The Heart Tribulation of the Heavenly Sage

Centered on tribulations of the heart, this story follows the tangled romance between Li Sheng, the Sacred Heavenly Venerable of the divine realm, and Beigong Tianxuan, the Saint of Ice and Flame, as well as Tianxuan’s legendary life. The divine realm is ruled by the Sacred Heavenly Venerable, beneath whom are nine Heavenly Lords. The nine are collectively known as the Nine Heavenly Lords, with the Ninth Heavenly Lord at their head. Those above the Heavenly Lords may be called Heavens: the Heavenly Lords are lesser Heavens, while the Heavenly Venerables are greater Heavens. All possess the Wrath of Heaven. When the Wrath of Heaven is unleashed, it signals the awakening of evil thoughts and the coming of separation.

The Saint of Ice and Flame is a prophetic dragon, destined to be born among the Dragon Clan of the Sixth Heaven. After Tianxuan is born, Jiang Feng, son of the Feather King, is born as well, and the two are betrothed. Five years later, Tianxuan cultivates to become a High God. Concerned about the Dragon Clan’s growing power, the Sixth Heavenly Lord Zhiji plans to eliminate Tianxuan, but at the critical moment, the Sacred Heavenly Venerable saves her. Tianxuan enters the Sacred Palace as a fairy attendant, and five years later, they fall in love. Yet because of their complicated feelings, the Sacred Heavenly Venerable punishes Tianxuan whenever he is angry. Once she wins his favor, he chooses to love her and endure. After enduring one ordeal after another, the Sacred Heavenly Venerable develops a tribulation of the heart.

In the end, Jiang Feng schemes to seize both the position of Venerable and Tianxuan, setting a series of events in motion. The Sacred Heavenly Venerable’s Wrath of Heaven is provoked and finally erupts. If Tianxuan had not been prepared, she would have been doomed beyond redemption. After Tianxuan undergoes her tribulations in the mortal world, the Sacred Heavenly Venerable understands the truth, and with his evil thoughts awakened, he no longer tolerates anything. The choices Tianxuan makes during her three lifetimes of tribulation will run counter to the divine realm, and she will no longer hold back. Though they seem to argue constantly, they understand each other. In the end, they return to their rightful places, and Tianxuan is restored to her positions as Heavenly Venerable and Venerable’s Consort.