All things under heaven have wishes left unfulfilled.
A broken sword wants to return to its hometown. A barren mountain longs for a river. A peerless cultivation art only asks for someone to complete its final move. Even a fierce beast sealed away for ten thousand years is waiting for an answer that came too late.
Lu Xian, a menial disciple of Guihe Sect, unexpectedly gains the ability to hear the unfulfilled wishes of all things.
While others break into secret realms to seize treasures, he takes care of their unfinished business. While others beg divine swords to accept them as masters, the broken sword he picks up insists that it is a kitchen knife.
Fulfill a wish, and you can receive cultivation arts, inheritances, and gifts from heaven and earth. But Lu Xian soon discovers that wishes can hide things, obsessions can lie, and the so-called heroes of ancient times may not be worth saving.
As countless buried promises awaken once more, the greatest secret of the Nine Desolate Realms gradually comes to light:
This world owes all living beings a way forward.
Lu Xian picks up the broken sword that calls itself a kitchen knife and sets out on a journey to fulfill wishes left ungranted for ten thousand ages.
"Just so we're clear, I'll fulfill wishes, but saving the world costs extra."
