Shijin was cursed with a spell that gnawed at her bones, leaving her trapped in agony for all her life. Then she met the gentle, jade-like Ciji in the Cold Abyss and fell at first sight, giving him all the love in her heart.
But fate was merciless. Ciji faced the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, a death sentence with no cure anywhere in the Three Realms. Only an ancient sacrificial art could save him: she would have to offer her entire soul in exchange for his survival, eternal life, and peace.
Without hesitation, she stepped into the sacrificial formation. She watched him emerge unharmed, while she perished, body and soul, leaving behind only a wisp of spirit to wander the world.
What she did not know was that the sacrifice unleashed a terrible backlash. Ciji survived, but his seven emotions and six desires were stripped away, leaving him an empty shell with lifeless eyes, incapable of love or hate. He forgot all the love he had felt, and the woman who had given her life for him.
For a thousand years, her lingering spirit watched him live on in numbness. The world lamented that her love had been wasted, but she was consumed by regret and wanted only to help him recover his feelings.
Once again, she paid with the destruction of her remaining spirit to awaken his memories and love. In return, he defied heaven to seek her soul and vowed to share life and death with her.
A sacrifice made in the name of love, a tragic romance spanning life and death. From the destruction of their souls to an eternity apart, from defying fate to being bound by it, they gave up everything. Will a lifetime of suffering finally earn them a belated reunion, or will they be condemned to eternal loneliness?
