In the first year of Baoying in the Tang dynasty, Emperor Daizong, Li Yu, borrowed a hundred thousand Uyghur troops to retake Luoyang and put an end to the An Lushan Rebellion. Chu Ge, a student from Shu, heads to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but encounters danger along the way and is unwillingly drawn into a conflict among immortals, Buddhas, Daoists, and demons. There are endless magical treasures, spells that move mountains and fill seas, enchanting beauties, and immortals of peerless grace. Is it all a dream, or is it real? Across the land of the Nine Provinces, the fighting has ceased. After countless trials, Chu Ge suddenly realizes that everything seems to have returned to the starting point, and that the gorgeous, dazzling world he knew is as unpredictable as the next life!
