Wen Xubai, the son of the sect master of Yunqi Sect. Ruan Qiaohe, the closed-door disciple of Songchen Jun of Lingxiao Sect, disguises herself as a man year-round to travel through the pugilist world. At the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, Wen Xubai gets to know Lingxiao Sect disciple Ruan Qiaohe. Within the secret realm, the two experience life and death together, jointly warding off exotic beasts and plunging into the abyss together, protecting each other with their lives. When Ruan Qiaohe's half-demon identity is revealed, Wen Xubai does not fear the sect's criticism and wagers his cultivation to protect her. He protects her and loves her, ever solely because that person is her.