Yun Lian and Feng Yunqing were childhood sweethearts and dao partners in the Wanyi Sect, having walked the path of immortality together for nearly two hundred years. On the day of their soul-bonding ceremony, a double heavenly tribulation struck as they simultaneously attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Wu Yihan, a demoness from the demon realm who had pursued Feng Yunqing for a century, crashed the ceremony and refused to leave, clinging to him despite the danger. Her presence intensified the tribulation, causing Yun Lian to succumb to a heart demon. Overwhelmed by betrayal and emotional turmoil, Yun Lian lost focus during the lightning strikes. Her spiritual foundation cracked, her nascent soul was damaged, and she fell into demonic cultivation. Feng Yunqing protected Wu Yihan throughout the tribulation, refusing to kill her despite the logical necessity of removing the interference to survive. Yun Lian died during the tribulation, her soul scattering into the void.
Centuries later, Yuan Lian, an Immortal Venerable residing on Buzhou Mountain in the Divine Realm, completes a long process of reclaiming her scattered soul fragments. Born without emotional threads, she had previously severed her attachments to understand the heavenly dao, but her cultivation stalled at the peak of her realm due to this emotional void. The return of her soul fragments restores her capacity for feeling, though she remains largely detached. She encounters a group of disciples from the lower Canghai Realm who have been brought to the Divine Realm by Yan Hang, a Jade Immortal and her nominal disciple. Among them is Feng Yunqing, now a Void Return stage cultivator, who still wears the purple jade pendant containing the remnant soul of Wu Yihan. Yuan Lian observes him through her divine sense, noting his lingering obsession and the pain he carries, though she cannot fully empathize with the emotions he feels for the woman who betrayed her past self.
Yuan Lian’s senior brother, Cang Hai Shenwang, a supreme being who rules alongside her, helps her understand the nature of her emotional awakening. He explains that her previous method of severing emotions was a risky experiment that yielded partial results but left her incomplete. The return of her split soul has reintroduced feelings she had suppressed, making her curious about the attachments that bind lower-realm cultivators. Meanwhile, Feng Yunqing and his companions struggle to adapt to the harsh spiritual pressure of the Divine Realm and the rigid hierarchy of the Wanyi Sect. They learn that Yuan Lian is the most revered figure in the sect, protected by the Supreme Heavenly Palace, and that her presence has maintained the sect’s peace for centuries. The story follows Yuan Lian as she navigates her renewed emotional state while observing the descendants of those from her past life, including Feng Yunqing, who remains haunted by his choices and the lingering remnant of Wu Yihan.
