On Donghua Mountain, there is a sunny valley where many plants and small animals live.
The spiritual energy here is exceptionally rich, because in the very center of the valley stands a giant iris, which is cultivating itself.
Bathed in sunlight, she continuously absorbed the spiritual energy in the air and was almost ready to take form.
The iris has lived here for five hundred years, and not far from it, there is a peony that has grown up alongside it.
"Sister, you are so diligent. Unlike me, it will take me at least 20 years to take human form."
The peony flower swayed its large flower head and patted its leaves.
The iris stopped cultivating; she enjoyed chatting with Little Peony, and besides, it was almost time for Little Trumpet Flower to tell the news.
"Xiao Shao is also progressing quickly. You are younger than me, so your cultivation time is shorter and it's understandable that you will take longer to transform into human form."
The peony blossoms dotted the flower head. "Yes, I will definitely work hard to cultivate. When I transform into human form, let's go to the human world together and see what those scholars that Little Trumpet talked about look like."
The iris flowers giggled; the little peony was so adorable.
"Are you all talking bad about me again?"
The little morning glory peeked its head out of the grass; it had just gone to chat with its friends.
"Hey little loudspeaker, tell me what's new today?"
The little morning glory proudly puffed out its flower crown. "Today, there's another piece of news. I heard that the little snake from the south flew up into the sky and ate an eagle."
The peony was extremely curious. She had heard of eagles eating snakes, but she had never heard of snakes eating eagles, and snakes could even fly?
"I also heard from Xiao Zi that a young scholar has come to the woods to the east."
When the peony flower became interested, she loved listening to the scholar's stories.
"What's that scholar doing here? Is he also going to take the imperial examination?"
Little Trumpet Flower shook her head. "No, he came to chop firewood. His home is at the foot of the mountain, and he's still young."
The peony flower responded with an "oh" and retreated.
"Little Shao, hurry up and cultivate. When the scholar grows up, you will take human form and then you can go and see him."
The peony thought this was a good idea and touched the flowerpot.
"Yes, once I take human form, I will definitely go see him first."
Iris smiled and continued listening to the story.
A gentle breeze blew, and a ray of light suddenly fell upon the tranquil valley, slowly revealing two figures.
An immortal with a refined and otherworldly air appeared in the valley, accompanied by a celestial child.
"Immortal Lord, what are we doing here?"
Ziyang Immortal stroked his beard. "I have a connection with a celestial plant in the valley, so I have come to enlighten it."
He pointed at the iris, and a magical aura enveloped it.
The iris flower suddenly felt a tremendous surge of celestial energy enter from the top of its head, and it was instantly transformed into a fairy.
The iris flower transformed into a girl wearing a blue-purple dress, who gracefully bowed.
"Immortal Lord, thank you for your guidance."
Ziyang Immortal Lord nodded, "You will stay by my side and be a tea-serving maid."
However, before that, you still have worldly ties to sever; you must undergo tribulations in the mortal realm before you can attain enlightenment.
Yuan Li bowed again, "I will obey the Immortal Lord's orders."
The peony flower was already drooling with envy. This was a divine opportunity! She wanted it too, but she didn't dare.
Didn't you hear what the Immortal Lord said? He was destined to enlighten her because he was connected with her; he himself didn't have that kind of good fortune.
It is important to know that it is very difficult for plants to transform into human form, and after transformation, their cultivation level is equivalent to that of a human at the Nascent Soul stage.
Afterwards, one must continue cultivating and break through three major realms before becoming a demon immortal.
Only the most fortunate demons can cultivate to become immortals; many more perish in the process.
Yuanli took a hairpin off her head and placed it in the peony leaf, which was transformed from one of her petals.
"Little Peony, you should cultivate diligently. I will be waiting for you in the heavens above."
The peony blossoms dotted the flower head, and the leaf patted Yuanli gently, reluctant to part with her.
After bidding farewell to the peony, Yuanli followed Immortal Lord Ziyang.
Ziyang Immortal Lord brought Yuanli to the Heavenly Palace's Transformation Pool.
"Go now, and when you return, you will be my fairy attendant."
Yuanli bowed to Immortal Lord Ziyang, then jumped into the Mortal Transformation Pool to undergo her tribulation.
She was reincarnated into the richest family, the Yuan family, and became the youngest daughter, Yuan Li.
Having grown up in luxury since childhood, when she turned sixteen, Yuan Li encountered robbers while out for a spring outing and almost lost her life.
She was saved by a scholar named Jinghan, and she fell in love with him at first sight.
As the two spent more time together, Yuanli became even more convinced that Jinghan was the only one for her.
The Yuan family did not agree to the marriage and had always disagreed.
In the end, Yuanli was willing to give up her life of wealth and luxury to marry Jinghan.
They overcame difficulties and broke through worldly prejudices, remaining devoted to each other and never abandoning one another.
Even though they ate only coarse food, the two felt extremely happy.
Four years of such happy days passed.
One night, an immortal descended from the sky and enlightened Jinghan, who suddenly had an epiphany.
It turns out he was a celestial being who descended to earth to undergo tribulation.
He drew the sword hanging on the wall and attacked Yuan Li.
Yuanli asked, crying, "Why?"
Jing Han simply looked at her coldly, "You are merely my tribulation. By killing you, I can attain the Great Dao."
Yuanli was unwilling to die, but she was no match for Jinghan and was stabbed to death by him.
However, Yuanli's soul did not return to the Heavenly Palace. She failed in her tribulation, and her soul was scattered and vanished.
Jing Han transformed into a rainbow and returned to the Heavenly Palace. In the dilapidated courtyard, only his mangled corpse remained, and Yuan Li died with her eyes wide open in disbelief.
A gust of wind blew in, and a young girl appeared in the courtyard. She was wearing a pink dress, had delicate features, and was very beautiful.
The hairpin in her hand glittered, as if it were following a certain aura.
She finally found Yuanli lying on the ground.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
The person on the ground was already lifeless and could no longer respond to her.
The hairpin transformed into flower petals and drifted down, landing on Yuanli's face.
Xiao Shao picked up the flower petals and wept bitterly. Although she didn't know what had happened, she would find out.
She carefully collected the petals, took Yuan Li's body with her, and brought it back to Donghua Valley, burying it in the soil where the iris flowers had once taken root.
Xiao Shao is a demon cultivator and is not yet qualified to go to the Heavenly Palace, so she asked Xiao Bala to inquire about the matter of Immortal Lord Ziyang.
"Immortal Lord Ziyang has been very impressive lately. His power has greatly increased, and he has successfully advanced to the rank of Immortal Emperor."
"It is said that one of his clones returned after achieving perfect merit, which is why he advanced to the next level."
"The Purple Sun Immortal Emperor is now a prominent figure in the Heavenly Palace. After all, Immortal Emperors are rare, with only seven."
What else doesn't Xiao Shao understand? Her sister was used as a trial subject, and she was deceived.
However, she was too weak to avenge her sister.
From then on, Xiao Shao diligently cultivated every day, never daring to stop for a moment.
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