Mo Xuan transmigrates into a fantasy novel and becomes the major villain destined to be killed by the male protagonist, Chu Tian. He awakens a villain self-rescue system that allows him to grow stronger by stealing the protagonist's fortune. As the senior disciple of the Taixu Sect, he repeatedly snatches Chu Tian's opportunities and dismantles his romantic entanglements, continuously harvesting fortune to increase his power. Chu Tian possesses a naturally gifted Dao physique and is protected by the Heavenly Dao. Skilled at playing the victim and putting on an act, he eventually suffers one setback after another and joins forces with the forces of the Demon Abyss. Mo Xuan shatters the Heavenly Dao's protection, cripples Chu Tian's cultivation, and uncovers the secret that the world's cultivation ceiling was sealed by the ancestors.