Xie Lian, a former martial god and Crown Prince of Xianle, returns to the heavenly realm after eight hundred years. Unlike his previous ascensions, this time he's a low-ranking god with no followers, tasked with collecting scraps. During his first mission, he encounters a mysterious stranger in a forest at night, who turns out to be Hua Cheng, the Ghost King. Xie Lian is then joined by San Lang, a knowledgeable young man who is familiar with the Ghost King and Xie Lian's past as the Crown Prince.