This is a world of cultivation, with the Medical, Divine, Boundary, Strength, and Unity Paths.
The story begins with the boyhood of Jiang Shuimeng, an orphan. At first, all he wants is to earn enough to support himself and, if he gets lucky, enjoy a comfortable and leisurely life. But the secrets of his origins and a mysterious cultivation technique draw unwanted attention, plunging him into one crisis after another. With a clear head and unrelenting effort, he manages to escape danger time and again. During his time serving as a Night Watchman on the Northern Frontier, he faces an invasion by the Icefield people. The weather grows ever colder, and the nights ever longer. In the final battle against the Icefield people, the Northern Frontier is plunged into an eternal night, and the thousand-year-old Night Watch is disbanded. Strange celestial phenomena then spark turmoil in the Central Plains. Jiang Shuimeng resumes his travels through the martial world, seeking the secrets of his origins. Heroes are made in troubled times, and with his background at Junlan Academy and among the Night Watchmen, Jiang Shuimeng becomes a general of the Central Plains and unites its five great nations. Remnants of the Icefield people, the Southern Barbarian Alliance, the Immortals of Penglai, the Talisman Sect of the Yellow Desert, and the River Clan of Wei Island join forces to attack the Central Plains. The entire continent rallies its forces, and the energy needed by the Celestial Capital reaches its threshold. A conspiracy a thousand years in the making finally comes to light. What will become of the world's fate, and will it survive... (Too many spoilers here, so please take your time and savor the story.)
