In a world of cultivation, Nangong Han is a gifted cultivator with an ice spirit root from the Frostveil Pavilion. Cool-headed and steadfast, she devotes herself to reaching ever-higher levels of cultivation and feels a deep sense of duty to protect her sect. Dongfang Qingli is the Cloudstream Sect's foremost talisman master. Gentle and refined, he cares for the world and is determined to use his own strength to safeguard peace and stability in the cultivation realm.
The Cold Abyss, in the far north of Kunlun Ruins, is where ancient Ice Breath lies dormant, drawing countless cultivators in search of it. When Nangong Han arrives to obtain Ice Breath and forge her life-bound treasure, she unexpectedly comes across Dongfang Qingli, who is being hunted by the Soul Devouring Cult. The cult will stop at nothing to seize the Star Prophecy Map, which holds the key to an ancient secret realm. Though gravely wounded, Dongfang Qingli fights back with all his might. Outraged by the cult's crimes and mindful of the generations-old duty of the Frostveil Pavilion and Cloudstream Sect to guard a secret, Nangong Han resolutely steps in to help.
After the two join forces to drive off the Soul Devouring Cult, Dongfang Qingli reveals the secret of the Star Prophecy Map: the ancient secret realm it points to contains a Boundary-Suppressing Stone capable of stabilizing the realms. The cult plans to seize it and release an ancient ferocious beast, plunging the cultivation realm into chaos. To thwart their scheme, Nangong Han decides to take the severely wounded Dongfang Qingli back to the Frostveil Pavilion for treatment, where they can discuss how to respond.
