Immortals and mortals are divided by a boundary, and spiritual roots determine one's fate.
Ling Yan, a mine laborer on Mount Qingcang, bears five mixed, useless roots. He is judged to have no chance of cultivation and can only spend his life among the rocks and hard labor.
A tiny ancient pagoda appears from within a fragment of stone.
The little tower, dormant for countless ages, opens a path to immortality for a mortal body.
With no talent and no backing, he has only the ancient pagoda by his side.
Starting as dust in the mines, Ling Yan travels across thousands of mountains and countless realms in a mortal body, defying the immortal path and kindling a prairie fire for those born at the bottom.
