In an age of prosperity and peace, the former master of Xiangyun Mountain, a famous peak near the capital, ascended to heaven in broad daylight. The astonishing event inspired nobles and commoners alike to pursue the path of cultivation.
For a time, gifted and extraordinary people flourished throughout the land.
Xie Wuyou, the general's legitimate eldest daughter, fled to Xiangyun Mountain to escape a marriage alliance with the imperial family. Through a twist of fate, she made it into the finals for the position of chief disciple. While preparing for the competition, her rival Song Yuxuan learned why Xie Wuyou had come to the mountain and, determined to defeat her, secretly informed the Xie family. To avoid them, Xie Wuyou fled down the mountain's rear slopes. Along the way, she encountered her senior fellow disciple Li Yuan, and the two set off together. During their journey, an unknown adept seized Li Yuan's body and asked Xie Wuyou to help him recover his true form.
However, before returning to Xiangyun Mountain in twenty days, Xie Wuyou must master five disciplines and give everything she has to claim the position of chief disciple.
But on her way down the mountain, she runs into bandits, accidentally uncovers the Xie family's old secrets, and gets caught up in a hidden struggle.
Even in the palace, her father seems to have his own unspoken concerns. He no longer tries to put off the marriage, but instead asks her Second Uncle Xie to make sure Wuyou goes to the palace to meet the emperor.
One problem after another comes crashing down. Can Xie Wuyou remain carefree and happy in the face of such a turbulent fate?
And who, exactly, is the mysterious adept?
Will her fate truly end with an ascension to heaven in broad daylight?
