Li Qiye arrives at the Ancient Countenance Cleansing Sect, presenting an ancestral token and demanding to be made head disciple. Despite initial disbelief, his knowledge of the sect's forgotten ancestral rules surprises the elders. While they are impressed, a truth-revealing mirror shows he's a mortal, leading to doubts about his worthiness. Li Qiye then criticizes the sect's current state, highlighting their disunity and forgotten principles.