In the sleepy town of Verdant Creek, Wei Jin is an outcast, cursed with the weakest spiritual foundation imaginable: the Serpent Root. Enduring constant ridicule and with no hope for advancement in the world of cultivation, his life is one of quiet desperation. Everything changes when a chance encounter with a mysterious black river stone merges with his soul. The despised Serpent Root awakens, revealing its true heritage as the dormant form of the legendary Azure Dragon. Armed with a forgotten cultivation art and a spirit that refuses to be broken, Wei Jin must navigate a world that has only ever known him as trash, and prove that even the lowliest serpent can ascend to command the heavens.