I Become the Protagonist of a Wuxia Novel

A modern soul awakens in Wang Yuyan’s body. In the mirror, she discovers not only a breathtaking beauty, but also the secret martial arts lore hidden in the Lang Huan Jade Cave. A bloodstained sheepskin scroll concealed in a compartment of her dressing case sets her on a journey from lying low at the Mantuo Villa to making her mark across the martial world. On a stormy night, she steals the Northern Dark and Lingbo arts. On an uninhabited island in Lake Tai, she uses the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon to guide her breathing and heal her injuries. Marking her way with a camellia crest, she navigates the rift between mother and daughter and her tangled relationship with her cousin, taking every step with care.

She outwits the Three Crocs of Lake Tai and seizes control of their estate; at Apricot Grove, she glimpses the Dragon-Subduing Power; at Shaolin, she helps Xuzhu attain enlightenment in both Chan and martial arts. At the Exquisite Chess Challenge, she breaks the deadlock with a telepathic message, suffering a backlash but refusing to stop. At Blackwood Cliff, she fuses the Northern Dark with the Sunflower Manual, establishing her power with the Taixu Needles, then burns the Evil-Warding Sword Manual to extinguish her own wicked thoughts. From seizing others’ inner power to creating a sword art inspired by the tides, from mastering political intrigue to merging with the world, the camellia mark becomes her compass in the martial way. With the song “Without Self, There Is No End,” she writes an epic of an unrestrained love and a solitary quest for the ultimate martial path.