A young man from the southern border, born without immortal bones and cut off from the path of immortality.
Searching for a way forward, he travels to the Central Continent and visits sects both great and small. He cultivates martial and Confucian ways alike, wandering the mortal world with a sword in hand and witnessing every facet of human life.
Along the way, he meets figures from the worlds of immortals, demons, devils, Buddhism, Confucianism, and shamanism, forming countless ties of fate.
He sees through the greed and delusions of the immortal path, as well as the deviousness of the wicked path, and comes to understand the convictions and obsessions of Buddhists, Confucians, shamans, and demons alike.
Everyone is obsessed with ascending to immortality and pursuing the illusory path to eternal life.
He alone remains true to himself, wielding his sword to cut down false immortals and purge evil. He has no desire for the heavens above; his only wish in life is to protect the enduring warmth of this world.
