Martial cultivators, flying swords, and magic talismans. Life for Cha Ming is a daily grind. A rat race where people don't make any real decisions. When he asks the universe for something more, fate itself answers his prayer. A talisman brush older than time itself sends him to another world, where magic, fortune, and danger await.Now, the world is at his fingertips. He has a new life, a new body, and can wield the five elements. It's too bad his new home is a place where might makes right, and immortal cultivators and demons fight at the drop of a hat.But where the divine brush goes, danger follows. As its wielder, Cha Ming can't stay out of trouble. There are many who seek the Clear Sky Brush, and they'll stop at nothing to find it...

A fire has been kindled in Cha Ming’s heart. Though his time with Yu Wen was short and blissful, her death has left a deep hole that needs filling. Cha Ming must transcend his mortal shackles if he hopes to find her again in the cycle of reincarnation. To that end, he journeys to Haijing to study alchemy with the world’s finest. Little does he know that the ancient underwater city is a lynchpin in the struggle between angels and devils. Meanwhile, Wang Jun seeks to solidify his influence within his family in Gold Leaf City. Concurrently, Hong Xin works to pull the remnants of the Red Dust Pavilion up by its roots. The deck is stacked against them, but they have little choice but to play the game. They must never meet, for their union would be a weakness neither one of them can afford. The tides of war are rising, and no one in the Ling Nan Plane can outrun them.