Ling Jin, an outer sect disciple, is betrayed by the Qingyun Sect when the seed of the Heaven-Burning Divine Flame within him unexpectedly awakens. After killing his enemies with his own hands, he embarks on a journey of escape. Carrying the Burning Heart Jade, he finds Xiaoyao Zi and becomes his disciple, learning the arts. Along the way, he meets disciples of the Immortal Pill Pavilion but repeatedly faces assassination attempts by the Shadow Killing Pavilion. It turns out that everything stems from the ambition of the Qingyun Sect Master. Ling Jin has no choice but to wield his strange flame as a blade and use profound arts as his shield, proceeding cautiously on the path of cultivation to avenge his master and cleanse the cultivation world of evil.