A Nobody's Journey Through the World

An ordinary village boy digs up a wild yam and finds an all-iron firewood knife. It looks like a common tool, yet it can sever any magic treasure of any rank. After eating a yam, he undergoes marrow-cleansing and tendon-changing effects, and his metal spiritual root quality improves. By chance, he joins a small local martial sect as a registered disciple. With this identity, he sets out on the long road of cultivation. The Great Wu Empire is beset by internal troubles and external threats, tottering in the storm. As two major sects clash, Ye Fan flees his sect. When the village recruits soldiers, he joins the border army. At a beacon tower eighty li from the border city, Ye Fan becomes a foot archer stationed there. Everyone schemes against everyone else, danger lurks at every step, and affection is thinner than paper. His firm will and clever mind are his only reliance. In this remote corner, Ye Fan vigorously develops infrastructure and military affairs, rapidly builds up troops, brews wine, makes ice, and refines fine salt. These money-making businesses become tied to political interests. The winds and clouds rise again, with iron bones and tender feelings, beacon smoke for a thousand li, and ten thousand horses neighing together! The Great Wu Dynasty is at this very moment: prosperity in turmoil, loyal ministers oppressed, and chaos about to begin. You either become someone else's blade, or you hold a sharp blade yourself. In a single thought, heaven and earth change color. — Description from novelcodex.org