As the last Celestial Mechanic Elder of Mosou Cliff ascended to immortality, he entrusted his youngest disciple, Lan Ziqing, with descending the mountain to find and protect the person destined for him. Otherwise, the world would be slaughtered by the forces of fate. Along the way, Lan Ziqing happened to save a little beggar, Xiao Yaozi, unaware that Xiao Yaozi was the very person he was meant to find. That was what they called destiny.
Their brief time together ended with them passing each other by.
The continent was entering turbulent times. How would Lan Ziqing become Xuan Moyu, a general of the Qing Kingdom? Why would Xiao Yuyao spend his whole life wanting to destroy the Qing Kingdom with his own hands? What role would Chu Yibai play in this chaotic age? Would Linghu Tuo remain carefree and alluring forever?
The troubled times would eventually end.
Who promised whom a life of freedom, and who would journey into freedom together?
