The Vermilion Phoenix Will Not Return: The Immortal Lord Repents and Seeks Her in the Flames

Worldbuilding: The “Nine Heavens Realm,” an extension of Chinese mythology. The Heavenly Dao is chaotic and asks only whether one’s “Dao heart” is steadfast, without regard for good or evil. The power system is based on “spiritual roots” and consists of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana. Alchemy, talisman-making, formation arrays, and artifact crafting are the four major auxiliary paths of cultivation, and the foremost practitioners are highly respected. Immortals, demons, yaoguai, and gods (ancient descendants) all hold power, keeping one another in check. The world consists of floating “Heavenly Lands” and the “Primordial Wasteland” below, with spiritual energy unevenly distributed.

Golden finger: In her previous life, the female lead was a modern PhD in Chinese pharmacy and an inheritor of traditional incense-making. She understood medicinal ingredients and their properties, substance purification, and precise proportions in ways far ahead of her time, and was also well versed in psychology and game theory. After being reborn, this body of knowledge fits perfectly with the path of alchemy, giving her extraordinary advantages in managing conflicting medicinal properties, refining medicinal potency, and creating new pills. Her “foreknowledge” of the future is limited to vague fragments about major events and turning points in the fates of key figures. She must work out the details herself.