Shen Yan, an outer disciple of the Qinglan Sect, has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root. After twelve years of painstaking cultivation, his prospects are still bleak. An accident involving an ancient mirror sends him unexpectedly into a modern post-apocalyptic world where a virus is spreading and cities have fallen into chaos. Though his talent was only mediocre in the world of immortal cultivation, his swordsmanship, talismans, and formations make him a formidable survivor. The virus also awakens abilities in some people, such as kinetic force, lightning, and spatial powers.
To survive and find his way home, Shen Yan and his companions, including Su Wanqing, journey from a dead city to a camp of tens of thousands. They gradually uncover a secret spanning a thousand years that links the virus, supernatural abilities, the ancient mirror, and ascension through the immortal sects. As the two worlds begin to overlap, he must choose between pursuing immortality alone and leaving a path behind for those who come after him.
