During the troubled times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the four major families in Ivory Mountain - Xie, Wang, Liu, and Zhao - each occupied one side, and undercurrents surged.
Xie Yongqiang, the eldest son of the Xie family, has a mediocre talent for cultivating immortals. When he went down the mountain to practice, he accidentally entered the Linggu Valley and met the alchemist Wang Xiaomeng, and fell in love at first sight. Xie's father Guangkun was furious and publicly humiliated the Wang family, saying "the small sect is not worthy of joining the Xie family". Wang Laoqi took his daughter away from home in humiliation. Xie Yongqiang swore in public: "I am determined to marry her."
However, with the sect summoned, the village chief's daughter Xiang Xiu behind, and his cousin Qi Santai promising an official career, Xie Yongqiang was forced to enter into a marriage contract with Xiang Xiu. Xiao Meng was disheartened and concentrated on alchemy. Changes come one after another: Zhao Yutian is seriously injured by a monster, Liu Neng forcibly breaks off the engagement; the sect's quota is lost, and Xiangxiu becomes estranged. Xie Yongqiang, who hit rock bottom, decided to stay in Ivory Mountain and contracted the barren mountains to open up spiritual fields. Xiao Meng secretly helped each other, and the two rekindled their old relationship.
In the end, Xie Yongqiang gave up his path to immortality and waited for true love. Liu Neng's fortune-telling overturns, Zhao Si's formation goes awry, Wang Dana returns from a casual practice, and Xie Guangkun keeps acting like a demon - in the world of Ivory Mountain, what is cultivated is not immortality, but the human heart.
