Xie Changhuai, the foremost disciple of Yujing Mountain, wields a sword whose frost can chill fourteen provinces, yet cannot sever the web of fate spun across a thousand years.
A bloody case at the Censorate reveals shocking secrets: the succession edict is a fake, while the Demonic Cult's Heart-Devouring Pill is real; his master is lying about being in seclusion, and resurrection against fate is all part of a scheme. And Su Shenyan, the girl who cut off his sword tassel at the debate platform three years ago, has become the most enigmatic variable in his destiny.
From courtly power struggles to deadly jianghu plots, from Miaojiang Gu poison to quantum eternity, an epic tale spanning xianxia and science fiction unfolds. When the Supreme Void Sword Art becomes code for the universe, and love and hate turn into a higher-dimensional chess game, Xie Changhuai finally understands:
To slay a god is simply for a mortal to raise a sword against fate.
With vivid, ink-wash prose, this story blends the austere beauty of classical xianxia with the delirium of cybernetic myth. Between the ring of cold iron swords and the roar of starships, it lays bare the tenderness and violence at the end of reincarnation. If you love the desolate sense of destiny in Ever Night and the reflections on civilization in The Three-Body Problem, then these embers of the mortal world will not disappoint your devoted heart.
