The protagonist accidentally wanders into the mountains and loses his way. His divination says the omens are terribly ill, but after transmigrating through the mist, he finds himself in a world of immortals, gods, ghosts, and monsters. Not only can he find no path to cultivating immortality, he also has to deal with all sorts of trouble brought on by a deceitful old Taoist. Thanks to the wild assumptions and vivid imaginations of all the gods, ghosts, and monsters around him, the protagonist always manages to turn danger into safety. But before long, he is also drawn into the whirlpool of a massive conspiracy.
"I went through all that trouble to save a fox spirit, so why does everyone else meet a beautiful vixen while I get a male fox?"