From ancient times to the present, people have revered the custom of burying the dead intact.

Cremation is considered a grave disrespect to the deceased—only corpses that have undergone unnatural changes are ever burned.

Those who cremate such bodies are called Corpse Burners, a profession of extreme danger.

At midnight, one room, one burner, doors locked tight—

If the corpse turns malevolent, the corpse burner is certain to die.

Qin He, in the chaotic era of Great Li, tends to this deadly livelihood at a river port on the Grand Canal.

However, with the mysterious appearance of “Cremation Rewards”, he begins to act with utter fearlessness.