Eight hundred years ago, Zhang Ruochen, the sole heir of the Ming Emperor and a prodigy of unmatched talent, was slain by his childhood sweetheart, Princess Chiyao. Eight hundred years later, he awakens in the body of the ninth prince of Yunwu Kingdom, a frail, powerless outcast ridiculed and bullied alongside his mother, Consort Lin, within the royal residence. As his past memories resurface, Zhang Ruochen vows to exact revenge on Chiyao, now the empress ruling over the entire Kunlun Realm, while protecting the only mother he has ever known. He awakens the divine mark of time and space, and through his past-life wisdom and tireless effort, rises at breakneck speed. After winning the year-end trials, he survives brutal arena battles and deadly ambushes to enter the Wushi Academy......