The blood staining the Hall of the Heavenly Palace was the final chapter carved into Lu Ci's soul. She had been a once-in-a-century cultivation prodigy of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, but the elders grew jealous of her inheritance of the Ninefold Radiance Art. Chu Anze, branded a “traitor,” drove her into a dead end, while her dear friend Chu Anle gave up her soul to protect her. Filled with boundless hatred and regret, Lu Ci opened her eyes to find herself back in the Qi Refining stage. The conspiracy had yet to surface, and her old friends were still alive.
This time, Lu Ci put away her naivety and made every move count, wielding a century's worth of memories as her blade and the Ninefold Radiance Art as her armor. She exposed Elder Li's schemes to withhold resources and crushed rumors that she practiced wicked arts with a string of victories in the martial arena. During a trial in the Misty Forest, she unexpectedly crossed paths with Chu Anze again. When he said, trembling, “I was reborn too,” a century of misunderstandings came crashing down. The “betrayal” in their previous lives had actually been a desperate act: he had been coerced into protecting Anle.
On her path to revenge, the gentle Qin Yu devoted himself to helping her, stirring up jealousy in Chu Anze, who had been determined to win her back ever since being reborn. Chu Anle became their “ace matchmaker,” secretly bringing her brother Lu Ci's favorite osmanthus cakes and constantly lending a hand. From the understanding embrace they shared while exploring the secrets of the Treasure Pavilion, to the way they stood back to back in the final battle at Soulbreak Cliff, their feelings, spanning a century, grew ever more intense.
Together, they exposed the elders' shocking conspiracy with the demonic sect and restored order to the immortal sect amid bloodshed and flames. From an outer disciple constantly held down to a disciplinary elder entrusted with command after six months of trials, Lu Ci took every step with determination. Chu Anze, too, became her strongest support as the sect's Grand Elder of the Inner Sect.
The shadows over the immortal sect may have lifted, but the demonic sect is still watching.
