Chapter 1: Princess Qianluo of the Divine Realm
It depicts a young fairy running from the Six Hua Palace to the Heavenly Cherry Palace to seek the help of the king of the gods. The young fairy is worried about the safety of Princess Qianluo, who is the beloved daughter of the king of the gods. However, when she arrives at the palace, she is told that the king is not there and has gone on a journey with another powerful figure. The young fairy pleads with a guard to allow her to enter and speak with a close adviser of the king. The passage then transitions to a scene from the previous day, where a beautiful fairy is standing by a pond, lost in thought.
The young fairy ran out of the Liuhua Palace barefoot, through the quiet night of the divine realm. She gasped for breath as she ran, "Your Highness, please don't get into any trouble, please don't..."
In her haste, she even forgot to bring a lantern.
Along the way, she saw few people except for a few patrolling heavenly generals.
Before long, a majestic palace appeared before her eyes. It was more spectacular than any other palace in the divine realm.
That was the God King's residence - the Phantom Sakura Palace.
As long as she saw the God King, she would be able to rescue the princess. The fairy kept reminding herself of this as she ran, the sweat beads the size of beans dripping down her pale face.
Just as she arrived at the main gate of the Phantom Sakura Palace, she couldn't wait to rush up and knock on the door. But several well-equipped heavenly generals appeared in front of her in an instant and stopped her.
"Which palace are you from, and why are you running around so late? Don't you know where you are?" One of the heavenly generals, holding a dark iron sword, shouted at her.
"General, I...I am a fairy from the Liuhua Palace. I have urgent business to see the God King." The fairy gasped as she spoke.
When the heavenly general heard the three words "Liuhua Palace", his tone softened slightly. The whole divine realm knew that the Liuhua Palace was the sleeping quarters of Princess Qianluo, who was the God King's most beloved daughter.
"It's less than two hours before dawn. Whatever it is, wait until dawn to speak." The heavenly general said.
The fairy shook her head, her legs trembling uncontrollably, "It's urgent, I'm afraid I can't wait. Please let me in, General."
The heavenly general looked helpless, waved his hand, and said, "It's not that I won't help you. It's just that the God King has not been in the Phantom Sakura Palace for the past few days. He and Lord Xiaomo have gone on a journey, and they may not return for ten days or half a month."
"What did you say? He won't be back for ten days or half a month?" The fairy cried out anxiously, "What should I do?"
Seeing that she was still barefoot, the heavenly general hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll go in and inform Thousand Scars, the God King's personal attendant. He may know where the God King went."
"Thank you, General..." The fairy bowed to him.
As she watched the heavenly general turn and walk away, the fairy couldn't help but think of what had happened the day before.
One day ago...
Inside the Liuhua Palace.
A fairy in a pale purple fairy dress was standing by a pond, staring at the water with great interest. She had fair skin, snow-like luster, ink-black long hair that fell to her ankles, and a pair of snow cherry-shaped earrings hanging from her ears. Below her light blue eyes were a pair of delicate and charming vermilion lips that made people want to kiss her at first sight...
Sometimes you may feel very impatient when doing certain things, but you must remember that if you don't persevere, you will never know if you can succeed.
The fairy in question was none other than Princess Qianluo, the eldest daughter of the God Emperor. Today was her 9,900th birthday, and since the morning, celestial beings had been going in and out of the Liu Hua Palace to offer their congratulations.
The entire divine realm knew that this princess had been the apple of the God Emperor's eye since childhood. Not only did she inherit her mother's beauty, but she also inherited her father's extraordinary talent. Although she was not yet of age, her cultivation had already reached the seventh level of Illusory Spirit.
After a while, Qianluo's personal fairy, Hua Qianyi, suddenly ran over. "Your Highness, the God Emperor and Senior Immortal Qianxi have arrived outside the palace gates."
"I see, I'm coming," Qianluo replied, turning her head.
As soon as Hua Qianyi left, Qianluo checked her appearance as quickly as possible and then ran towards the Liu Hua Palace's entrance.
As she arrived at the palace gates, she saw a silver-clad man with long hair walking towards her.
The person who had arrived was the God Emperor, Shengluo.
His skin was as white as snow, his lips as red as cherry blossoms, and his ice-blue eyes emitted a radiance that was too dazzling to behold. Although he was already 183,000 years old, his appearance remained that of a just-turned-adult.
"Father God—" Qianluo called out as she rushed towards Shengluo.
Seeing his daughter, Shengluo affectionately ruffled her hair. "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you're almost an adult now."
Qianluo grinned. "I actually feel that when I'm standing next to you, Father God, we look less like a father and daughter and more like siblings."
"Insolent child! Why do you act so impudently!" Qianxi, who was standing nearby, scolded.
Qianluo pouted her lips and said, 'Mother, I'm right. Look at Father God. He's almost never changed his appearance since he reached adulthood at ten thousand years old. I wish I could be like Father God.'
"Sanguo smiled faintly at her stunning beauty and said, 'When you reach the Eternal Spiritual cultivation level, you will also have an everlasting appearance like Father God.'
"As he spoke, he raised his hand and conjured a white feather coat.
"'This is your birthday gift. This feather coat is called the "Heavenly Silkworm Feather Coat," a powerful defensive artifact. It can transform into various defense barriers and protect your soul from being refined.'
"Qianluo happily accepted the gift from Sanguo and said, 'Thank you, Father God. I knew you and Mother are the ones who love me the most in the entire divine realm.'
