[Ancient Divine Bird Cast Down as a Demon X Former Dynasty's Divine Lord Trapped in the Celestial River]
[Story Background]
The phoenix is a divine bird embodying both auspiciousness and heroic spirit, a symbol of peace for the nation and prosperity for its fortunes.
Nine is the number of utmost yang.
The nine-headed phoenix born in the Great Wilderness was the soul of the nation and the faith of its people, bearing the Chu people's fervent hope for their country to grow ever stronger.
The people of Chu were proud and unyielding, so naturally, Jiufeng, revered as the divine beast that protected their nation, was proud and unyielding as well.
Alas, the world turns through vicissitudes, and new dynasties must eventually replace the old.
When the four seas and eight wilds became history; when the newly appointed Heavenly Sovereign took control of the Heavenly Court and divided the world anew into the Three Realms; when the ruler of the mortal realm sought to unite all under heaven, Chu, which stood in opposition to all this, and its nine-headed phoenix, the divine beast that protected the nation, knew that fate could not be defied, yet refused to bow their heads and submit. They would sooner shatter their bones than betray their pride.
Seven hundred years later, when the divine beast that once protected the nation had its memories taken away and was demoted to a demon; when the people of Chu had passed through several cycles of reincarnation and no longer remembered the old dynasty; when all that came before had crumbled into ashes and was no longer spoken of, how were the people and gods left in memory and obsession to reconcile with themselves and live alongside the passage of time?
[Romance]
[Guiche]
I can hardly remember what Lu Wu, the divine lord of the Heavenly Emperor's gardens, looked like. I only remember that when I first met him, I thought: Every living thing in the world is a sucker for beauty. If that were a field of study, I would surely be rather accomplished.
She introduced herself to the divine lord like this: "I come from the Northern Wilderness. I'm a god from some mountain or other."
[Lu Wu]
Ever since becoming a god, Lu Wu had never had anything important to do. By chance, he met a lost phoenix perching in the parasol tree he had planted. The phoenix had lost its way while searching for a friend, and for some reason, it came by every day from then on. They met day after day.
Later, the newly enthroned Heavenly Emperor questioned him: Was he really going to cast aside all the achievements and reputation he had earned over the years for the sake of a fallen god?
Lu Wu retorted, "My achievements are complete, and my reputation is established. Why shouldn't I?"
Story Highlights
[An Old God Struggling to Survive]
[A Pair of Wings, With Only One Bird Left]
[A Divine Beast Who Sees Through Heaven and Earth]
[Descendants Plotting to Restore Their Nation]
[Notes]
1. Told in an old-fashioned, first-person romance style. This is not a heroine-centered story. Romance is the main focus!
2. Some character concepts and background details are drawn from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Baidu sources. The original additions are extensive, and the story is entirely made up, so there is no need to scrutinize it too closely.
Theme: Don't turn back.
