Behind the flourishing Daoist arts of the Great Jing Dynasty lies the endless fate of an ancient civilization caught in a cycle of reincarnation.
Shen Yan, a top-tier xianxia game designer, transmigrates into the body of a minister's son convicted of a crime. In a desperate situation, he unexpectedly unlocks the ancient relic, the Atlas of Myriad Forms.
This is more than an illustrated compendium. It is also a System that can summon “Exiled Immortals” (players from Earth).
When modern players' unlimited respawns collide with the Eastern world's system of “karmic oaths,” and the chaotic power of the “Fourth Calamity” meets a mastermind skilled at designing rules, a game that will overturn the world begins.
Using his designer's ingenuity, Shen Yan will dismantle the laws of heaven and earth, guide the players as they break through their predicament, and face off against the “Seed of Annihilation” in a final battle at the end of civilization's cycle.
This is not one person's quest to save the world, but a righteous story written together by the “Mapbearer” and the players.
