Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi, two talented disciples of respectable clans, meet during a cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of their ancestors, they decide to rid the world of the ominous threat, but in a dramatic turn of events, Wei WuXian dies. Sixteen years later, Wei WuXian is brought back to life through a self-sacrificing ritual. He conceals himself behind a mask and assumes the identity of his summoner. Soon Wei WuXian reunites with Lan WangJi, and the pair starts working together to solve the mysteries of the present and unravel the truth behind the events of the past.
