Qin Yuan, a reborn man from a forgotten Earth, awakens in a world where spatial rifts bleed monstrous otherworldly entities into reality, and cultivation is born from slaughter and consumption. Disguising his immense power beneath a slovenly, unassuming exterior, he plays the role of a neglected, lazy teenager to avoid attention—while secretly mastering forbidden arts, harvesting enemy hair for curses, and deploying divine surveillance techniques to remain unseen. Surrounded by a spoiled but fiercely protective childhood sweetheart, a mysterious godfather who is humanity’s deadliest weapon, and a cultivation academy thriving on war, Qin Yuan navigates a fragile peace where every glance could be lethal.

As he quietly gathers resources, deciphers ancient arrays, and studies the origins of the rifts, he begins to suspect that his rebirth was no accident—and that the sky itself may be a prison. With every step, he walks the path of the苟道: survival through invisibility, strength through silence, and power through patience.