CHAPTER 1:THE FALL OF LOVE ITSELF
ORIGIN OF THE THREE WORLDS
In the beginning of existence, there were not just one world, but three layers of reality.
The first was the Human World, also called Earth. It was a world of technology, money, cities, and ordinary lives. People here forgot magic over time, believing only in what they could see and touch.
The second was the Cultivation Realms, where people broke human limits. There, strength ruled everything. Those who trained could split mountains, fly through the skies, and live for thousands of years.
The third was the highest realm—the Heavenly Realm, home of the gods. These gods controlled fate, emotions, love, and even death itself.
Among all divine laws, there was one rule that even gods feared:
“Love cannot be controlled. But once broken, it never heals the same way.”
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Long ago, in the Heavenly Realm, there was a goddess known as Hera, Goddess of Love.
She was not just powerful—she was the source of affection itself.
When mortals loved, it was her blessing. When her heart broke, it was her pain.
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Hera once loved a mortal man. He was not just rich. Not just powerful. Not just immortal.
He was the God of Destiny, the Divine Being of a thousand Elixirs. He had many names, and his power brought order to the realms under heaven. He was called God Xuan Li.
Just a simple man who treated her like a normal woman instead of a goddess.
That was why she loved him.
But he died in a fight against the darkness of fate itself, the power that disrupts the heavenly laws, through hate and corruption. This power was known as the Heartless Void.
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However, in desperation, Hera did something forbidden.
She tried to reverse fate. She tried to bring him back from death.
Heaven punished her. The attempt failed.
But before she accepted defeat, she made a final vow:
“If your soul is ever reborn… I will find you again. Even if you forget me. Even if you become someone else.”
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For thousands of years, she searched throughout the world.
Until one day…
She found someone, A man in the human world. A wealthy Billionaire named Xuan Li.
Who looked exactly like her lost husband…
THE END BEFORE THE BEGINNING
IN THE HEAVENLY REALM…
The story opens in destruction. Bodies of immortals and cultivators filled the battlefield. The Celestial Empire, a clan of strong powerful women, have all been reduced to the brink. Within the shadows of the chaos, Xuan Li stood as the God of Destiny himself.
“…Yin Goddess, you have taken this too far. Now receive heaven's punishment.”
The sky is no longer blue. It is broken. Cracks spread across reality like shattered glass.
The Heavenly Realm is collapsing. Floating palaces are falling. Immortal mountains are burning.
Hera was weak and exhausted.
Her divine golden robes are torn. Her hair is messy. Her eyes are tired. She is crying—but still standing.
Opposite her floats a woman surrounded by black mist.
This is the Yin Goddess, leader of the Twisted Fairies. She was the core of the Heartless Void, and, the center of all the Chaos.
Behind her are corrupted immortals:
Ghost Bride Fairy Xu Mei, with a broken wedding veil, Poison Love Fairy Mei Mei smiling like a psychopath and the Heartbreak Doctor Fairy Hun Mi holding shattered hearts like weapons.
The Yin Goddess speaks calmly:
“Love has caused all this pain. So I erased it.”
Hera shakes her head slowly, consumed by anger.
“No… you didn’t erase love. You corrupted it.”
The Yin Goddess laughs softly.
“Same thing.”
The world trembles again.
Behind Hera, a portal opens. A man steps forward, transformed into a God.
Xuan Li.
But he is not the same as before.
His body glows faintly with strange multicolored energy, like medicine, like stars, like life itself.
He looks at the destruction quietly.
“So this is what happens when everything breaks… how long was I out in seclusion that you have turned the world upside down?”
Hera turns to him quickly. Her voice breaks:
“You shouldn’t be here…”
Xuan Li looks at her and smiles aloud.
“And yet… I feel like I belong here. Besides, you shouldn’t be fighting in your condition, leave it to me.”
The Yin Goddess smiles aloud at Xuan Li with confidence, mocking his new transformation.
“He finally arrived. Xuan Li, you are a God now, what can you do better than the love goddess herself?”
