I'm a Demon, Yet I Possessed the Sect's Holy Maiden

In the 998th year of the Xuanwu Era, a strange celestial phenomenon appears above Yushan Sect. The sacred beast Vermilion Bird circles overhead, and a baby girl is born beneath it. She is named Zhu Ling. At eighteen, she reaches the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and is hailed as the young generation's best hope for ascending to immortality.

In the 16th year of the Vermilion Bird Era, Yushan Sect is attacked by the demonic sects. Zhu Ling stays behind to cover her fellow disciples' retreat, then disappears without a trace...