The Tempered Heart Mirror

[Modern wuxia + antique appraisal + no harem + no power levels + ensemble cast + intelligent characters]

This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! I repeat: this is not a wish-fulfillment novel! It's a long story, so take your time with it!

Everything starts from zero!

The Southern Dynasty and the Northern School, a thousand years of entanglement, with undercurrents swirling beneath the surface.

Powerful enemies from abroad and four great factions are watching like tigers poised to pounce.

An ancient jade conceals a secret that could reshape the world. His family's vengeance remains unfulfilled, and the young man walks on thin ice.

Plots within plots: no matter how extraordinary your swordsmanship or how brilliant your mind, one misstep can still cost you everything.

Who could have imagined that a down-on-his-luck young man from Mount Huishan would set the whole world in turmoil?

People are hard to read. Six years of bitter training forge one sword; ten years of steeling the heart prepare him to slay his enemies!

Alone with sword in hand, he once fought the eight schools of the North and South. He also made his name beyond the borders, facing the great powers of all four directions.

If this world is unjust and fate toys with us,

then I shall set this path right with my heart, and mend the rift in heaven with my sword!