[The author's first traditional fantasy epic... and spectacular flop]
Above the Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Emperor Xuan Chen murdered his elder brother and seized the throne. His niece, Xianzhi, carried the dormant power of the Thunder God, but a wicked curse turned her into a thunderfire tree, condemning her to endure ten thousand years of thunder punishment. When her sentence ended, she was cast down to the mortal realm to live two lifetimes, pursued and hunted, all to strip away her spiritual power and condemn her to eternal ruin.
Yun Shen used his life-bound artifact, the Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe, to uncover Xianzhi's origins and the Heavenly Emperor's conspiracy. He resolutely unleashed the robe's divine power, bringing sweet rain down upon the world to extinguish the heavenly flames and cleanse the baleful energy, restoring life to the mortal realm. This act provoked a furious counterattack from both Heaven and the Underworld. To protect Xianzhi, who was still mortal, Yun Shen fought the gods and demons alone. The immortal robe dimmed, and his body was covered in wounds. The mortal realm was plunged into peril once more. Seeing Yun Shen risk his life to protect her, Xianzhi was pierced with anguish. The pure energy within her, pushed to the verge of collapse, finally stirred the Thunder God's power that had lain dormant inside her for ten thousand years! Memories of her past life awakened!
Awakened as the Thunder God, Xianzhi joined forces with the gravely wounded Yun Shen, wielding peerless divine power tempered by ten thousand years of thunder punishment. Together, the two gods charged straight into Heaven and the Underworld! In the final battle, Yun Shen resolutely sacrificed the Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe, which had been formed from his primordial spirit, to protect Xianzhi. The robe shattered, and Yun Shen vanished! Her love, brought to its utmost intensity, ignited Xianzhi's mortal heart, and her searing grief became a thunderbolt capable of destroying the world! She slew Xuan Chen, defeated the King of the Underworld, welcomed her father the Divine Emperor home, and restored order to the Three Realms.
Over the next five hundred years, Thunder God Xianzhi traveled throughout the Three Realms, gathering the purest morning dew until she finally reassembled the Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe and brought Yun Shen's body back. But he had lost all memory of her. Without hesitation, Xianzhi refined the Fire Spirit Branch, her life-bound artifact formed from half of her primordial spirit, and poured her deep love and memories into Yun Shen's heart. By the Cloud-Locking Terrace on Mount Kunlun, rain nourished the Thunder Marsh, and the destined couple were finally reunited, ready to protect all living beings together.
I only read a few chapters, but it still kept me interested. I loved the content of the story and the beautiful descriptions of the environment.