Jiang Qiu is publicly tried by the Heavenly Heart Sect under the name of the Heaven-Plundering Lord. As the case involving thirty-two billion spirit stones unfolds, he escapes the execution ground and is sent to an unknown world.
The Heaven-Deceiving Dao Lord
This is Volume One, “Eternal Illusion,” of the short-video animation The Heaven-Plundering Dao Lord, an original work by Douyin creator Xiyouchen.
After crossing worlds, Jiang Qiu meets Yvurgon, a Border Witch researching immortality. Their two paths of cultivation begin to exchange under a life-wheel oath.
To return a lost child to his village, Jiang Qiu and Yvurgon enter human society and discover that the witch’s sleeping mother has already lost most of her soul.
A mysterious magic stone left by Norn’s brother draws Jiang Qiu and Yvurgon into their first shared trial: helping the villagers while investigating what truly happened.
When Cody and his companions take the wrong path to pay for a sister’s illness, Jiang Qiu chooses a chance at reform instead of an immediate execution.
As Jiang Qiu accepts that his old home may no longer be waiting for him, he chooses to cultivate the dao with Yvurgon. Meanwhile, an invisible harvest of souls begins across the continent.