Fengmo Village in Pingyi County is so remote it is hard to find even on a map. Yet it is famous throughout the region for the Temple of the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning atop its mountain, and for the ancient demon dragon sealed beneath it. The young Jian Chen, whom the villagers call Gou Wa, is the sole disciple of Daoist Xuantong. Raised here from childhood, he carries on the Daoist tradition. His Three Pure Ones Sword-Controlling Art is beginning to show its power, and he can also exorcise demons with talismans, formations, and inner alchemy energy.
After his master, Daoist Xuantong, mysteriously disappears, Jian Chen becomes Fengmo Village's protector. As demonic energy and vengeful spirits grow ever stronger and the demon dragon's seal begins to weaken, he follows the Daoist principle of "stillness and nonaction" while carrying out the work of "slaying demons and exorcising evil."
When Ling Shuang, the aloof and otherworldly Saintess of the Qingyun Sword Sect; Master Mingyue, the compassionate monk of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Kingdom; the morally ambiguous True Person Chilian of the Danding Sect; and the mysterious, spirited Saintess Yaoguang of Zhengyi Temple enter his life one after another, Jian Chen's peace is shattered, and a series of hilarious yet heart-pounding adventures begins. He must not only face sect rivalries and the covetous eyes of evil forces, but also uncover the truth behind his master's disappearance and the forgotten ancient secrets behind the demon dragon's seal.
From a corner of Fengmo Village to Zhongzhou, the heart of the cultivation world, and on to the fabled myriad realms, Jian Chen uses the peachwood sword in his hand as a brush and the righteous spirit in his heart as ink. He writes the legend of a Daoist heir who plans each step carefully, slays demons and exorcises evil, seeks the path to immortality, and ultimately uncovers the mysteries of the universe and protects the peace of the Three Realms. At his side stand several peerlessly beautiful sect saintesses. They are both his beloved confidantes and his companions in battle.
