After working herself to death from all-nighters as a 996 corporate drone, Xu You transmigrates as a descendant of the Suyuan Clan in the cultivation world, becoming the Third Elder of the Star-Treading Pavilion, known as "One-Eyed Third." The Suyuan Clan are born with sacred cultivation physiques, yet they cannot escape the fate of being refined into Ascension Pills at the age of one hundred. The original owner had his spiritual root dug out and his face disfigured. To avenge his master, he killed three Nascent Soul elders of the Qingyun Sword Sect, earning an invincible reputation among Golden Core cultivators, but Liu Mingfeng, the true culprit, escaped. Xu You inherits his body and binds himself to the ancient treasure, the Eye of Annihilation. He breaks the century-old death curse, but his cultivation plummets to the third level of Qi Refining. His handsome appearance is restored, and he draws on the cultivation experience of both his lives. He initially intends to avoid trouble and hunt down his enemy, but he runs into Shen Xinqi, a Qianji Pavilion spy, and becomes trapped in a triple crisis: a revolt by spies within the sect, a manhunt by the righteous sects, and a fate that remains unbroken. With no way out, his only choice is to turn the tables.
