In the year 3029. Earth is experiencing rapid technological progress; there are no longer any borders. The world has united and entered the age of the Federation. But everything changed when a huge bronze sword flew in from the starry sky and drove itself into the sun. Fragments of the hilt falling onto Earth brought with them a new type of energy, which they called “spiritual energy.” This new kind of energy and the flourishing of ancient arts—such as cultivation, alchemy, and the forging of spirit stones—altered the course of humanity’s development. In Earth’s history, a new chapter was opened, and it was called the Era of the Spiritual Source.
And after graduating from school in his hometown of Phoenix, Van Baole attempts to enroll in the Dao Academy of Ether—one of the four Great Dao Academies, the most prestigious schools in the world. But these are only the first modest steps of a path for a young chubby guy, because the boy is, beyond measure, determined, self-assured, ambitious, and completely unbothered by his extra weight. Armed with the knowledge from autobiographies of high-ranking officials that Van Baole read as a child, he set his highest goal from the start—to become the president of the Federation, thereby obtaining the highest power on the planet. But for now, his journey begins at the very bottom, and ahead lie countless obstacles—not only in developing his cultivation, but also in gaining absolute power and greatness…