Shen Zhou was an apprentice polishing coins at the Hengtong Pawnshop in Qinghe Town. He had four spiritual roots, no backing, and only one "golden finger": a broken mirror he bought from an old woman. He couldn't see spiritual energy, but he could see the greed, fear, and sincerity in people's hearts. From fake jade at the pawnshop to cultivation scams, he climbed from the mortal world to the heights above by relying on his ability to "read the bones." Mortals without swords have to be better at finding their way.
