On February 6, news that a professor had been dismissed and stripped of all his university positions made the trending list. Behind it was a joint letter signed by eleven students, risking their futures to report the professor for academic fraud. The female protagonist's experiences are based on this incident.
Afterward, the plot also follows the direction of real-life stories that become online hot topics. Readers who frequently browse the internet may recognize the real-life inspirations behind much of the story.
The story is set in a world of illusion arts (witchcraft and curses) and essence arts (the foundation of cultivation).
People born in this land have the potential to practice essence arts if, as children, they encounter their own "soul" in a dream. If they can make their "soul" take on physical form before they turn twenty, congratulations: they've surpassed the vast majority of people in this land and become a "cultivator." From then on, they face their own destiny and embark on the path of cultivation.
Those without this opportunity have three paths open to them: they can settle for an ordinary life; study hard and take the imperial examinations; or pursue illusion arts and learn witchcraft and curses. Even if they cannot seek immortality through the way of the immortals, each path offers another means of realizing their worth.
