High above the nine heavens, immortal palaces stretch for thousands of miles.
Today, the Celestial Court is unusually quiet.
The white jade steps, usually shrouded in immortal mist, are empty of passing fairies. Even the soldiers guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate have put away their weapons early. Everyone's gaze is fixed on an ancient hall in the deepest part of the Celestial Court.
There, the soul lamps of the successive Immortal Lords of the Three Realms are enshrined.
For three thousand years, one of them has remained dark.
Its name: Gu Changyuan.
Three thousand years ago, the upheaval of fate swept through the Three Realms, and the former Immortal Lord, Gu Changyuan, perished in the river of time and space. Afterward, the Nine Hells were sealed, the demons retreated to the Netherworld, and Ji Wuyue took over the Celestial Court.
From that day on, Gu Changyuan became a taboo in the immortal realm.
No one dared mention his name in front of the Empress.
And no one believed that a person whose soul had been utterly destroyed could ever return.
Until today.
Deep inside the ancient hall, a spark suddenly lit.
At first, the flame was no larger than a bean, so faint that it seemed ready to go out at any moment. But in just a little while, it shot up fiercely, illuminating the entire hall.
