Yi Chen was an ordinary white-collar worker in modern society. After a sudden accident, he transmigrated to the ancient primordial world and became the tenth son of the Demon Emperor Dijun, a prince of the Demon Court.
After arriving in the primordial world, Yi Chen heard many stories about it from the maid Lingxi, the Demon Empress Xihe, and Donghuang Taiyi. Of them all, he was most curious about the tales of Shuyuanqing, a disciple of the Western Saint Jieyin. He even suspected that Shuyuanqing, like him, had transmigrated from another world.
Then the Demon Master Kunpeng, hoping to secure his own interests, asked Demon Emperor Dijun to take the tenth prince as his disciple. Taiyi strongly opposed the request. But who could have guessed that, after much deliberation, Xihe and Dijun would agree to Kunpeng’s proposal and hold a grand apprenticeship ceremony?
On the eve of the War between the Wu and Yao, Dijun bestowed upon Yi Chen the innate spiritual treasure Immortal-Slaying Gourd to protect him. Before long, the brutal war erupted, reducing the once-glorious Demon Court to ashes. Kunpeng fled with Yi Chen to North Sea Island. There, Yi Chen unexpectedly discovered that Kunpeng was the culprit behind the Demon Court’s destruction. But as someone who had transmigrated, Yi Chen had no deep attachment to Dijun or Taiyi. He only wanted to live safely in this primordial world. To avoid arousing Kunpeng’s suspicions, he had no choice but to pretend he had no spiritual power.
Later, at the direction of the Chaos Saint Shuyuanqing, Lady Nuwa arrived at North Sea Island, took the Hetu and Luoshu, and imprisoned Kunpeng on the island. She then brought Yi Chen to Dongsheng Shenzhou. There, Yi Chen stumbled upon the Water Curtain Cave and became its first master. He also met the kind-hearted Lingyue…