After being electrocuted, modern student Li Ming's soul traveled to the ancient kingdom of Zhongzhou, where he was reborn as a young scholar with the same name at the Zhongzhou Academy. At the time, the dynasty's ruler had just usurped the throne. Because the Academy questioned his legitimacy, the Siyan Guard massacred its members. Righteous people from every walk of life who had once benefited from the Academy, including servants, wanderers, and failed scholars, independently escorted more than a dozen surviving young students to safety. Heroes of the martial world also fought one after another to protect Zhongzhou's orthodox tradition. The students escaped with their lives, then knelt and vowed to make restoring the Academy's tradition their mission.
