Gu Xingzhou, a postdoctoral fellow in modern history, accidentally traveled to the late Ming Dynasty while investigating a mysterious ancient martial arts book. Facing an unfamiliar environment and the test of life and death, he rose from the bottom of the martial arts world and met like-minded friends such as Chu Liuxia and Liang Zhifeng. When faced with power conspiracies, factional struggles, and national turmoil, Gu Xingzhou relied on true historical wisdom and modern thinking to gradually uncover the secrets behind the world. At the same time, his and Chu Liuxia's emotional clues were intertwined, and Liang Zhifeng became his life and death friend. Multiple story lines are intertwined with each other: sect disputes, relationships between temples and rivers and lakes, family feuds, martial arts training, intelligence affairs, revenge and redemption, etc. As the protagonist grows up, the conflicts continue to escalate, and finally he has a head-on confrontation with the martial arts supreme Qin Guiyuan, closely integrating his personal destiny, the justice of the world and the fate of his family and country, completing his self-pursuit and legend of the world.
