沈剑心是一位稻香村的保安，平平无奇的他立志成为一代大侠。在拜入江湖大派——纯阳宫后，竟阴差阳错地领会了纯阳宫祖传的绝世秘籍。但他对于自己领悟的一身绝学却毫不知情。于是他步入江湖，逐渐成长，在盛世大唐的江湖纷争中见识了风风雨雨。一个拥有绝世武功的小透明，又将会在江湖中掀起怎样的风浪。

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.