The Reincarnation of the Nine Mysteries

(This novel will enter paid chapters starting with Chapter 33 on January 15.)

[Character profiles: Female lead: independent, strong, kind, clever, and always repays kindness and enmity. She will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. × Male lead: strange, arrogant, ruthless, and chuunibyou, with a surprisingly reliable side beneath his seemingly unreliable exterior.]

* Ling Yun: "I'll turn the Heavenly Court upside down just to find you and take you home with me!"

* Jiu Xuan: "I searched the heavens above and the underworld below, but found you nowhere. A Ling, who once turned the Heavenly Court upside down for me, where are you?"

* Monk: "Aren't you going to Hundred Flowers Valley? Or have you already let him go?"

A Ying, a young woman from a fishing village, goes to the Huiyue Sect in Jiangling Prefecture to seek the help of an immortal master in dealing with a fish demon that has been haunting her hometown.

Unfortunately, immortal masters are not easy to meet. The Huiyue Sect has strict rules for accepting disciples and a very high threshold to enter. Its immortal residence has an unusual layout, with gates upon gates kept firmly shut.

Fortunately, with the help of the gate attendants Chang Sheng and Guan Dai, A Ying eventually enters the immortal residence as a servant.

The third-rank female cultivator she serves, Chong Lingzi, has no interest in the Dao, so A Ying begins studying, learning to write, doing her mistress's homework, and secretly practicing Daoist arts.

One day, after A Ying uses a yellow talisman stamped with the seal of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden to summon a deity, she unexpectedly connects in her dreams with a young man in white named Ling Yun. From then on, the two often meet in their dreams.

Ling Yun claims to be a celestial god and tells A Ying that she is the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden, reborn as a human with the divine seal upon her. He has been searching for her all along and wants to take her back to Hundred Flowers Valley in the celestial realm.

Not long afterward, Ling Yun suddenly appears by A Ying's side.

Ling Yun is in fact a celestial god who knows nothing about the human world and is wary of Chang Sheng. A Ying, meanwhile, has lost all her memories, knows nothing of their past, and feels indebted to people who once helped her. As a result, the two are constantly arguing, with one misunderstanding after another.

Following an immortal master's advice, Ling Yun has no choice but to tempt A Ying into studying Daoist arts with him by offering to teach her how to subdue the fish demon. A Ying takes his lessons to heart and gradually grows stronger.

Later, A Ying and Ling Yun face the crises in the immortal residence together and endure one hardship after another. Only through adversity do they see each other's true nature, and only then does A Ying fall completely in love with Ling Yun.

But Ling Yun is a celestial god and cannot remain in the mortal world. A Ying is only human and cannot go to the celestial realm.

In the end, unable to let her go, Ling Yun asks A Ying if she is willing to undergo tribulations and ascend, becoming the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden once more so they can live together in the celestial realm for all eternity. A Ying is resolute and nods in agreement.

So Ling Yun opens the entrance to the path of tribulations for A Ying, letting her enter alone. Before she goes in, he promises to protect her all the way.

Who would have thought that an unexpected incident would occur on the path of tribulations...

[Reading Guide]

1. Mutual devotion, past and present lives, sweetness and heartbreak in equal measure.

2. The female lead appears in Chapter 1, the male lead in Chapter 12, and the leads meet in person in Chapter 33. Before that, they meet only in dreams.

3. The first book in the Jiu Xuan trilogy. A medium-to-long novel with no filler.

4. The story is complex, with many characters and events. The plot is tightly interconnected and full of foreshadowing, so don't skip around.

5. Don't be fooled by the first half.

Theme: Become a dazzling light, and find a dazzling light.