The story takes place in the untamed era of Yandi and Huangdi. As various powers vie for control of the Central Plains, the universally recognized leader of the world, Shennong the Great, passes away. The chieftains of the five tribes—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—begin to stir with ambition. In these turbulent times, a young man named Tuoba Ye emerges like a comet. By a stroke of chance, he inherits Shennong’s dying legacy and embarks on a thrilling, legendary journey.

Xu Qing lives in a world where the weak are the prey of the strong, and every day is a fight to survive. The aura of a god has polluted the entire world, including the resources necessary to practice cultivation. As a result, cultivators risk mutation and death when they try to become more powerful. Xu Qing’s goals are simple: he wants to survive, and he wants to find his lost family. He lives in brutal, ruthless, and chaotic circumstances, but he encounters good people that become his close friends. He is not crafty and cowardly like Bai Xiaochun. He is not clever and greedy like Meng Hao. He is his own person.