Every twenty years, the immortal sects hold a review assembly, and those who pass five rounds can obtain ascension qualifications. Lin Xiaoye, a rogue cultivator, accidentally enters the venue while stealing a spirit stone, and is forced to compete after a jade slip recognizes him as its master. Relying on unorthodox spiritual energy, he passes through the four rounds of spirit testing, spell combat, inner demons, and melee combat, moving from suspicion to standing shoulder to shoulder with the guiding emissary, Su Ling. In the final round, Lin Xiaoye hears the spiritual consciousness calls of the cultivators from the previous nineteen sessions at the bottom of the ascension pool, discovering that ascension is actually a sacrifice. He refuses to jump into the pool, joins hands with Su Ling to destroy the ascension array, liberates the trapped spiritual consciousness, breaks the millennium scam, and allows the immortal cultivation world to choose its own path anew.