Li Xuanzhen, a laid-back Daoist priest at a small temple on the outskirts of a modern city, takes a nap by the offering table and tumbles into a chicken coop in another world.
From the start, he's covered in chicken feathers, with just three talismans in his pocket. No Wi-Fi, no milk tea, and not even a hot meal to his name. He's mistaken for a chicken thief and nearly sent on his way by a burly man with an axe.
Others transmigrate to cultivate immortality, striving to raise their cultivation and collect magical treasures, all set on conquering another world;
Li Xuanzhen transmigrates to cultivate immortality with one main goal: to lie flat and take it easy. Along the way, he uses his Daoist skills to turn another world upside down.
He cobbles together a Five Elements formation from a cesspit and a woodpile, trapping a wild boar demon that came down from the mountain to wreak havoc;
A Binding Talisman he accidentally draws crookedly pulls down the pants of a street thug leader with pinpoint accuracy, humiliating him in front of everyone;
He means to draw a Qi-Locking Talisman to stabilize the local feng shui, but his hand slips and blows up the entire village pigsty. Instead, the blast exposes an evil formation that has been siphoning away the land's spiritual energy;
Others choose disciples for their talent and natural aptitude, driving themselves to the brink in the process;
Li Xuanzhen chooses disciples for their character and conscience, and lays down the sect rules: no early rising, no competing to outdo one another, and a group outing to slack off together every week.
He brings in Shi Gandang, a burly man who can wrestle wild boars but is afraid of the dark and ghosts, and takes in Mo Chen, a perfectionist genius whose formation diagrams are neater than anything a printer could produce. Together, they form a wonderfully unconventional Daoist team.
From a little Daoist priest in Qingfeng Village to a living immortal in Qingshi Town, he wields talismans in one hand and thunder magic in the other. He battles demonic sects, breaks evil formations, and uncovers ancient secrets, spreading Daoism across the entire Tianyuan Continent.
When invaders from another world arrive and catastrophe descends, the entire continent fights in a river of blood. Standing on the front lines, Li Xuanzhen summons lightning across the sky with his fingertips:
"If you want to mess with my turf, ask the thunder talismans in my hands and the brothers behind me whether they'll let you!"
