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Lin Jiang dies from over-cultivation and wakes up in a new world as the 'useless' sixth son of the Lin family. He activates a sign-in system that immediately boosts his cultivation from Qi Refining Level 1 to Foundation Establishment Level 10, grants him a hundred years of lifespan, and promises daily rewards for signing in.
Lin Jiang's third sister, Lin Die, visits and subtly mocks his lack of cultivation progress. Lin Jiang uses a 'Spirit Forging Pill' obtained from the system on his younger sister, Lin Ying, hoping to improve her spiritual root before her upcoming clan test. During the clan's spiritual root test, Lin Ying surprises everyone by possessing a top-grade spiritual root, making her a prodigy. Lin Kewen, who previously had the highest spiritual root, is overshadowed. Lin Jiang's plan to give his sister a good life seems to be taking shape.
Lin Die and other Lin family members participate in a demonic beast hunt with the Zhou family. The Zhou family betrays the Lin family, leading to many deaths. Lin Jiang's sister, Lin Die, is injured in the skirmish. Lin Jiang, concealing his true power, eradicates the entire Zhou family, leading to panic and rumors among the other clans. Lin Jiang's family attempts to move Lin Ying back to the clan for safety, but she insists on staying with Lin Jiang.
Lin Batian, the Lin family head, introduces a 'Soul Lamp' to track the family members. Lin Jiang's Soul Lamp burns extraordinarily bright, hinting at his hidden strength, though his family dismisses it as a faulty lamp. Lin Jiang, Lin Die, and Lin Ying visit Anhua City. While there, Lin Jiang covertly eliminates robbers and procures a Foundation Establishment Pill for Lin Die, presenting it as a lucky find.
Lin Batian senses a powerful breakthrough via Lin Jiang's Soul Lamp, suspecting a Deity Transformation stage. A secret realm opens in the Ten Thousand Mountains, where Lin Jiang broke through to Deity Transformation. The system directs Lin Jiang to sign in there, where he obtains a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox pet contract. He rescues an injured Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, Su Lili, who becomes his maidservant through the contract, unaware of his true power. She becomes a trusted companion.
Lin Batian presents a portrait of a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator, declaring him the Lin family's venerable protector. The family agrees to revere him, unaware that the figure is Lin Jiang in disguise. Lin Jiang reveals his custom 'Creation Essence' tea to his sister and Lin Die, which they praise, and which was instrumental in giving Lin Ying her innate Dao bones. The family discusses the abundance of resources from the secret realm, including the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk.
Lin Kewen leaks information about the Lin family's Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk to the Cui family. Lin Susu, Lin Batian's eldest daughter, attempts to persuade him to hand over the spiritual milk to the Zhongxing Sect heir, Cui Changhe, to aid Cui Changhe's career and secure the Cui family's move to Zhongzhou. Lin Batian refuses. Young Master Zuo of the Feathered Ascension Sect, seeks the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk and threatens the Lin family. Lin Batian reveals their 'Nascent Soul protector,' using his disguised image.
The Cui family and Zhongxing Sect spread rumors, leading to attacks on the Lin family's businesses. Li Qingyun, Young Master Zuo's son, confronts Lin Batian, still believing his claim of a Nascent Soul protector is a bluff. Zuo Tianyu, Young Master Zuo's father, appears, having already been warned by Lin Jiang's maid, Su Lili. Zuo Tianyu offers generous compensation to the Lin family, including a million spirit stones, an Ascension Token, and fertile land in Zhongzhou, effectively ensuring their move to a higher cultivation realm. Lin Jiang's family still believes his strength is low, but he is advancing rapidly.
The secret realm closes, and those who entered die. An ancient immortal, Cang Lingzi, who was buried in the secret realm, absorbs the cultivators' essence for revival and begins to consume spiritual veins. He seeks the ancestral vein to forcibly ascend to the Immortal Realm, even if it means destroying the lower realms. He then reveals himself and confronts the Lin family, seeking the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk they possess and the innate Dao bones of Lin Ying.
Cang Lingzi arrives at the Lin family, having absorbed some of the world's spiritual veins. He reveals his plan to fully merge the Yin and Yang ancestral veins (the entire Qingqiu Mountain and Su Lili, respectively) for his ascension. Su Lili, realizing Cang Lingzi is the one who massacred her clan, sacrifices herself to protect the Lin family. Lin Jiang, now at the Tribulation Transcending Stage, confronts Cang Lingzi. Cang Lingzi reveals his unique situation, being the only one at the Tribulation Stage, and attempts to intimidate Lin Jiang. However, Lin Jiang reveals his own terrifying power and a collection of Immortal Artifacts obtained through the sign-in system.
Lin Jiang uses his Immortal Artifacts, including the Human Emperor Sword and God-Slaying Whip, to combat Cang Lingzi. Lin Jiang explains that Cang Lingzi's actions of emptying spiritual veins turned them into special sign-in locations for him. Cang Lingzi, realizing the extent of Lin Jiang's power, attempts to poison Su Lili to force Lin Jiang's cooperation. Lin Jiang uses an Immortal Emperor Experience Card gained from signing in at the ancestral vein. He issues an Immortal Emperor's Decree, restoring the world's spiritual veins and ancestral veins to their proper places, and defeating Cang Lingzi. The world is saved, and Yunzhou becomes the core of the world's spiritual energy. Lin Jiang, now a true Immortal Emperor, continues his relaxed life, occasionally visiting the Immortal Realm with his family.