Li Nianfan is transported into a world of immortal cultivation, still in a mortal body. When he discovers he has no talent for cultivation at all, he gives up on it and settles into an ordinary life. Yet his everyday habits turn out to matter far more than he expects. The dog he adopts watches him write and paint, and becomes a demon lord ruling half the world. The tree he plants behind his home listens to his music and grows into the world tree that supports the bridge between heaven and earth. Even an offhand chat with a passing traveler turns that stranger into the immortal sage who defines an era. The result is an action fantasy adventure built on a powerless man whose simple pastimes shape everything around him.