In the early years of the Republic of China, Zhang Xuanqing, a Taoist priest with superb magic skills, was famous in his hometown for solving folk supernatural incidents. However, as times changed, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and the supernatural incidents disappeared. His Taoism no longer had room to display, and his life fell into trouble. Under the pressure of his friend Zhao Sihai and his livelihood, Zhang Xuanqing went against his original intention and joined the tomb robbing team.
It started out as a regular grave and went well. But as the target turned to the tombs of ancient princes and generals, the team encountered various strange mechanisms and heroic spirits guarding the tombs. Zhang Xuanqing used superb Taoist skills to resolve crises time and time again, but unknowingly violated the rules of heaven. Relatives and friends around him began to die mysteriously. When tragedies occurred one after another, Zhang Xuanqing finally realized that all of this was a divine punishment brought about by tomb robbing. Faced with irreparable losses, he must make a choice to change his destiny...