Shen Qingli, the most brilliant young woman of Tianlan Sect, cultivates the Heartless Dao and refines the Heartless Sword Arts. She can freeze ten miles of land, and her heart is as unyielding as stone.
Bearing a soul from another world and an obsession with returning home, she cuts away every distraction and stands high upon her altar.
Nangong Jue, a new disciple carrying a mysterious jade pendant and a strangely familiar gaze, unexpectedly enters her frozen world.
Shen Qingli saves Nangong Jue from a frigid pool, and he silently protects her in return. They face danger together during a secret realm trial, and the fiery devotion with which Nangong Jue risks his life to protect her quietly melts Shen Qingli's heartless Daoist heart.
Afterward, Shen Qingli's Daoist heart collapses, and she loses all her cultivation. Nangong Jue trades his life for medicine and sustains her with his blood, finally leading her to shatter her heartless Dao foundation of her own accord. "From now on, I will cultivate you."
Together, they resume cultivating the Mortal World Dao, brave forbidden lands, and search for a way to survive. The Demon Sect emerges, and flames of war spread across the land. They fight side by side, wielding their love as a blade.
Shen Qingli comes to understand that "love is not a tribulation, but a boat upon the Dao." Her white hair turns black, she forms a Nascent Soul anew, and her Mortal World sword intent shakes the world.
In the end, the two join their hearts, burn their vital blood to break through every law, and slay the Demon Lord. They prove the Dao through love and ascend to the rank of Ancestors.
After ascending to the Upper Realm, the two are unexpectedly separated. Nangong Jue returns to his family, has his soul cleansed and his memories erased, and becomes a crown prince. Shen Qingli, meanwhile, is the missing princess of the Azure Dragon Kingdom. When the young geniuses of the two realms compete, they meet again, but he treats her like a stranger, and she angrily throws a punch at him.
Outsider demons return. An arranged marriage seals their alliance, and as their memories gradually return, the two join forces against their enemies. The Void Stones gather, their divine power finally takes shape, and the apocalypse is averted. Yet Shen Qingli awakens at a modern-day book signing. Was their vast immortal journey and unforgettable love merely a dream? Until that fleeting glimpse outside the elevator...
It's a bit messy and it feels like it's going to be unfinished. Although the battle strength in the first part is reduced, it's not that exaggerated. In the second part of the plot, the sect arranges its own young genius as the main force to defeat the opponent's boss and is invincible 🤦.
Highly poisonous, be careful~