When the Xuanling Sect, foremost of the four major sects, comes to Shuicheng to choose disciples for the first time in years, the Fang and Qin families clash over a chance that could decide their fortunes. Qin Nan, from a household in decline, relies on hard training, natural talent and a God of War Soul he gained by chance. Under the fair judgment of the envoy Xiao Qingxue, he turns his family's luck around and overcomes the Fang family. Entering the sect brings new trouble: Ouyang Jun, the sect leader's son, comes to hate Qin Nan after he gets involved in Xiao Qingxue's forced marriage. Driven to grow stronger and to repay her kindness, Qin Nan takes on one powerful rival after another in a long action fantasy adventure, climbing through the sect's competitions and facing the evil forces within it.