During the Shi Yuan era, the land was in turmoil. The white-bearded master of Moshan wrote The Art of Teng, Zhu, Mu, and Feng and gave it to four youths to bring peace to the realm. Zhan Keye used the mechanical art of Water and Teng to build Wuxi, the most beautiful city on the water. Sikong Fu used the forging art of Zhu and Jian to establish Lanzhou, the sturdiest and most impregnable city. Qing Sheng's art of Ze and Mu helped Rong Pei create a vast oasis for the people of Nanchao. Shanyu Zhudan used the celestial art of Yu and Feng to build Beiming City. Five hundred years after the founding of the dynasty brought stability, Fu Ming, a later disciple of the white-bearded master, stole The Records of the Shi Yuan Era. He learned that the lost second volume of The Art of Teng, Zhu, Mu, and Feng was hidden in The Thousand Spirits and protected by the Wood Spirit Clan for generations. Fu Ming broke with Moshan and joined forces with Rong Lie of Nanchao, using the realm itself as their playing field.
Twenty years later, the Art of Zhu and Jian vanished from Lanzhou. Lan Ruoxue of the Wood Spirit Clan, Wuxi's prince Zhan Yuefeng, and Lanzhou's prince Sikong Chen joined forces to unravel the conspiracy engulfing the realm. Through countless schemes, Rong Han of Nanchao's pursuit, a rebellion in Lanzhou, and the unpredictable Shanyu Haizhu, the three matched wits with Rong Han and gradually uncovered the truth behind The Art of Teng, Zhu, Mu, and Feng, bringing Fu Ming's plan to ruin. Their feelings for one another changed as well. The Battle of Chonghai, the secrets behind Moshan, the Spirit-Sealing Pagoda on Lingshan... What fate awaits the three of them in the end...?