Five hundred years ago, Si Jingfeng, the wicked master of the Ghost Abyss, was killed, but not quite dead.
Five hundred years later, Si Jingfeng came back to life in another body.
The good news: He finally got a fresh start.
The bad news: He had made too many enemies in life and accumulated too much resentment. So every time he started over, he ended up as a frail, short-lived invalid.
Si Jingfeng: ...At least I can hang on for another three months. That's a win.
By his second month, Si Jingfeng, reborn as the young lord of the greatest sect in the world, could no longer hold on. He coughed up blood every day, looking ready to die at any moment.
The sect leader couldn't bear to watch his own son die, so at last he found a dual cultivation method that could extend his life.
On their wedding day, Si Jingfeng hesitated as he looked at the beautiful, emotionless sword cultivator inside the bridal curtains.
But the next moment, the beautiful cultivator pinned him down and got straight to it.
Afterward, still shaken, Si Jingfeng asked, "Doing this... aren't you afraid your Dao heart will shatter?"
Shen Qinggui replied indifferently, "I'm not interested in you. Without love, how could my Dao heart be broken?"
Half a year later, as turmoil continued to engulf the cultivation world, the ailing Si Jingfeng was gravely wounded by an enemy and his soul was scattered.
Three years later, Si Jingfeng came back to life in yet another body.
Si Jingfeng: Sorry, I wasn't quite dead. I can start over again.
But he hadn't expected the cultivation world to have become a sea of flames, with his widower, Shen Qinggui, as the one responsible.
Before the immortal sect, the sword cultivator's Dao heart lay shattered. His white robes were stained with blood, and he was filled with murderous intent, sworn to make the entire cultivation world join Si Jingfeng in death.
Seeing this, Si Jingfeng finally emerged from hiding and stopped Shen Qinggui's world-destroying sword strike.
Taking his sword, Si Jingfeng soothed him: "Easy now. Don't lose it. I'm still alive."
After that, Si Jingfeng died and started over again and again, making life miserable for everyone in the cultivation world. Every time he died, Shen Qinggui hovered on the verge of madness.
People of the cultivation world: Could you start over a little sooner next time?
Si Jingfeng: I can't, but I can get back in time to soothe my husband. At this rate, you'll all really end up dead.
Theme: Finding a way to survive when all hope seems lost.
