[Ensemble cast, every character has a complete story arc, pure love, so pure it hurts]
The Longevity Lock, which once wrought havoc in the world, was shattered by a mischievous child at a martial arts tournament ten years ago. Its fragments scattered across the land.
Since then, the great orthodox sects have taken turns guarding the remaining fragments, with their elders working together to protect the secret of the Longevity Lock, all in the hope of keeping the world at peace.
Then one day, Lu Yun, the greatest orthodox sect in the martial world, led a force to wipe out everyone on Qinghua Mountain, breaking their promise in pursuit of the Longevity Lock fragments.
Tang Shuhuan, the sole survivor of the massacre, knows nothing about the secret of the Longevity Lock.
All she knows is that her beloved master died in the disaster, and she is now the only person in the world who knows about the Longevity Lock fragment on Qinghua Mountain...
Before his death, Master Shui Xiaoyun placed a Heartbond Gu in his own disciple, just to force him to protect the Longevity Lock fragment alongside him.
The female lead and her love interest were originally drawn to each other, both struggling with illness, but the female lead's mental state is quite something too...