Lin Mu, a Golden Core cultivator, wakes after ten thousand years’ slumber. With depleted spiritual energy and broken cultivation, only his unbreakable Golden Core body remains.He rescues heiress Ye Qingcheng and works as her bodyguard. Alone, he beats grandmasters, subdues Green Axe, saves the mayor and slays evil spirits. He recovers his power with elixirs and shields his loved ones with the Lone Star Sword. Against repeated assaults from the Li, Zhen and capital Ye clans, he prevails and rebuilds Ye Qingcheng’s spiritual roots. They marry through all hardships.As calm returns, an envoy of the capital Ye clan says: “You’ve slept long enough. It’s time to wake up.” Lin Mu learns his ten-thousand-year sleep was a grand conspiracy.