The immortal sects see mortals as ants, but he, a mortal, will strike down immortals and gods.
Lin Qing is a mortal with no spiritual root. In the Xuanhuang World, those without spiritual roots are ants, dust the immortal sects can crush at will, and blood feed for alchemy.
The day the Qingfeng Sect was slaughtered, his master pressed a Green Dragon jade pendant into his palm with his dying breath and left him these words: "Beware Xu Chen... a scheme three thousand years in the making... protect the human world."
In his darkest hour, blood awakened the Green Dragon jade pendant. Lin Qing finally learned the truth: "Those without spiritual roots cannot cultivate" was the greatest lie ever told by the immortal sects. Spiritual roots were never essential to cultivation. They were shackles used by the immortal sects to monopolize cultivation resources and divide immortals from mortals, noble from lowly. Only those without spiritual roots could draw upon the star power of all living beings, a strength born from the convictions every mortal holds dear and is determined to protect. This path is called the Mortal Dao.
From the Blackstone Tribe to Golden Sands City in the Western Desert, Lin Qing befriends Mu Lie, a descendant of the White Tiger, and Ling Xi, guardian of the Vermilion Bird. He establishes the Dao Guard Alliance and awakens the Four Symbols legacy, step by step tearing apart the immortal sects' dominance. But he also discovers that behind the Seven Great Immortal Sects stands a player who has been laying a game for three thousand years: Xu Chen. Once the Star Emperor's most loyal follower, he has now chosen the path of "controlling all living beings." He does not want Lin Qing's life. He wants his heart.
"If the Heavenly Dao says immortals and mortals must be kept apart, then I will defy the heavens."
"The Mortal Dao isn't above the nine heavens. It lies in the warmth and bustle of the human world."
A mortal strikes down immortals and gods to protect the warmth of everyday life. This is Lin Qing's path along the Mortal Dao.
One word "cool!"