Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty was in turmoil. Dongfang Changmingdeng, a poor scholar from a poor family, studied hard at West Lake Academy in order to seek fame. He was born into a poor family and was looked down upon by many, but he had great ambitions and firmly believed that the imperial examination was the only way out.
By chance, he got a mysterious sapphire slip in the library of the academy. The jade slip was cold and had no origin, but it was forcibly bound to him. From then on, the trajectory of his life completely changed.
"Within three days, recite the full text of the "Book of Rites", otherwise your soul will fly away."
The cold voice sounded in his mind, opening the way for Dongfang Changming Lamp to struggle for survival in the immortal and mortal worlds. In order to survive, he must complete the incredible tasks issued by the jade slips. From the body-tempering elixir to the art of expressing one's mind, from the awe-inspiring righteousness to the magic of immortality, his life has changed from a black-and-white silent movie to a magnificent picture scroll.
When the classics of Confucianism and Taoism are intertwined with the methods of cultivating immortals, and when the turmoil in the court and the monsters in the mountains coexist, how should a poor scholar who originally wanted to "learn well and then become an official" place his pieces in this big game of chess? To become a generation of powerful officials, or to break through the void and aspire to the immortal path? The choice of Oriental Eternal Light will stir up the whole world from a corner of Lin'an City.
