Theme: The world fears tribulations as disasters. I use their remnants to shatter the old path and forge a path of proving the Dao through tribulation that belongs to me alone.
Synopsis: Shen Yan was once a gifted disciple of the Qingyun Sect, but after his Dao foundation was shattered in a scheme against him, the sect stripped him of his status and his fiancee publicly tore up their betrothal contract. He became a useless outcast, despised by everyone. At the brink of despair, the Tribulation Ash Jade in his chest awakened. Everyone else avoided the remnants of tribulation power, which could shatter the Dao heart of anyone it touched, but he alone could refine it. Every wisp of tribulation power he absorbed brought excruciating pain to his soul, yet he insisted on swimming against the current, gathering the tribulation ash discarded by the world to rebuild his shattered Dao foundation. He braves secret realms and battles prodigies, uncovering the truth behind the destruction of his Dao foundation step by step amid the world's doubts and pursuit. He takes on the factions that claim to uphold the orthodox Great Dao, and ultimately proves the Dao through tribulation to ascend to the position of Dao Lord.
