He meets revered master Xie Yi, who imparts to him the magical arts of Yan, and thus begins his journey of cultivation.

They discover the schemes and conspiracies of Shen Ye, the grand priest of Liu Yue City.

The group of adventurers undergoes dangers to defeat Shen Ye, and prevent a disaster from befalling the world.

[2] The film was a box office disaster during China's golden week of cinema.

It attracted widespread derision online and only grossed US$1.25m despite a government mandate to screen the film nationwide.