Zhangwei sets Tianxia's palace on fire at Queen Caihong's command while demanding the Divine Pearl Lotus.

Liyen's grandfather gives her the lotus to cure her Wangchuan River poisoning, then dies of a heart attack before the immortals.

Winged Devils attack Liyen and Aunt Shou; Zhangwei destroys them and orders Liyen to travel to the Immortal Realm.

Zhangwei brings Liyen to his private estate in the Immortal Realm instead of Queen Caihong's palace.

Liyen refuses to pledge loyalty to Queen Caihong at the pledging ceremony and demands Tianxia's freedom instead.

Queen Caihong reveals the lotus is inside Liyen; Zhangwei attempts to extract it by force.

Liyen escapes the Immortal Realm on the qilin after stabbing Zhangwei with a hairpin and stealing his sword.

Zhangwei follows Liyen to Tianxia, confesses his fatal illness is worsening, and promises to help free Tianxia in exchange for the lotus.

Wuxin and Winged Devils invade Tianxia's palace; Liyen channels lotus power into Zhangwei to drive off the attackers.

Liyen freely gifts the lotus to Zhangwei as Wuxin forces corner them near Kunlun, restoring his power.

A Wuxin possessing Chengyin's body captures Liyen and takes her to the Netherworld.

Liyen discovers that Aunt Shou is Wuxin and Lord Dalian's biological mother at a riverside banquet.

The Mirror of Destiny reveals Liyen's hidden immortal past — that she was cursed by the Wuxin and chose to become mortal.

Zhangwei secretly infiltrates the Netherworld and reunites with Liyen, filling in the gaps of her restored memories.

Dalian destroys the gateway and kills himself; Liyen and Zhangwei use their combined magic to stabilize the Wangchuan River.

Liyen begins as the mortal heir of Tianxia, thrust into crisis when the immortals arrive demanding a powerful lotus flower her dying grandfather secretly used to save her life. Ordered to the Immortal Realm, she navigates a deceptive relationship with the God of War, Zhangwei, before refusing to pledge loyalty to Queen Caihong and escaping home on a magical qilin. Zhangwei follows her to the Mortal Realm, and after Wuxin forces invade her kingdom, Liyen freely gives him the lotus out of genuine care, only to be captured and dragged into the Netherworld. There she discovers her surrogate aunt is Wuxin royalty and learns the truth about her own hidden immortal past from the Mirror of Destiny. Zhangwei secretly infiltrates the Netherworld to reach her, and together they confront the Wuxin ruler Dalian, whose destructive final act forces them to use their combined power to survive. The pool closes with their hard-won return home after the Eternal Boatman provides the only remaining passage out of the Netherworld.

The core journey from Tianxia to the Netherworld and back.

Liyen reads her grandfather's book about the Wuxin war and the treaty that bound Tianxia in service to the immortals.

Liyen uses a staged clumsy fall to steal the key to the forbidden South Courtyard from Zhangwei's belt.

Liyen trespasses in the South Courtyard, triggers magical vines, and unwittingly summons Queen Caihong.

Queen Caihong orders Zhangwei to receive four strikes of punishment on the Dragon Platform for Liyen's trespass.

Liyen rushes forward to shield Zhangwei from the final punishment strike, injuring her own shoulder in the process.

Zhangwei takes Liyen to visit the Phoenix Kingdom, explaining that phoenix music aided his recovery from his war injury.

Zhangwei gifts Liyen a gold comb and she gives him a lock of her hair to seal his promise to advocate for Tianxia.

Zhangwei begins training Liyen in sword combat in Tianxia, teaching her stances and how to wield an immortal blade.

Zhangwei pulls Liyen underwater during their riverside training session and kisses her.

Forbidden magic seals the skies above Tianxia; immortal soldiers sent as reinforcements all fall dead from the sky.

Liyen rescues a boy clinging to a log in the river who then reveals himself to be the Ancient Grandmaster testing her character.

The Ancient Grandmaster brings Liyen to the Tree of Everlasting Life, which bestows a protective blessing on her spirit.