Hera whispers in years, her regret striking Xuan Li’s heart.
“I failed… I couldn’t protect you…”
Xuan Li steps forward and smiles slowly.
“Protect me? From what?”
The sky shakes harder. Reality is collapsing.
Hera closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them with determination.
“From what you are about to become.”
Xuan Li looks at his hand. Light spreads across his fingers.
And then…
He walks into the broken sky, challenging the Yin Goddess herself.
“Don’t worry, wife. Just leave her to me. This time, I’ll decide what I become.”
MODERN EARTH: THE BILLIONAIRE LIFE
Two years earlier…
Star City, Sky Tower Penthouse:
Morning sunlight shines over a massive glass building owned by Li Group Holdings, one of the richest corporations in Asia.
Inside the top floor apartment, Xuan Li is sleeping on a large luxury bed.
The room is quiet. Too quiet.
Then,
A soft voice comes from the door.
“Young Master… you are going to be late again.”
A young woman enters. Her name is Ming Yue, his personal assistant.
She is holding a tablet filled with schedules, meetings, and global business reports.
Xuan Li opens one eye slowly,
“... Late for what?”
Ming Yue sighs, going through the files with her.
“You have a board meeting with international investors. And also a blind date tonight.”
Xuan Li sits up slowly, stretching like he has no worries in the world.
“Blind date again?” he asks her.
Ming Yue nods.
“The Luo family insisted. Their daughter agreed.”
Xuan Li smiles lightly.
“… I hope she is interesting.”
Ming Yue looked at him carefully.
“That is what you say every time… and every time you lose interest within minutes.”
Xuan Li got out of bed, walked to the window. Below him is the entire city.
Cars, people, money, noise, power.
Everything belongs to him… yet nothing excites him.
“ Young master, you have to choose someone this time. I strongly implore you, sir,” Ming You said to him.
He says quietly:
“You are right. And that is just the problem, when you have it all, true love becomes fantasy. Maybe I just haven’t met something real yet.”
THE BLIND DATE (LUO QING)
It is Nightfall. At a luxury rooftop restaurant above Star City.
The sky is clear. The city lights shine like stars below.
At a private table sits Luo Qing, daughter of Luo Empire Group. She is beautiful, intelligent, and serious. A woman raised in business power.
She looks at Xuan Li as he arrives late.
“You are twenty minutes late.”
Xuan Li sits down calmly.
“Time moves differently when you are not interested.”
Luo Qing raised an eyebrow, clenching her fist underneath to her bag.
“... That is a strange excuse.”
Xuan Li smiles slightly.
“It’s not an excuse. It’s a lifestyle.”
A waiter pours wine on the table. Silence for a moment.
Then Luo Qing speaks, breaking the silence:
“People say you are one of the smartest CEOs in the country.”
Xuan Li shrugs, seeping his wine.
“People say many things. Mrs. Wang, let end here.”
“Not all of them are true,” Xuan Li added.
Luo Qing studies him, whispering within herself.
“You don’t act like someone who cares about anything, Xuan Li. This is all the more reason I am interested in you.”
Xuan Li looks at her directly, drawing close to her.
“… I do care about one thing.”
She leans forward slightly, eager to know Xuan Li’s intentions.
“What is it?”
Xuan Li replies,
“... Whether something can make me feel alive.”
A pause.
For a second, Luo Qing doesn’t answer.
Then she says softly and reluctantly:
“A... And have you found it?”
Xuan Li smiles faintly.
“Not yet.”
Strangely… Luo Qing also smiles. For the first time, her cold expression softens.
IN THIS WORLD, HIS PEOPLE
Later that night…
Xuan Li went to a private club owned by Li Group. He meets his closest circle.
Inside, he sees Chen Hao, his best friend, loud and playful, Su Lin, financial strategist, cold and intelligent, and old Master Wu, a retired martial expert protecting him secretly.
Chen Hao laughs, calling out to him.
