In the Qingping Mountains, the Li Clan is like a candle flickering in the wind. With only a few Qi Refining cultivators left, the clan faces imminent destruction as Blackwind Stronghold covets its jadeite mine. During a blood sacrifice at the ancestral hall, Li Haoyang, the clan leader's direct grandson, unexpectedly awakens Li Xuan, a spirit within an inherited ancient mirror. Possibly the remnant soul of an ancient powerhouse, Li Xuan grants him access to a pocket realm within the mirror, blessed talisman seeds, and the power of deduction, becoming the Li Clan's most secretive backer.
Li Xuan makes plans from behind the scenes, while Li Haoyang draws his sword in the open. Empowered by the supreme offensive talisman seed "Nine Suns Illuminate the World," Li Haoyang strikes with ruthless decisiveness. Talisman seeds such as "Lord of Arms" and "Eternal Spring" empower the clan, which rises in both battle formations and alchemy. The Li Clan not only holds on to its mine, but also swallows Blackwind Stronghold, securing its footing through blood and fire.
Who could have known that the cultivation world of the border province was actually a breeding ground for the Profound Yin Cult, where cultivators were nothing but nourishment for souls? With Li Xuan's far-sighted schemes and Li Haoyang's unmatched courage, they forge alliances to break the cultivation scheme. Using the "Nine Suns Incinerate Heaven Formation," they even severely wound a Golden Core elder despite the gap in cultivation. From then on, the Li Clan's name resounds throughout the border province.
When they enter the Eastern Domain, the talisman seed system is denounced as a heretical path, and the great powers ostracize the Li Clan. Li Haoyang crushes his rivals in the battle of young prodigies, restoring his clan's good name. At an ancient ruin, they snatch treasure from the jaws of danger, and Soul-Nourishing Wood restores Li Xuan's damaged soul. The pocket realm within the mirror is upgraded into a cultivation sanctuary.
When the ultimate truth is revealed, it turns out the cultivation world is a prison created by an emotionless Heavenly Dao, with all cultivators serving as nourishment. Li Xuan is no ancient powerhouse, but a fragment of a rebel against the Heavenly Dao. Li Haoyang leads the clan's talisman cultivators in forming a formation to wage war against Heaven, while Li Xuan burns himself to remake the rules. In the end, Li Haoyang merges with the Dao and founds the Li Clan's immortal dynasty, where everyone can become a dragon. Through the strength of his clan, he breaks the prison of fate and opens a glorious path to immortality that belongs to the Li Clan alone!
