When Qin Xiao, a poor-born young cultivator, accidentally acquires a mysterious cultivation technique that requires him to bed three thousand women and absorb yin-yang energy in order to attain immortality, it is like a pebble tossed into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.
Orphaned and born into poverty, Qin Xiao had already suffered the scorn of his fellow disciples in a world dominated by cultivation clans. The technique only made matters worse: everyone branded him a lecher, and he found himself condemned by all. Yuwen Lie, a gifted scion of the imperial Yuwen clan, is arrogant, overbearing, and ruthless. He sees Qin Xiao as a thorn in his side and repeatedly schemes to frame and suppress him, hoping to shore up his own position in the cultivation world.
Yet the wheels of fate turn quietly. As he cultivates, Qin Xiao repeatedly challenges the geniuses of the great sects, and his strength grows like a spring shoot breaking through the earth. He meets Nangong Wan'er, the eldest daughter of the great cultivation clan Nangong. Cool and ethereal, she is like a celestial maiden from the heavens. At first, misunderstandings lead to repeated clashes between her and Qin Xiao, but she is eventually moved by his perseverance and kindness. She becomes his confidante, and together they take on powerful foes. The mysterious rogue cultivator Feng Wuhen, impressed by Qin Xiao’s character and potential, also befriends him and comes to his aid more than once. These twists mean Qin Xiao no longer has to fight alone.
But gains always come at a price. Qin Xiao’s rise drives Yuwen Lie to even greater madness, and he joins forces with other sects to attack him. Qin Xiao manages to defeat the assault with his own strength, but it only deepens his feud with Yuwen Lie. Greater dangers may still lie ahead.
With his path to immortality clouded by controversy and hatred, should Qin Xiao hold fast to the justice in his heart and press onward, or give up his quest for the sake of peace? What will he choose?
