Elden Vance, the grandmaster of the Zenith Sect, has cultivated in seclusion for a hundred years, yet is still unable to ascend. Through calculation, he discovers that Lyna Vale is the reincarnation of his lost lover. He leaves the mountain to propose marriage, only to be ridiculed for his plain appearance and caught in a fraud’s scheme. He exposes the truth, protects Lyna, survives a deadly confrontation with a demonic force, and ultimately ascends together with her.
