Ren Xiaoyao, the Supreme Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, awakens after spending 800 years in secluded cultivation and enters a modern metropolis where technology and cultivation coexist. After being stopped by a patrol officer for flying his magical artifact at excessive speed, he meets Hu Qianqian, a disciple of the Bai Mei Sect. He purchases a terminal and acquires Ling Shu, its artifact spirit, before reuniting with the sect leader's disciple Liu Qing'er and an old acquaintance, Hu Baimei. An insectoid invasion, power struggles among the demon clans, and sanctions imposed by the Ten Thousand Demons Group follow one after another. Ren Xiaoyao slays giant insects, infiltrates an academy, and battles the Eagle King while investigating the shocking conspiracy behind his 800-year slumber and a meteorite from beyond the heavens. Thus begins a hilarious yet thrilling modern cultivation legend.