Xiao Jinghong possesses a divine gift of severing karmic ties with a single word. She descends the mountain to attend a banquet for her adopted daughter, Xiao Zhiyi, only to encounter an impostor wearing Zhiyi's face. She takes the opportunity to investigate the Fu family's conspiracy involving face-swapping, imprisonment, and life substitution. Using the Mirror of Illuminated Karma to expose evil deeds, she breaks forbidden arts and makes the perpetrators suffer the consequences of their own actions, while rescuing the real Zhiyi. After Zhiyi begins a new life, the two leave behind the turmoil of Xuandu and set out toward broader horizons and a new journey.