Jiliu Jia, a fourteen-year-old boy in Nitan Town, lacks a magic attribute, making him unable to condense demonic power and earning him the label of waste. He lives with his grandfather Qing Xiaoyao, a physician of hidden strength, and Xu Shanrou, a thirteen-year-old blind girl rescued by Qing Xiaoyao as a child. Xu Shanrou possesses a water attribute and has reached the demon level after her second rebirth, while Jiliu Jia has not even achieved the one-turn demon yuan level. Despite his weakness, Jiliu Jia has a violent temper and often fights, but he is devoted to Xu Shanrou, who cares for him deeply. During the annual Herbal Medicine Trade Fair, Li Tai, the arrogant grandson of the Li clan leader Li Aotian, a five-turn great demon master, bullies Jiliu Jia and insults Xu Shanrou. Li Tai, a two-turn demon three-star with fire attribute, attacks Jiliu Jia, and when Xu Shanrou intervenes with her water magic, a brief clash occurs, but she is overpowered. Jiliu Jia, enraged by the insults, repeatedly attacks Li Tai, even hitting him with a rock and drawing blood, but is beaten badly. The fight attracts a crowd, and Ouyang Yanfei and Ouyang Yanbo from Cangling City arrive. Ouyang Yanbo, a spiritual master with wind attribute, uses a wind cloud to stop the battle and separates the combatants, then leaves with his sister. Returning home, Xu Shanrou treats Jiliu Jia's wounds with a Blue Butterfly Flower, a rare herb Qing Xiaoyao cherishes. When Qing Xiaoyao discovers the herb wasted, he scolds Jiliu Jia and goes out to find him. Fearing punishment, Jiliu Jia sneaks into Xiqi Mountain at night to gather more Blue Butterfly Flowers. He is familiar with the mountain but ventures deeper than ever. Following a Thousand-Legged Turtle, he hopes to find green lotus, but the turtle is eaten by a Three-Colored Poisonous Python, and Jiliu Jia becomes lost. After wandering for hours, he encounters a young Giant Spiked Lizard, which chases him, followed by its adult mother, a five-meter-tall lizard that speaks. The adult lizard attacks Jiliu Jia, forcing him to flee to the edge of a bottomless valley. Trapped, Jiliu Jia faces a choice between jumping or being killed by the lizard. The excerpt ends at this critical moment. Throughout the story, the cultivation system is defined by rebirth ranks: first rebirth yuan, second rebirth zhe, third rebirth jun, fourth rebirth shi, fifth rebirth da shi, sixth rebirth wang, seventh rebirth zong, eighth rebirth zun, ninth rebirth sheng, tenth rebirth zhong. Pill grades range from lower to top, each with seven patterns, and pharmacists hold higher status than physicians among mages. Jiliu Jia's lack of magic attribute marks him as an outcast in Nitan Town, where even his efforts to study medical books and set up a herb stall are mocked. His only solace is Xu Shanrou, who despite her blindness has developed keen senses and strong mental maturity. The conflict with Li Tai underscores the social hierarchy based on magical talent, while the intervention of Ouyang Yanbo hints at a larger world of powerful cultivators. Qing Xiaoyao's hidden identity as a true strongman suggests a deeper backstory yet to be revealed. Jiliu Jia's reckless courage and determination to protect Xu Shanrou drive his actions, while his night journey into Xiqi Mountain demonstrates his survival skills and knowledge of herbs, though his lack of power leaves him vulnerable to beasts like the Giant Spiked Lizard. The story sets up Jiliu Jia's struggle against his inherent deficiency and his desperate attempts to carve a place in a world that rejects him.