"Sanguo tapped her nose and smiled, 'I'm glad you know. This feather coat has many other uses besides what I just mentioned. Take your time to explore it when you have the chance. The gods are already waiting for you in the main hall today. Let's go.'
"'Yes, Father God.'
...
"On the day of the birthday banquet, there were many immortal beings present, some familiar to Qianluo, and some she had never met.
"She only remembered receiving gifts nonstop until near the end of the banquet, when an immortal in a black robe suddenly appeared in front of her.
"He first bowed to Qianluo and then presented a small golden box to her, saying, 'Princess, this is a pearl that has grown in the divine realm's ocean for nearly three million years. The spiritual power contained within far surpasses that of ordinary spiritual stones. As it is your birthday today, I offer this pearl as a congratulatory gift.'
"Qianluo glanced at the small box and then at the immortal in front of her. She didn't recognize him and had never met him before. However, for some reason, she felt a magical force emanating from the box, making her eager to open it without delay.
While she hesitated, a red light flashed in the eyes of the robed immortal before her. With just one glance at his pupils, Ashuo felt as though her consciousness was no longer under her control.
The next moment, she turned to the fairy by her side with a smile and said, "Qianyi, you take it."
"Yes, Princess." Flower Qianyi nodded and stepped forward to receive the box without hesitation.
"What is your name and which clan are you from?" Ashuo was about to turn around and ask the man, but he had already disappeared.
That night, when Ashuo returned to her chamber, she found it filled with half of the birthday gifts she had received. However, she seemed to have no interest in those things. The first thing she did upon returning was to ask her attendant fairy for the golden box.
Qianluo had no idea that the box did not contain a pearl that had grown for three million years, but instead held a "Netherworld Demon Pearl" that could absorb the souls and consciousness of immortals.
...
In the dead of night, Hua Qianyi had just left Qianluo's sleeping quarters when she heard a sharp scream followed by a heavy thud from inside the room.
"Princess, are you okay?" Hua Qianyi rushed to the door and asked in concern.
When there was no response from inside, Hua Qianyi grew anxious and quickly pushed open the door and entered the room.
The first thing that caught her eye was the fallen screen, and behind it lay Qianluo, lying on her side on the ground. She was wearing a white nightgown and did not have any obvious external injuries. What was most striking was that she was gripping the golden box tightly in her right hand.
Qianyi had no idea that the box contained not a pearl that had been growing for three million years, but a 'Netherworld Demon Orb' that could absorb the souls and divine consciousness of immortals.
...
Late at night, just as Hua Qianyi was leaving Ashuo's bedroom, she heard Ashuo screaming inside, followed by a heavy thud.
"Princess, what's wrong?" Hua Qianyi rushed to the door and asked.
With no response from inside the room, Hua Qianyi became anxious and pushed the door open to go in.
The first thing she saw was a screen fallen to the ground. Behind it lay Ashuo, lying on her side on the floor. She wore a white nightgown and had no apparent external injuries. The most striking thing was her right hand, which held the golden box."
"Hua Qianyi's pupils shrank, and when she regained her senses, she hurriedly ran to the door and shouted, "Help! The princess is in trouble..."
Her voice quickly brought other fairy maids and servants from Liuhua Palace, who panicked and carried Ashuo to the bed. When they failed to wake her, Hua Qianyi rushed to the direction of Huan Ying Palace.
...
After waiting for about a cup of tea's time outside Huan Ying Palace, Hua Qianyi finally met Qianhen, Saint Luo's personal fairy official. She did not bother with pleasantries and quickly explained the situation to Qianhen. As soon as she finished speaking, the two hurriedly made their way back to Liuhua Palace.
Qianhen was an immortal with a tenth-level constant spiritual cultivation. He immediately noticed that Ashuo's soul and divine consciousness were no longer inside her body when he first saw her.
"Who gave her that box?" Qianhen turned to Hua Qianyi and asked.
Hua Qianyi shook her head, looking bewildered. "To be honest, I don't know who gave the box to the princess. All I know is that when the princess came back, she asked me for the box. To keep me from seeing what was inside, she kicked me out. So I have no idea what happened in the room."
Qianhen looked at Ashuo lying on the bed, silent for a while before slowly saying, "If my guess is correct, the princess must have been subjected to 'Mind Control' to accept that box.
"Mind... Mind Control?" Hua Qianyi exclaimed. Although she was just an ordinary fairy, she knew exactly what "Mind Control" that Qian Hen was talking about. It was a kind of magic that could manipulate the opponent's consciousness. Once the consciousness was manipulated, all of the controlled person's actions would be beyond their control.
Qian Hen covered Qian Luo with a blanket, and then waved his hand to create a faint light around her divine body. "It's fortunate that the princess's divine body and spiritual roots haven't been affected. I've created a barrier around her divine body, which should protect her in the short term."
"Your Excellency, should we report this matter to His Majesty the God King?" Hua Qianyi nervously asked.
Qian Hen hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "If His Majesty the God King were to find out about this, it wouldn't end well. Knowing his temperament, everyone at the birthday banquet tonight would be implicated. The most important thing now is to find out where the princess's soul and consciousness have gone before His Majesty the God King returns
The mortal realm, South City Country.
A 15-year-old girl named Mu Zichen arrived at a deep river on the outskirts. After wandering on the stone bridge for an hour, she finally chose to jump into the water...