Born into poverty, Ji Kang learned very early that laws are a tool of oppression and social structures exist to benefit those already on top. If he was to have any chance of making a better life for himself he couldn't let morality stand in his way.

This is a story of a quiet, introspective and intelligent young boy living in a cruel and unfair world. How will he climb the treacherous ladder of cultivation when the odds are stacked in favor of his peers?