Chen Xuan, a young man from modern times, was a programmer in the 21st century. After a car accident, he transmigrated to the world five hundred years before the beginning of Journey to the West and became a menial disciple of the Qingyun Sect. He discovered that gods, immortals, and demons were real, then later learned that Journey to the West was merely a chess game laid out by the Sages. Through a twist of fate, the protagonist ventures into the Five Elements Mountain, saves Brother Monkey, and follows him through the world of Journey to the West, battling heaven and earth.