After Reading My Mind the Whole Family of Villains Wins Big

Ning Zhishui, a genius cultivator who reached the Chaos Realm, attempts to ascend to immortality via the Ascending Heavenly Ladder, a rare event that appears once every thousand years. Despite her solitary rise to power without family backing, she is the youngest among the seven qualified ascendants. As she steps onto the ladder, she is immediately assaulted by immortal qi, a barrier that kills those without protection. The other six ascendants, all from powerful aristocratic clans, reveal their true nature by kicking and mocking her as they pass unharmed, protected by ancient treasures refined from their clans' blood and resources. They explain that the secret of resisting immortal qi is a hereditary knowledge kept within great families, leaving Ning Zhui to collapse and die in agony on the ladder steps.

Just as she is about to perish, a mysterious figure in azure robes appears and carries her away, mentioning a mirror before she loses consciousness. Ning Zhishui awakens in her childhood home, physically healthy and only fourteen years old, three hundred and twenty years in the past. Her cultivation has reset to the second realm, but she retains her memories and knowledge. She realizes she has been reborn and vows to protect her family, who died tragically in her previous life, and to take revenge on the six great families who betrayed her. Her second brother, Ning Chengfeng, and her aunt, Ren Fei, discover that they can hear her inner thoughts, a phenomenon that confuses and alarms them. They test her by asking questions about past events, and Ning Zhishui accurately predicts future occurrences, such as a neighbor's kitchen explosion caused by a mischievous child, proving her knowledge is genuine.

Ning Zhishui seeks to accelerate her cultivation to change her fate. She borrows a bracelet from her aunt, which contains a spirit named Danxing, a Seventh Realm alchemist and artifact refiner who sealed himself inside to survive. Ning Zhishui reveals she knows his true identity and desires, blackmailing him into helping her reach Shenfeng Valley in exchange for assisting him in finding a new body. Danxing, impressed by her knowledge, agrees to the deal. Ning Zhishui also discovers she possesses the rare Heavenly Movement Five Spiritual Roots, which allow for rapid cultivation and mastery of any technique. She begins practicing the Heavenly Movement Technique, breaking through to the Bone Refining Stage almost immediately.

She uses her foreknowledge to help her family avoid financial pitfalls and gain advantages, such as predicting the popularity of Moonlight Fabric and identifying a hidden high-quality cultivation room in the local hall. Her actions draw attention but also secure resources for her family. Meanwhile, she learns that her second brother's master, Zhao Zhengqi, will eventually possess him in the future, a fact Ning Zhishui keeps secret to avoid panic. She continues to cultivate rapidly, gathering materials like Black Steel Green to forge a new weapon, the Lone Moon Sword, which she had used in her previous life. The story follows her efforts to rebuild her strength, protect her loved ones, and prepare for the conflicts that lie ahead, all while hiding the full extent of her rebirth from her family to avoid being deemed insane.