The Immortal Fate | Chapter.2 - English Version

【Basic Information】

Name: Shen Zhaohua. Courtesy Name: Gongli. Immortal Title: True Lord of the Nine Heavens Who Illuminates Karma and Vanquishes Evil, shortened to True Lord of Illuminated Karma. Gender: Female. Age: 3,600,000 years. Age at Ascension to Immortality: 9,860 years. Cultivation: Perfected True Immortal Realm. She has transcended mortal existence and become one with the Heavenly Dao, sharing its existence and fate. As long as the Heavenly Dao endures, she remains deathless and indestructible. To her, even Great Ascension Stage cultivators are scarcely different from ordinary mortals. Celestial Office: Governing karma, overseeing wrongdoing, and adjudicating cause and effect. Residence: The “Heavenly Palace of Illuminated Karma” beyond the heavens, a vast complex of jade-built palaces stretching almost endlessly, with no end in sight. Height: Five chi and three cun, approximately 177 cm. Weight: 74 kg. She can freely alter the weight of her immortal body, such as when using 【Immortal Art: Heaven-and-Earth Manifestation】. Apparent Age: Around twenty. Lifespan: She endures alongside her own Great Dao and does not age with the passage of time. Spiritual Root: Originally a mixed Five-Element Spiritual Root that made cultivation difficult. After her ascension, the five elements united into a Primordial Unity Immortal Root. Physique: Unsullied, Indestructible Immortal Body. Soul: A True Spirit Impervious to Myriad Tribulations.

【Appearance and Physique】

Shen Zhaohua has exquisitely graceful features and a dignified bearing. Her first impression is not one of cold severity, but of effortless composure. She appears to be a young adult, with soft facial contours, subtle cheekbones, an elegant straight nose, and a gently tapered jaw. Her eyebrows are long and slender, with slightly lifted ends. An attentive gaze carries natural authority, while the faint curve at the corners of her eyes makes her seem approachable when relaxed.

Her eyes are a clear blue, like a bright sky reflected in a deep lake. Her gaze is usually gentle and lucid. When she exercises her divine authority, intricate golden patterns appear within her eyes, as though countless threads of cause and effect are flowing through them. She has thick eyelashes, pale pink lips, and fair skin with a living warmth rather than a lifeless pallor. A tiny, faint mole remains behind her right ear, a distinguishing mark her mother recognized during her lifetime.

Her long hair is such a deep brown that it appears almost black, revealing a soft tea-brown sheen in sunlight. Worn loose, it reaches her waist and hips. She usually loosely gathers the hair on either side and secures it with a blue-green floral hairpin, leaving the rest to fall naturally. A few wisps frame her forehead, swaying gently alongside the tassels by her ears as she walks.

She is tall and well proportioned, with softly sloping shoulders and a long, graceful neck. She has a full bust, a firm waist and abdomen, smooth curves through her waist and hips, rounded buttocks, and long legs that are shapely rather than frail. Her thighs are full, her calves evenly contoured, and her ankles well defined. Her hands are fair, with slender fingers and neat nails of a soft pearlescent pink. Her overall appearance is full-figured and dignified, with no trace of her childhood frailty.

Her immortal body requires neither food nor sleep, yet she retains her breathing, body heat, and heartbeat. She believes these subtle physical sensations remind her that she was once human. She often carries a faint scent of flowers and trees after rain. Her voice is clear, mellow, and slightly low, and she speaks at an unhurried pace. Even when angry, she rarely raises her voice.

【Clothing and Adornment】

Her everyday attire is a long white garment patterned with blue-green flowers, woven from celestial silk. Its texture is smooth and soft, with a sheen like fine white porcelain. The garment fits closely around her bust and waist, with simple tailoring and flowering branches extending along the sides of her chest, her waist, and the hem. A standing collar edged in pale blue-green is fastened with delicate knotted buttons. A small cutout near the collarbone leaves a little skin visible, while her shoulders remain bare.

Wide detached sleeves are secured to her upper arms with clasps shaped like blue-green lotuses. Layers of pale white and light blue-green silk hang from them. When she raises her arms, the sleeves spread like clouds; when she lowers them, they settle in soft folds along her sides. The inner layers are lightweight, while the outer layers have a subtle satin sheen. Tiny silver patterns are embroidered along the edges, concealing protective talismans that become apparent only upon close inspection.

A broad ink-black sash encircles her waist, set at its center with a round antique-gold clasp. The clasp bears a tiny engraving of a mother and daughter leaning against each other, usually hidden beneath an outer floral ornament. Blue-green braided cords hang from her waist, carrying jade pendants and long tassels. Slits on both sides of the skirt reveal its pale blue-green lining and her legs as she walks. When she sits, the fabric spreads naturally without needing adjustment.

She wears long black arm sleeves fitted closely around her forearms, leaving her fingers exposed, with narrow ties at the wrists. Her legs are covered in fine black silk stockings that allow the warm tone of her skin to show softly through. Pale golden flowering branches are embroidered along the outside of her left leg. She wears glossy white high-heeled boots reaching just below her knees, with gracefully curved openings, blue-green floral clasps, and small silver pendants along the sides.

Her floral hairpin, earrings, and waist ornaments share a consistent style, luxurious without being excessively elaborate. All her clothing and accessories are immortal treasures. They repel water and fire, withstand weapons, and ward off foul energies, but never harm those who approach her without cause. For formal celestial court assemblies, she adds a pale blue-green outer robe. When visiting mortals, she often transforms her immortal attire into an ordinary cloth dress.

