Wang Lu is a twelve-year-old boy, born in a remote village around the time a prophesied comet calamity passed without incident. The Spirit Sword Clan, one of the five great sects of the Nine Provinces, has produced top martial artists for two thousand years and values peace and spiritual growth. Now it is reopening its entrance examination to find new disciples. Wang Lu, said to carry a special soul that appears only once in a millennium, sets out for the trials with his servant. The organizer is a graceful woman who is known for being careless and irresponsible, so the tests are anything but predictable. The action comedy set in a fantasy world traces his first steps toward becoming a sage.