Deep in the Qinling Mountains, mist has shrouded a forgotten ancient village for a thousand years: Longmian Village.
Legend says it is the burial place of Zhulong, the most mysterious being in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Its eyes open to bring day and close to bring night, and it can control life, death, and time.
Jiang Lin, an ordinary young man from Guangdong, is drawn into an adventure by a strange dream.
Shen Wuji, a stern and composed native of Beijing, holds the secrets of his family.
Lin Banxia, a learned and level-headed scholar from Suzhou, hides a secret.
Ma Zichuan, a jokester who speaks in a thick northeastern dialect, uses humor to mask his fear.
The four venture deep into an ancient Qinling tomb, following a white deer, crossing mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, and entering the Dragon-Sleeping Altar.
They gradually discover that this is no mere tomb raid, but a ritual spanning a thousand years.
When Zhulong’s eyes slowly open, day and night fall into chaos and life and death are reversed. The true calamity has only just begun.
