A stubborn stone becomes a deity and claims a mountain as its domain! Lu Ya, an ordinary mountain rock, unexpectedly receives the title of mountain god of Qingwu Mountain. He gains spiritual awareness and takes human form, using his wits to subdue the mountain's demons, spreading blessings and gathering the faith of the people across a hundred li. He steadily advances on the path of cultivation, but glimpses the fog of fate on a sheer cliff behind the mountain. The arrival of the Taibai Sect brings him cultivation techniques that help him form a divine foundation and break through to a new realm. But the self-proclaimed orthodox force of the Celestial Court, Zhenyue Mountain, invades with overwhelming force, seizing offerings of faith and suppressing the demon clans. The Celestial Court takes its side and brings pressure to bear, but Lu Ya fears no heavenly authority and resolutely defies its orders.
As secrets emerge about the filthy ancient tomb behind the mountain and the Azure Sky Lord, Lu Ya takes on masters and disciples, investigating the long-buried truth step by step. Fearing his growing power, the Celestial Court appoints him City God, promoting him in name while keeping him under control. But he wields the merits of Yin and Yang and commands a secret network of folk worship. His cultivation breaks through to the Divine Core Realm, and his ties to the Azure Sky Lord gradually come to light. The Celestial Court makes its murderous intent clear and sends a massive army to surround Qingwu Mountain. Lu Ya leads his followers in a fierce battle, endures a thunder tribulation, and breaks through once more in the face of death.
To break free of the chains of fate, he infiltrates the underworld in search of soil-breath and the truth. At last, he learns that he is a clone of the Azure Sky Lord, but has already forged an independent divine nature. When the Celestial Court issues an edict offering him amnesty and a title, Lu Ya stands firm, defies the order, and returns to his mountain to lead his followers against the host of heavenly generals. He purifies a thousand years of filthy earth and ultimately breaks free of the Celestial Court's control, becoming a perfected true god who is utterly free and follows his own path.
