Chen Hao, who inherited the secret art of gold-touching, unexpectedly glimpsed a world-shaking secret from the "Earth Marrow Sutra" passed down from his ancestors and half an ancient picture - the legend about the ancient artifact "Nine Nether Cauldron". In order to pursue the truth, he formed a mausoleum exploration team with Ling Xiaoxiao, a talented returnee who is proficient in archaeological institutions, and Wang Dapeng, a brave and courageous veteran, and embarked on a dangerous journey throughout China.
From the barren tombs inhabited by corpse silkworms in the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Erhai Lake Tomb guarded by the evil arts of Nanzhao; from the hallucinations of the Buddha's shadow in the Longling Cave, to the eternal ice of the Black Khitan under the ice abyss; the Insect Valley, the Sand Sea, the Guixu Deep Sea... Strange ancient tombs hidden in the dust of history have appeared one after another, and deadly mechanisms, strange creatures and unpredictable human hearts are closely followed. And the mysterious organization "Netherworld Sect" who is also pursuing the fragments makes every step they take murderous.