“Brother, you went on another blind date and didn’t run away? That’s progress!”
Xuan Li drinks casually:
“She was less boring than usual.”
Su Lin looked at him carefully, climbing the table, facing Xuan Li,
“You say that like it’s a rare achievement.”
Xuan Li replies with a tease, replying Su Lin.
“It is.”
Old Master Wu suddenly narrows his eyes, stepping toward Xuan Li.
“Young master… your body feels strange lately.”
Everyone pauses.
Xuan Li turned slightly, surprised at what the old Master meant.
“...Strange how?”
Old Master Wu replies slowly:
“Like your life force… is too strong for a normal human.”
Xuan Li laughs it off, persuading the old Master,
“... Maybe I’m just finally eating properly.”
But deep inside…
He feels a strange warmth in his chest. Like something is waking up.
THE DREAM THAT DOES NOT BELONG
BACK AT THE SKY TOWER PENTHOUSE…
That night, Xuan Li sleeps, but the dream is not normal.
In the dream…
He sees a golden sky. A woman crying alone in a palace of light.
She whispers in joy:
“I found you again…”
“But you don’t remember me…” she added.
The woman was more elegant, beautiful, and attractive than any lady he had ever come across in his entire life.
Xuan Li walks toward her slowly, in the dream.
“Who are you?”
This question suddenly wakes her up from her sober state. The woman reaches out.
“... I am the one who waited for you.”
Then the dream shatters.
Xuan Li wakes up suddenly, breathing heavily and his chest feels warm.
He touches it. A faint glow disappears under his skin.
He whispers:
“What… was that?”
This was the first time he ever had a dream that seemed like he was in another person's dream.
Ming Yue rushes in after hearing the panic coming from the Young Master.
THE DESCENT OF HERA
In the Morning.
The city is normal again. Cars are moving freely on the roads, people are walking and life continues.
Xuan Li is walking alone toward his car. He checks his phone.
Just Then,
Everything stops. Sound disappears. The world freezes completely.
Even dust stops in the air. The entire time had frozen around him at that moment.
Xuan Li looks around slowly.
“Hello?”
He received no answer.
Suddenly,
Then the sky opens. A golden tear appears in reality.
A woman steps out, the Goddess of Love herself, Hera.
The moment she appears, the air changes. The city feels smaller. Time feels weaker.
Xuan Li stares at her calmly. She looks exactly like the fairy crying in his dream.
“Is this some kind of performance?” he spoke out, telling Hera.
Hera looks at him like she has seen a ghost come back to life.
Her voice shakes, as she slowly appears toward him.
“No…” she said at first.
“It’s really you… Xuan Li” she added.
Xuan Li tilts his head, confused about why the Fairy Goddess knows his name.
“Do I know you? Or am I supposed to know you?”
Hera takes a step closer, giving out the aura of radiating love. Flower petals blossom in the skies, catching Xuan Li’s gaze.
“No…” she replies, “But I know you.”
She reaches out and touches his face gently.
Tears fall from her eyes.
“I searched every world for you… Xuan Li.”
Xuan Li feels something strange in his chest again.
Hera whispers:
“Come back with me.”
Xuan Li asks slowly, confused, and get his heart feels willing.
“Is this…love? No…” he thought, hesitating.
“To where?” he replies her.
Hera turns her head slightly. She drags his hands, resting in his warm shoulders. Behind her, a golden gate opens in the sky.
“... To the place where you once loved me.”
Xuan Li looks at the gate, then, back at her.
“I think you have the wrong person.”
Hera smiles sadly through tears.
“No. I finally found the right one.”
She raises her hand. A force begins pulling him upward. Xuan Li lifts slightly off the ground, causing him to be afraid, as if he had been kidnapped. Yet he finds himself unable to complain in front of this kind of beauty.
He looks at her one last time,
“... At least… tell me your name first.”
Hera answers softly:
“Hera.”
“Your wife… from your past life.” She added.
And then, Xuan Li disappears into the divine gate.