Lu Chen owns a secondhand shop called Yihuo Hall in the south of the city. He makes a living collecting junk and is so broke he can barely afford to rattle a coin.
One day, he buys a dusty bead for twenty yuan. Inside is the legacy of a supreme powerhouse from the previous cultivation era: a hidden abode, alchemy recipes, cultivation techniques, and more, each layer deeper than the last and unlocked step by step.
He never shows the bead to anyone. To outsiders, he's just sharp-eyed, strong, and naturally suited to martial arts.
Yet this very "junk dealer" spots spirit iron at the underground medicine market and casually refines Body Tempering Pills, then pins the young masters who mocked him for "picking up scrap metal" to the ground one by one.
Body tempering, alchemy, drawing qi into his body... As he climbs higher, he discovers just how terrifyingly deep the waters of this city run: ancient ruins, the founding ancestors of various clans, and even the Heavenly Dao, which has a score to settle with him.
Lu Chen tucks the bead into his clothes and grins. "I've been collecting junk for years, and I've never taken a loss. This time will be no different."
