I am Lie Feng, a mantis who wields Duanwu, a pair of ancestral twin blades. Framed by the Lord of a Thousand Mechanisms for a massacre that wiped out my entire clan, I am hunted by insect clans throughout Cunrang. During my escape, I meet Qingshu, a cicada maiden; Xu Yu, a mayfly; and Meng Ci, a butterfly demon. Together, we uncover a century-old conspiracy woven like a spider's web. My dear friend Xu Yu sacrifices his life to break the formation. I tear through the enormous heavenly web, settle the grudges between the various sects, and uphold justice throughout the jianghu.