Legend has it that when cultivators reach the Dao Ancestor realm, they must sever their Three Corpses. The Three Corpses possess consciousness of their own and, in their efforts to reclaim the body, use all sorts of methods to eliminate the host's consciousness and take control. Ever since cultivation began, cultivators have been plagued by their Three Corpses. That is, until a genius of peerless talent created the Lotus Lantern Secret Art, which seals the Three Corpses in Soul-Refining Lamps and refines them into the most primordial energy. Absorbing this energy not only resolves the threat posed by the Three Corpses, but also helps the cultivator break through to a higher realm, avoiding the fate of merging with the Great Dao.
Such a secret art would threaten the Great Dao's position, so of course it could not be allowed to exist. Thus begins a series of tales of intrigue and deception between the Great Dao and the genius.