Liyen emerges from the Temple of the Crimson Moon and plays along with the Wuxin's belief that she has become one of them.

Miss Lin secretly allies with Liyen, revealing her distrust of Dalian and offering to help Liyen escape with Chengyin.

Aunt Shou bargains with the Eternal Boatman and Wuxin volunteers sacrifice fragments of their memories to pay for everyone's crossing home.

These events trace the quieter but essential moments of Liyen's journey, from studying Tianxia's history of servitude to forging bonds that become crucial later. Her curiosity leads her to trespass in a forbidden courtyard, triggering a punishment ceremony that unexpectedly deepens her conflicted feelings for Zhangwei, while a later visit to the Phoenix Kingdom reveals his hidden vulnerabilities. Their romance grows slowly through exchanged tokens, sword training, and a stolen underwater kiss, even as threats mount and the magically sealed skies of Tianxia cut Liyen off from immortal reinforcements. In the Netherworld, unexpected kindness from a servant and a test from the Ancient Grandmaster show that worthy allies can emerge from the most unlikely places, while a secret pact with Miss Lin provides a path to escape. The pool closes with the Wuxin themselves sacrificing fragments of their memories to help pay for everyone's passage home, proving that compassion can outlast the deepest enmities.

The secondary scenes that shaped Liyen's world and alliances.

Liyen's grandfather reveals that the lotus can only be transferred through a willing heart and cannot be seized by force.

Liyen privately plans to use Zhangwei's gifted sword against him, reasoning that only an immortal weapon could harm a god.

Liyen and Zhangwei play weiqi in the library; she deliberately loses the game to conceal her true abilities from him.

Liyen reveals her desire to free Tianxia to Zhangwei at the Phoenix Kingdom; he agrees to speak to Queen Caihong on her behalf.

Liyen's false betrothal announcement about Chengyin backfires when Zhangwei arrives and attacks Chengyin out of jealousy.

Zhangwei confronts Liyen about her claim that her feelings for him were entirely calculated manipulation with no genuine emotion.

Liyen overhears Zhangwei asking the Ancient Grandmaster whether something can be removed from her body, deepening her distrust of him.

Wuxin servant Mingwen reveals that the immortals once persecuted the Wuxin and killed their heir, which ignited the original war.

The Mirror of Destiny shows Liyen two futures — both ending in mass death — and she rejects both to forge her own path.

Liyen discovers she can now summon immortal magic, including control over ice and water, following her time in the Temple of the Crimson Moon.

Zhangwei explains that Queen Caihong's cold and distant treatment of Liyen was a necessary facade to prevent her memories from returning early.

Liyen's restored memories reveal that the forbidden South Courtyard in Zhangwei's estate was her own former immortal chambers, which he sealed to protect her.

Liyen coaxes Dalian into admitting he has been draining the Wangchuan River for personal power; his soldiers overhear and turn against him.

Chengyin seizes control of his body from Dalian and stabs himself; Liyen stabilizes him just enough to send him safely through the gateway.

Zhangwei returns to Tianxia with the Shield of Rivers and Mountains and proposes marriage to Liyen; Tianxia is formally freed from immortal service.

This pool focuses on the pivotal moments that reshape Liyen's understanding of herself, her enemies, and the people she loves. From her grandfather's revelation that the lotus cannot be taken by force, to her secret plan to weaponize Zhangwei's own gift against him, Liyen enters every encounter with calculated caution that slowly gives way to genuine feeling. Her relationship with Zhangwei is tested through strategic concealment, a jealousy-fueled confrontation over a false betrothal, and a charged argument over whether her feelings were ever real. In the Netherworld, a servant's account of immortal persecution and the Mirror of Destiny's twin visions of catastrophe force Liyen's most consequential choice — to reject both prescribed futures and forge her own path. The restored truth of her shared immortal past with Zhangwei reframes everything that came before, while her exposure of Dalian's secret draining of the river turns his own soldiers against him. The pool closes with Zhangwei's proposal and Tianxia's long-awaited freedom, the ultimate reward for Liyen's refusal to accept power that was not earned.