Ling Huai was the favored son of Heaven, blessed with peerless talent. He reached the Tianchen realm at two hundred, and everyone in the sect called him a future immortal. Then he fell in love at first sight with a little lotus flower in the pond in his courtyard. He taught her to write, took her to see the lanterns, and married her. Before they had even had enough time to enjoy their quiet life together, all his senior brothers were dead, the sect leader's seal landed in his hands, and the fate of the entire world rested on him. Fine, he'd save it.
He traveled far and wide with his sword. The Cold Jade Ice Sect called for help, and he went. Tens of thousands of disciples were poisoned, and he drew the poison out. The Demon Venerable was badly wounded and escaped, so he gave chase. While he was so busy he could barely catch his breath, someone trampled the little lotus flower in their own valley. She was gone.
When he rushed back, all that remained was a withered lotus crushed into the soil.
He cared for all living beings, yet the Heavenly Dao had treated his little lotus so cruelly. He refused to accept this ending.
To hell with the Heavenly Dao.
Then let them all die.
As he frantically searched through everything for a way to bring the little lotus back to life, he suddenly saw...
