A lowly mountain bandit, by chance, encounters a gravely wounded cultivator and unexpectedly obtains an immortal’s cultivation technique, thus gaining the opportunity to tread the path to ascension. Bai Qingzhou, a minor figure struggling bitterly upon the great road, possesses neither a golden finger nor an extraordinary constitution—only the bittersweet hardships of climbing toward the heavens. Relying on affection, loyalty, wit, and sheer determination, he strives to survive! A thousand years on the immortal path, tasting all the warmth and coldness of the human world... The once spirited youth has grown into a wise elder. This novel chronicles an authentic journey of arduous cultivation, a grand and turbulent historical record, and a moving ode to the heroes of the Nine Provinces!