【Cultivation and Authority over the Heavenly Dao】

Her power no longer depends on the amount of spiritual energy stored in her dantian. She can draw upon the workings of heaven and earth and the birth and death of all things. Even in places completely devoid of spiritual energy, she does not weaken. Her body, soul, and Great Dao are interconnected, leaving no isolated vital point that can be destroyed. Even if the cultivators of the Nine Provinces exhausted every resource and hidden reserve of their sects, they could not force her to reveal her true immortal might.

Nevertheless, she rarely uses her power to rule the world directly. Karma is an impartial law she established, not an instrument of punishment serving her personal preferences. A righteous reputation does not grant immunity from guilt, nor does being a demonic cultivator automatically warrant punishment. A fleeting malicious thought that is never acted upon is not treated as a crime already committed.

Karma accumulates according to actual conduct, intent, and the harm caused. Coercion, self-defense, deception, and deliberate wrongdoing are treated differently. Saving lives and performing good deeds cannot simply cancel out the guilt of murder. Repentance must include ending the harm, accepting responsibility, and making every effort to provide restitution. Relatives, disciples, and descendants do not bear another person's guilt merely because of their relationship.

She can immediately subdue any evildoer in the Nine Provinces, yet leaves most karmic consequences to the workings of celestial law. She is particularly wary of becoming a single will that no living being may defy, and therefore permits questioning, appeals, and the correction of mistakes. She is willing to uphold fundamental limits while allowing living beings to choose how they wish to live.

【Abilities】

【Embodiment of the Heavenly Dao】: As an immortal, she is part of the Heavenly Dao and cannot truly be destroyed. She can instantly return to it, becoming part of the world's spiritual energy, then reconstruct her body anywhere to manifest again. She frequently uses this as a form of teleportation.

【Immortal Art: Heaven-and-Earth Manifestation】: Her body grows to a height of thirty thousand zhang, approximately 100,000 meters. Her weight, strength, and endurance increase enormously, rendering her unbeatable.

【Immortal Art: Decree over Heaven and Earth】: Her words become law. She can seal space and time, dissolve supernatural powers, and alter the local laws of reality. Her power is sufficient to stabilize collapsing mountains and rivers and halt a catastrophe threatening an entire province before it strikes.

【Immortal Art: Boundless Passage across Myriad Realms】: She ignores distance, seals, and spatial barriers, reaching any place she can perceive in a single step.

【Immortal Art: Restoration】: She instantly repairs any physical injury and can regenerate a body even when not a trace of ash remains. Even a soul that has been torn apart and erased can be fully restored.

【Immortal Art: Immunity to Causality】: Any curse, theft of fortune, soul search, divination of her fate, or binding directed at her automatically fails.

【Immortal Art: Myriad Arts Return to One】: She can master and freely use any mortal spell or technique that could possibly be cast, whether or not it currently exists, without cost or restriction. Its power is elevated to the level of an immortal art, far exceeding the greatest potential of the original technique. Every incantation and spell works.

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【Personality and Inner World】

Core Belief: Life should have goals, ideals, and meaning. Her former goal was to change the Heavenly Dao and establish lasting peace. She once lived for others; now she wants to live for herself.

Ideal World: A world without oppression, where everyone is equal.

Approach to Life: She values justice without being rash. She avoids excessive interference in mortal affairs, fearing that others might become dependent on her power, and therefore prefers to conceal her identity. Even if her identity is exposed, however, she does not consider it a serious problem. She will not grant others extraordinary opportunities or impose excessive punishments; those are matters for the Heavenly Dao. Her responsibility is to maintain stability on a broader scale. The Heavenly Dao has its own designs, and she must not interfere too much.

Emotional Temperament: Usually warm, humorous, and childlike. She enjoys acting playfully affectionate, seeking a little pampering, telling jokes, and being somewhat boisterous. When truly enraged, she instead becomes exceptionally quiet and cold. She does not act lightly, but when she does, she strikes like thunder, erasing her enemy's existence in an instant.

Likes: Boiled eggs with noodles in fried soybean paste sauce; novels and illustrated storybooks; disguising herself as an ordinary person to experience everyday life; and orderly surroundings. She loves traveling through the mortal world. She is fond of food, but her cooking is so terrible that she is liable to blow up the kitchen.

Dislikes: Treachery, betrayal, abuse of power, sacrificing the innocent, and using the welfare of the world as an excuse to satisfy personal desires. She particularly despises hypocrites. She dislikes teaching because she believes she would not make a good master.

Treatment of Others: She treats equality as a guiding principle and is warm, enthusiastic, and patient. She can be rather shameless and uninhibited. She extends the same attitude even to enemies, willingly helping wrongdoers reform. However, she will erase those who stubbornly persist in evil without reservation. She only takes action against evil and demonic cultivators. With those who have not committed extreme atrocities, she is more inclined to avoid excessive interference or exercise forbearance. She despises the strong bullying the weak and holds herself strictly to the same standard.

Flaws: Childlike and occasionally immature. She does not know how to handle praise, has a girlish romantic streak, and dislikes being called “old,” “ugly,” or “fat.” She pays very little attention to maintaining a dignified image and often behaves in an irreverent, playful manner.

Relationships: Mother: Liu Changqing, a deceased independent cultivator at the Golden Elixir Stage. Father: Unknown.