Lin Feng, a graduate student in history, is fascinated by the hidden connections between ancient Chinese mythology and forgotten history. A strange jade pendant passed down through his family and a ring of unknown material that he acquired by chance become the focus of his research. When rigorous scholarship meets technology capable of probing beyond its own era, star charts projected by their patterns, indecipherable symbols, and clues that astonishingly match relics from the Warring States period and ancient myths all point to a truth that overturns everything we know: those ethereal legends may once have been cold, hard reality!
An accident during an experiment sends Lin Feng hurtling into a temporal maelstrom. At the brink of death, the jade pendant and ring fuse into the mysterious treasure known as the Cosmic Mirror, shielding him as he crashes into the brutal cultivation world of the Xuanhuang Star Realm, where the strong prey on the weak.
Starting as an ordinary man with no strength to defend himself, Lin Feng struggles to survive in this resource-starved, perilous backwater of the cultivation world, relying on the Cosmic Mirror's power to deduce and analyze. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... Every step is steeped in blood, sweat, and calculation. He makes close friends, faces powerful enemies, gets caught up in sect rivalries, and explores ancient hidden realms. He keeps a low profile and bides his time, yet occasionally reveals his edge; he plans every move carefully, yet remains loyal and true to those he cares about.
From his muddy struggles in the Xuanhuang Star Realm, to the brutal battles for supremacy in the ascended spirit domains, and then to his supreme journey across the star regions and toward the throne of the divine lands, Lin Feng's footsteps span the vast starry ruins. He commands the stars and comprehends the laws, rising amid the flames of war across myriad worlds. Yet the ultimate secret of the Cosmic Mirror, and why it chose him, remain ever at his side like a shadow. The ancient myths of Earth and the sparks of wisdom from the contention of a hundred schools unexpectedly cast a grand vision across the starry skies of this otherworld, guiding him toward the final truth and transcendence
