Long ago, on the eastern land some people were living their lives trying to reach a state of cosmic wisdom, to be one with the universe.

Others were only ordinary people and others were powerful entities.

This place was called, the world of spiritual cultivation. In this world the people or the other forms of life were cultivating their inner spirit to become a better version of themselves and reach a immortality state.

Because of this difference of power between individuals, the world was somehow divided into more branches: the place where the deities were living, the human world and the den of the demons.

Our story begins in the heavenly realm, the place of the immortals.

During the Jade Emperor's rule, the three worlds had known a long period of peace but nothing lasts forever.

Suddenly, one of the clans of the demons decided to stir up problems in the heavens.

A rebellious leader from the demonic force planned to destroy the source of spiritual power of the deities, the tree of universal knowledge from the gardens of Eden.

The evil dragon succeeded to break through the gates of heaven and reach the gardens where the tree was situated. He took them by surprise and almost destroyed the tree.

In the end, the invasion was repelled by the guardian of the heavenly gardens but the tree's roots were cut off. To ensure the regeneration of the tree, the Sage Phoenix gave up its thousands of years of cultivation.

The tree was saved but the Phoenix deity's soul had been scattered in three pieces, somewhere across the landscapes.

The Phoenix deity was no longer able to protect the gardens and her dear friends.

The times were still peaceful in the human world. Even if calamities were still happening from time to time, the deities were always solving them. Many newly appointed deities were regularly sent to the human realm to deal with the people's misfortunes and in exchange the humans were making offerings as gratitude.

Since that incident twenty years ago, many deities from the heavenly palace have already forgotten about the Sage Phoenix. Only the little bugs from the garden of Eden were still mourning the disappearance of their old mistress. A new guardian was appointed in her place but no one can replace the great Phoenix.

The guardian was one of her old friends, the little dragon fly. In one of the early morning, before the dew got dried, the little bug ran to the wise deity Peacock's home yelling that she has located the Phoenix's soul in the human world. This man, Lord Jin was the phoenix's lover twenty years ago.

His heart started to fastly beat listening to the little dragon-fly's words. "Are you sure my little friend", asked Lord Jin.

"Are you sure that Jinse is still alive?"

"Yes, I am sure! I was never more sure than today, said the little bug.

"The sage Phoenix was reborn in the human world but her soul is not with her, so she has no memories from the time when she was a deity.

The other two parts of her soul are somewhere else. If you want to make her remember the past you must find all the pieces and fuse them back to the original body. You can do that if she swallows a pearl from a silver shell and these pearls can be found in the water clan. Only then she will awaken as the Phoenix deity again."

"Thank you my little friend", said Lord Jin to the dragon fly deity.

Lord Jin was determined to ask permission from the Jade Emperor to leave the heavenly realm and make a trip to the human world. Only low ranked deities were sent there as part of their training or the punished ones. The Peacock was neither that, neither the other, so he had no intention to reveal the real purpose to the Jade Emperor.

The next day, Lord Jin went straight to the heavenly palace and asked to be sent to the human world to appease the conflicts and maintain the natural balance of the universe.

The Jade Emperor was very surprised by his request and hesitated for a couple of minutes to give him and affirmative answer but in the end he didn't find any faults in Lord Jin's desire to go on a trip, so he approved the request telling him that he can return back any time he completes his journey.

Lord Jin respectfully thanked to the Jade Emperor and after leaving the heavenly court he went straight to the gardens of Eden to inform the little creatures there about his departure.

A new adventure will start very soon in the human world.

Back to the human world....

A beautiful and outstanding young lady from a powerful clan must take the final test to become the next leader of the clan. Her name was Jinse Yan.

She leaves her residence early in the morning and heads toward the training grounds of her clan. There, the four elders from the Yan clan are waiting for her.

Lady Jinse, step into the primordial field, says one of the elders. The rules are simple, you must defeat all the enemies thrown at you without losing your badge, says the second one.

If you can't succeed today, we must select another candidate to undertake the test next week. If they pass, they'll be the next leaders. Even though you're the legal inheritor, the position of the leader can't stay empty for too long, says the third elder.

Unfortunately, Lord Yan, her father died a couple of months ago during a mission in the demon's territory and the leader's seat remained empty since then. Even though Jinse was young, she was the only child of Lord Yan. If the young lady will fail today, the next candidates will be her cousins.

After many hours of waiting, the door of the primordial field opens and Jinse walks out of it followed by a beast. The beast was the last judge of the test and he decided to follow its master.

She just passed the test and could now take the leader's seat.

"Young lady this is wonderful! You're our next leader! Greetings your ladyship, are saying the elders but she suddenly stop them.

"I am sorry but I don't want to be the clan's leader! My father raised me to be a free person, he never wanted me to become like him. He told me that I can pick up my future and no matter what I choose to do, he will not blame me for that."

"But Lady Jinse, you're the only one who fits this position! Even the guardian of our clan approved it! Who else can take this place if you're the chosen one? (says the fourth elder)

"There are still my cousins but they're still young and inexperienced just like myself. I strongly believe that someone older would fit this position, someone like my second uncle. He's the best choice right now, says Jinse."

"We understand, your thoughts will be taken in consideration and we will soon take a decision. We can't force this into anyone, says the first elder."

"I will take my leave then, says Jinse!"

She leaves that location and heads back to her place. Later, in the same day, Jinse feels like taking a fresh breath somewhere outside the clan's quarters.

This world was full of dangers and it was not ok for a young woman to wander alone outside but Jinse was no ordinary person, she had a high cultivation and her skills were as good as that of the elders and not to mention that now she has made a new friend.