Ling Ye, an abandoned child from Qingwu Town, is cast out by his sect after a mysterious golden light appears on the Spirit-Testing Stone. When he falls into a cavern, he unexpectedly obtains a rune jade pendant and dark iron, becoming entangled in the mysteries of the Soul Realm and a sect conspiracy. He tempers his cultivation with the power of runes and uncovers a thousand-year curse spanning the Three Layers and Nine Realms. After refining the dark iron in the Yang flames of Blackwind Mountain, he sets out to uncover the truth and take revenge. Thus begins his legendary life.
