Among the three thousand great worlds, there was one where dragons and demons once lived alongside humanity. People who came into contact with them absorbed their aura and were divided into ranks. Dragonkin possessed the traits of dragons, understood all laws of the heart, and had indestructible bodies. They became a powerful cultivation race in that world. Ordinary people lacked spiritual aptitude and could only extend their lives by practicing health-preserving techniques. The human race declined, until the scripture known as the Immortal Canon of Universal Cultivation appeared. In just a century, human powerhouses emerged one after another. Led by the Celestial Mechanism Immortal, who foresaw a threat from another world, they urged the dragonkin, demons, and immortals to cease their fighting and unite against the enemy. They found eight divine weapons left behind by the Primordial Ancestral Dragon and entrusted them to the world's other seven supreme cultivators. Together, these eight were known as the "Eight Pillars of Heaven," and would lead the world when the invasion from another universe began.
Ling Fanying, a powerful member of the dragonkin, was in truth the strongest of his race. Yet he was humble and cautious, believed in avoiding contention, and never used his strength to seek status. One day, his son was suspected of a crime, and the world's revered cultivators demanded punishment. Ling Fanying single-handedly faced five of the Eight Pillars of Heaven from the immortal realm and fought them to a standstill. The immortal realm relented: instead of taking his son's life, they sentenced him to cultivate his mind in the Evil Forest Domain. Ling Fanying agreed and protected his son with his magical power. After that battle, he became known as the "Dragon Lord Who Shields His Son."
Four years later, Ling Fanying had another child, a daughter. By then, the invasion from another world was drawing near...
