"Patriarch of the Devil" was an anime adapted from a novel by Mo Xiang and the Stink of Copper. It told a story with Wei WuXian as the main character. Wei WuXian was open-minded and liked to joke around, but deep down, he was lonely and longed for true friendship and love. Before he became the YiLing Patriarch, he had been involved in all sorts of strange events and experienced many hardships. In the anime, Lan Boxian, the female lead, and Wei WuXian, the male lead, met and gradually developed feelings for each other.