Hua Qian’gu was born under a bad sign: wherever she went, flowers withered, and an unclean force sensed a lure in her and followed her relentlessly. After her father’s death, the girl went to the mountain Changlu, the home of the cultivators, hoping to find protection there and learn to control a power capable of resisting the approaching darkness. Her only goal is to become a student of the school’s head—cold and unreachable Bai Jixhua, whose support she seeks through any trials.
But beyond Changlu, danger thickens: evil spirits hunt for the ten divine artifacts to revive their Lord. And Huа Qian’gu—whose birth was considered a harbinger of trouble—suddenly finds herself right at the center of an impending clash. Will she be able to keep the world in balance and find her own path, when payment for power is inevitably paid through pain and sacrifice?