After a mysterious jade fragment is triggered in a modern tomb, Li Qing transmigrates and becomes the lowest-ranking acolyte in a team of fangshi seeking immortals in the Eastern Sea for the First Emperor of Qin. Using his archaeological knowledge to identify ancient artifacts, he obtains a basic breathing technique. When the team falls apart after the First Emperor dies and the court begins purging them, he escapes by staying cautious and relying on supplies he had stored in advance inside his gourd. He ends up adrift among ordinary people. While wandering, Li Qing witnesses or hears news of the Daze Village uprising. The events recorded in history books become a bloody, fiery reality before his eyes, and he feels keenly how insignificant one person is in the face of an era.
