When an ancient bronze gate knocker reveals the sword bone in his dantian, and the stock ticker of the Qingyu Group turns into a formula for breaking formations, Lin Yan is forced to move between a darknet bounty hunt and the Kunlun secret realm. With his left hand, he makes hand seals to influence the Nasdaq's movements; with his right, he swings his sword to cleave through New York's underground cultivation black market. But he discovers that the deadliest attack is hidden in the financial statements of those closest to him.