This book is mainly divided into three volumes: "Awakening", "Broken Mirror", and "Final Chapter". History student Yi Yan wakes up and finds himself reborn in a world similar to ancient Eastern times, becoming an ordinary student at Qinglin Academy in a small border town.
He thought he could live a stable life with advanced knowledge, but he was shocked to find that the world was filled with secrets and cults were dormant. It was eerily similar to the world of the "Lord of Secrets" he knew. What's even more frightening is that there is a memory in his mind that does not belong to him - the old master [Guixu] who was once in charge of the end of all things, but fell inexplicably.
With the newly awakened power of Guixu, he thought he could easily rewrite the regrets of his previous life, protect his family, and eradicate evil spirits. However, there is an undercurrent in Qingzhou City, and the long-lost ancient cult "Insect Worship" has resurrected, trying to summon the "God of Thousand Beards" it worships and turning the entire city into an insect nest.
There are evil spirits lurking inside the Demon Suppression Department, the purpose of the mysterious ally "Jackdaw" is a mystery, and Shen Wenyuan, once a righteous genius and now the mastermind behind the scenes, has laid many plans to kill. Ember soon discovered that in the shadow of history, there was another pair of eyes watching his every move, and even the memory of his "Old Master" knew nothing about it...
Faced with the approaching murderous intention and the coming ceremony that can annihilate the city, Ember has to struggle to survive between the mortal body and the power of the past. When he is forced to mobilize the power of returning to ruins, sacrifice his body, and embrace the end, will he completely sink and become the incarnation of destruction, or will he find a glimmer of hope in annihilation?
