The Northern Song Dynasty returned south, seeking the truth of the Dao.

Wang Zhenhuan, an orphan left behind in a Taoist temple with confused memories, witnessed the Jurchen massacre of his village and, together with a young girl who brought him food, managed to escape, beginning their southward escape. However, the Jurchen army was already pressing in, making their escape fraught with danger. Just when their lives were hanging in the balance, they were rescued by a Taoist priest riding a crane. The priest, whose Taoist name was Luo Puzi, was the current Celestial Master of the Shangqing lineage at Gezao Mountain. He had come at the behest of the girl Lin Qingyan's father, to bring her back to the mountain. Before leaving, he left Wang Zhenhuan a wooden plaque engraved with the Shangqing Dharma Assembly. After witnessing Master Luo Puzi's supernatural powers of summoning spirits and controlling lightning, Wang Zhenhuan... He resolutely embarked alone on the path of seeking truth and enlightenment to the Shangqing Dharma Assembly... (A thousand people drink the same tea, yet taste it differently; ten thousand people share the same path, yet have different hearts. It is my fortune to have someone who understands me, but no one understands my solitary journey. Those who know me say I am worried; those who do not know me ask what I seek. This is the story of an orphan struggling to survive in a chaotic world, and his lonely journey towards the Dao...)