Golden heavens, red earth; yellow heavens, thick earth; blue heavens, black earth; and then green heavens, gray earth. The cycle of fate spanning five thousand years begins anew. This era is unlike any that came before: beasts become demons, trees become spirits, and humans and demons run rampant... Qin Yu, a down-and-out young commoner, travels halfway across China to pay his respects to his master. Along the way, he begins to discover the cruel world beyond the sheltered life he once knew. And so the story begins.