In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, after the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance (the first year of Jingde, 1004), Song and Liao made a truce on the surface and exchanged what they had, but in reality there was an undercurrent. Within the imperial court, the main war faction headed by Privy Councilor Cao Wei and border general Zhong E (previously foreshadowing, echoing Tuobian's foreshadowing) and the main peace faction headed by Prime Minister Wang Dan and Councilor Wang Qinruo are in the same situation. The competition between the two sides is no longer limited to court discussions, but has penetrated into various sects in the world, using martial arts power to secretly compete for territory, compete for intelligence, and manipulate people's hearts. In the rivers and lakes, various major sects either rely on the warring faction, tend to the peace faction, or remain neutral but are involved in disputes. The "treasure of martial arts" "Shanhe Sheji Tu" (hiding the border defense map of Song and Liao Dynasty, and the distribution map of Jianghu forces, has the value of both temples and rivers and lakes). The appearance of Tingxuelou (a neutral sect, in charge of the treasure) was massacred overnight, and the treasure disappeared. The world was shaken, the court was alert, and a spy war across the temple and the world began.
