Li Jue's life took a strange turn when a mysterious old man appeared in his village. The man, named Ming Xian, had a peculiar aura, one of immense power that bordered on the divine. Ming Xian was a former member of the Fallen Sun Sect, a once-glorious cultivation sect that had long since crumbled to ruin after a devastating internal conflict.
Ming Xian saw something in Li Jue—a potential that was completely different from anything he had seen before. "You may have no spiritual root," Ming Xian said, "but you have the ability to manipulate the laws of cultivation itself. You don't need to cultivate in the traditional way. Instead, you can craft your own path."
Li Jue was intrigued. For the first time, someone saw beyond his weakness, beyond his lack of cultivation. Ming Xian introduced him to the Forbidden Cultivation Art, an ancient technique that allowed one to use the power of others to fuel their own growth. The price, however, was steep—each time Li Jue used this art, he had to sacrifice a portion of his own humanity.