Wen Xing, descendant of a transmigrator and master of the Forget-Worry Pawnshop, travels to Qingzhou with a spirit contract book to collect karmic debts. He allies with Chu Qingyan, a genius artifact refiner, to fend off deadly ambushes set by Ji Nanhe of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. Su Wuxiang, Pavilion Lord of the Sword Pavilion, sacrifices himself to repay his debt. Wen Xing rescues his grandfather Wen Hengzhi, who had been imprisoned for a decade, uncovers the conspiracy that gods manipulate mortal lives, triggering an imminent ultimate battle.
