The appearance of the Heavenly Book plunges the Three Realms into a bloody storm. This secret tome, capable of determining the fate of the world, stirs deep-seated obsessions in Heaven, the mortal realm, and the demon realm, and a great war is about to erupt.
The demon race massacres mortal Shi Lei's home. He sets out on the path of cultivation to seek revenge, and by a twist of fate, forms a bond with the Heavenly Book. Along the way, he meets the Holy Maiden Su Muxue, and affection blossoms between them amid life and death. Ling Xiao, son of a War God from Heaven, witnesses the suffering of mortals and the struggles of the demon realm, leading him to question Heaven's ironclad laws. He goes from being enemies with the demon princess Mo Ji to understanding her, and falls into a love affair that crosses realms. Mo Yuan, young lord of the demon realm, leads his forces in a bid to seize the Heavenly Book and break Heaven's oppression, but becomes entangled with Chang'e of the Moon Palace and the bold, passionate Fairy Zixia, caught between love and hate.
Mortal scholar Zhao Yu uses his wit to navigate a chaotic age, standing by the physician Lin Wan'er through life and death. Ao Xuan, the Dragon Palace's crown prince, and the dragon maiden Xi explore the connection between the dragon race and the Heavenly Book. The wandering knight-errant Shangguan Yun obtains a fragment and is hunted, then travels alongside the heroine Liu Ruyan. Wenquxing Xuan Yi of Heaven, the Demon Venerable Ye, and other factions stir up countless battles, driven by ambition or the interests of their people.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.