The Danshan Sect was wiped out after placing the wrong bet in its battle against Huizhang City and Xiumu City.
Three surviving Elders each used their own skills to carve out a territory, run businesses and escort caravans, and educate disciples, all in hopes of restoring the foremost sect of immortal arts.
The plan was perfect, but what did any of it have to do with me, Tang Xu, a disciple in name only?
Who says you can't attain great things by cultivating in the mortal world?
Tang Xu advanced cautiously, overcoming obstacles, capturing demons, and gathering spiritual energy. All he wanted was to master immortal arts and take revenge, but he found himself sinking ever deeper into the power struggles between Huizhang City, Xiumu City, and the Kunlun Slaves.
Wealth: rich beyond measure. Influence: dominant across all three factions. Supernatural arts: he knew all thirty-six stratagems by heart.
Now he could take revenge!
But when he crossed the hills, he realized he was getting more and more deeply entangled in the mortal world. The tangled web of demons and human nature captivated Tang Xu, and as real-world conflicts twisted together, he drifted farther and farther from his original goal of revenge…
