The ancient tide rises once more, throwing the names and wonders of the world into chaos. Shang Li, who can hear the “whispers of named things,” is caught up in a night raid and carries fragments of the Guicang out of the archives. They reveal the shortest three-breath paths of mutual generation and restraint, but every time he draws on their power, the debt grows. The sealing of North Spring, soil traces shifting north, and fire cultivators on the hunt draw Bai Yan and Yu Chi into the fray, one after another. Saving a little god whose name has been erased and repaying the ever-growing “accounts” are only the beginning. Following “generation” is safer; choosing “restraint” is faster. Every decision changes fate. In the end, everything points to the obscured “Path of the Missing One” and an unseen hand: the Guicang Bureau.
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