Lu Chen, the son of a potter, was involved in the shocking conspiracy of the county government's deficit because of a celadon bowl that could reflect secrets. The half piece of residual pottery delivered by his father before his death is not only an ancestral secret treasure, but also contains the core fragments of the artifact "Wanxiang Pivot" that was dismantled three hundred years ago.
Overnight, his family was destroyed, and Lu Chen became the target of Pei Jiuzhang, the young eunuch of Qintian Prison. Pei Jiuzhang is in charge of the snake demon and is bound to win over Can Tao. Behind it involves the centuries-old grudge between Qin Tianjian and the old kiln ghost. On the way to escape, Lu Chen accidentally awakened the Qing Ling Clam. Although her memory was incomplete, she knew the secret of the Wanxiang Shu - the first of the five elements of the ancient weapon, which can control the world's clay creations. Three hundred years ago, it was split into nine parts and scattered everywhere.
From the ruins of the dragon kiln to the forbidden areas of the official kiln, from the blood jars that devour souls to the porcelain poisons that harm people, Lu Chen struggled on the edge of life and death. He gradually discovered that there is no good or evil in pottery, and the human heart is the mirror that reflects evil. Those porcelain pieces that can develop images, pottery urns that can eat souls, and glazes that hide memories all reflect the greed and weirdness of human nature. And the blood of the first-generation Tao Shen flowing in his body makes him the key to solving all mysteries.
As the fragments of the remaining pottery are gradually collected, the truth emerges that potters used forbidden techniques to seal demons and nourish pottery with blood three hundred years ago. Lu Chen has to fight against Pei Jiuzhang's pursuit and the erosion of the snake demon, while at the same time facing the cruel reality that "we are the demon". With the help of Qingqi, a tool spirit, and the madness of the old kiln ghost, he embarked on the road of searching for the remaining fragments of the Wanxiang Shu and uncovering the mystery of the blood-weeping dragon kiln, and every step he took was approaching the core of the unfinished sacrifice three hundred years ago.
