Deceived by his guardians throughout his youth, Xie Yi exists as an unwitting leader of the Demon Sect, whose reign of terror spans the region. With cultivation as his only knowledge and unquestioning obedience demanded, he remains their puppet—until his heart fixates on Shi Yue, the noble Virtuous Sect's leader. His all-consuming desire for Shi Yue drives him into atrocities, each committed with sincere but ruinous intent. When his sect presents him with his beloved's corpse, truth finally shatters his delusion. Devastated and enlightened, Xie Yi chooses death. Reborn centuries before, he awakens with singular resolve: he will not rise as the Demon Sect's master. Instead, Xie Yi will become Shi Yue's devoted disciple. This time is different.