Zeno can see two futures for the world he ascended from. One of prosperity. One of destruction. But he's forbidden to interfere with the mortal realm directly. His only chance of saving his home? A young man all but discarded by his family. One who doesn't have a future with an academy or sect, one who can barely keep himself alive. One who no one thinks has what it takes to be a cultivator, let alone ascend. Zeno can't say he disagrees. But his visions are clear: the world will rise or fall because of Tay Berek. If Berek can just survive the town bullies, then maybe he'll have a shot at saving the world.