Chen Ping, a menial disciple, unexpectedly obtains a jade pendant containing one mu of black soil where spiritual herbs grow ten times faster than they do outside. He grows spirit grain to fill his stomach and Clear Spirit Grass to strengthen his body, quietly accumulating power. From menial laborer to supervisor, and from the mining site to the medicinal garden, he endures humiliation and bides his time while exchanging spiritual herbs for spirit stones and practicing cultivation techniques.