachment to reach the highest heavens.
But Lin Yan insists on defying the laws of heaven:
Though born with mortal bones, I dare to tread the heavens;
The road is long, but I shall return with you.
In this life, I will not become a solitary immortal. I will protect those by my side and unravel the ancient scheme that has endured for countless ages.
It's good and doesn't drag out, and the plot is linked one by one.