Collecting Spirits: Painted Scrolls

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the "Eight Kings Rebellion" depleted the country's power. The Hu cavalry outside the Great Wall went south, and the Central Plains fell. It was known in history as the "Five Hus Rebellion". However, behind this catastrophe are the five ferocious beasts of ancient times - Taotie, Taotie, Qiongqi, Chaos, and Gudiao - who took advantage of the grievances of the world and the ambitions of the Jin Dynasty vassal kings to possess the leaders of the Hu tribe, intending to devour the fate of Chinese civilization and replace the "human way" with the "animal way". After the death of the "Ancestral Dragon", the ancestor of China, his power disintegrated and turned into the original dragon scales containing the power of the five elements, celestial phenomena, and yin and yang, scattered in the world. The dragon scales are spiritual and will choose their own masters. They will be integrated into the weapons used by the warriors to form a unique bond, giving them the ability to control the power of heaven and earth. These people are called "scale warriors". The last auspicious and benevolent beast in the world, the Kirin, also transformed into a human form and came to the mortal world to become a symbol of hope. Lin Che, an ordinary Han young man whose family was ruined, rescued Su Muwan, a weak and transformed Qilin in the ruins, and accidentally got involved in this prehistoric war that transcended human conquests. With a family heirloom dragon scale pendant, he became Su Muwan's guardian and guide. The two went north together and embarked on the dangerous and unpredictable road of "recovering souls". They need to retrieve the scattered dragon scales, awaken the sleeping mountain god, unite the hidden scale warriors, and fight against the millions of iron cavalry and strange sorcery controlled by the ferocious beasts. However, the enemy ahead is not only the clear legion of ferocious beasts, but also the suspicious Eastern Jin Dynasty, which is partial to the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the traitors and shadows lurking within civilization. This is a road to rekindle hope in the ashes, and it is also a majestic picture depicting the intertwining of the glory and darkness of human nature. Can they finally gather the dragon scales, recast the murderous sword, and regain the future for the world?