Lin Chen, the good-for-nothing of Qingshi Town, awakens through the Nine Tribulations Dragon Jade and is forced to cultivate the Nine Tribulations Demon Scripture, offering up his family ties to overcome each tribulation. He slays his kin, kills his master, and murders his beloved, becoming a demon in the eyes of the world. But in the end, he discovers that the Nine Tribulations are a scheme to break the Heavenly Dao’s cage. He becomes the Demon Lord and makes Heaven repay him for everything.
