Li Fei, a young man who guards his village, carries the Dao foundation of a Great Emperor from his previous life. Starting as an ordinary martial artist, he fights his way to immortality. Along the way, he adopts Xiao Bai, an ancient Chaos Devouring Beast, and the pair face countless bizarre ordeals side by side: a female ghost trying to force him into marriage, evil spirits attempting to possess him, corpse demons blocking his path, and beings who are both Buddha and demon. He sweeps aside powerful enemies from the immortal sects and cuts down towering figures of the demonic path. With every dangerous trial, he breaks through to a higher realm, all to shatter the seal of gods and demons and save his beloved, Liu Ruyan. From a humble mortal, he ultimately rises to become an invincible Great Emperor.