The Master Descends the Mountain: Is Rising to Success Really That Hard?

When villains hold sway, the world can know no peace! Yet those who stand for justice are never tolerated by the wicked. Young Wen Bihong, sent down the mountain by his master to enter the world and cultivate, witnesses the chaos around him and decides to enter government.

In his view, with his extraordinary abilities and cultivation, can rising through the ranks really be that difficult?

A young couple, freshly graduated and assigned to teach at an elementary school in a mountain town, go out to explore a nearby hill in a park on an autumn evening, only to catch the eye of several thugs.

The young man desperately holds them off to protect his girlfriend while she runs for her life. At last, she reaches the entrance to an abandoned industrial area at the foot of the hill and begs the middle-aged guard for help.

But after opening the gate and going inside, she discovers that the guard has fallen asleep after drinking. He only wakes when she calls out loudly. Seeing a pretty young woman standing before him, the guard is overcome by wicked thoughts. Just then, one of the thugs catches up and reaches the gate, so she quickly shuts it.

The thug threatens her and the guard, saying that if he doesn't get what he wants tonight, he'll kill them both. The middle-aged guard is terrified and wants to hand the girl over. Overcome by despair, she wonders: who will save her…