As the poem goes: Beyond the thirty-three heavens lies another sky; beyond the ninth heaven, immortals dwell. Immortals were once mortals too; the only question is whether a mortal's heart will waver.
Heaven and earth are unkind, treating all things like straw dogs. Immortals are unkind, treating mortals like ants. When fire breaks out at the city gate, fish in the moat suffer too. A battle between two immortals destroys Lin Chuan's home, leaving him orphaned and homeless. Though still young, he carries the hatred of one who longs to destroy the immortals.
