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When the Xuanling Sect, the leading of the four great sects, returns to Shuicheng to recruit disciples after many years, local power struggles erupt between the Fang and Qin families over the outcome. Qin Nan, through disciplined practice, notable aptitude, and a chance acquisition of the God of War Soul, wins favor under the impartial review of the envoy Xiao Qingxue and overturns his family’s misfortune. Admitted to the sect, he draws the enmity of Ouyang Jun, the sect leader’s son, due to Qin Nan’s role in preventing Xiao Qingxue’s forced marriage. Determined to grow stronger and repay Xiao Qingxue’s debt, Qin Nan repeatedly overcomes formidable opponents, secures top honors in the Wanxiang and Outer Sect competitions, and earns a place in the Wuyuan Pavilion among the four sect prodigies, gaining influence across the continent. Along the way he confronts a startling secret, accepts a fated duel with Leng Feng in the Palace of Life and Death, helps break the Beihai family’s siege of Linshui City, investigates the mysteries of the Nine-Character Mantra Tower, and commits himself to battling the sect’s corrupt forces to the end.