Legend of the Immortal Empress
To Qing Yue there was nothing else that she needed to say. As she received the casing containing the Violet Cloud Heavenly Flame seed from Fang Han, she made her decision to leave.
"Your Highness, I've achieved my purpose for this trip. Qing Yue will take her leave now.", she turned away from the crowd and walked towards the exit as she said this to Xue Yufeng. Xue Yufeng could do nothing but simply smile as he sent her off.
As she stepped outside, the cool breeze brushed against the veil on her face. The Violet Cloud Heavenly Flame seed was now hers, the weight of the case in her hands reminded her of the immense power it held, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Initially, as Qing Yue traveled with Xue Yufeng through the bustling streets of the imperial capital, she felt a strange pull guiding her steps. At first, she feigned interest as the prince showed her the sights, but inwardly she sensed something was amiss.
When they arrived at the Golden Dragon Commerce auction house, the presence calling out to her grew stronger. Qing Yue realized with sudden clarity - whatever had drawn her away from her journey to the Luminous Dawn Sect was located here.
She discreetly released her divine sense and scanned the crowd, homing in on the source. That's when she noticed the ornate case containing the Violet Cloud Heavenly Flame seed being displayed. An immense power seemed to radiate from within, resonating with something deep within her soul. Once recognizing what it was, she didn't hesitate to compete for it. To her spending 3,000 high ranking spiritual stones was worth it.
The inner workings of the Purple Cloud Palace were very complicated, the entire palace was led by her Qing family with the help of two other families. This was how it was since its founding. In the eyes of most people, the main reason her Qing Family could control the Violet Cloud Palace for tens of thousands of years was due to their powerful bloodline.
However, their once-mighty bloodline had gradually weakened over several millennia; it started with a devastating war over 10,000 years ago. It had led to the downfall of many talented Qing clan members, signaling the beginning of their decline.
In ancient times, the Qing Family saw the awakening of the Purple Cloud Heavenly Body in their members once every few generations. Just like their ancestor, all of these gifted individuals were female. However, for the past 3,000 years, Qing Yue stood alone as the sole Qing Clan member to manifest this extraordinary physique. This development did not escape the attention of the other two families, and they began to show their ambition.
Yet, when Qing Yue was born, they decided to adopt a more cautious approach, choosing to wait and observe her progress closely.
To resolve this issue, there was only one solution, the legacy of their founding ancestor.
As Qing Yue walked away from the auction house, her mind wandered to the story of her ancestor that had been passed down through generations. In the beginning, her ancestor was a normal cultivator with no outstanding gifts, destined to live out an ordinary life and fade into obscurity like so many others.
But one day, while out gathering herbs in the mountains, she came upon a mysterious cave. What she found inside changed her fate forever - it was the remnants of a powerful cultivation technique belonging to a deceased cultivator. Through that chance encounter alone, her latent potential was awakened, and she acquired the legendary Violet Cloud Divine Body.
The term "Divine Body" refers to the evolved version of a Heavenly Body.
From then on, her talent blossomed like the rarest of heavenly flowers. Once a normal female cultivator, becoming someone who could summon and command heavenly flames with but a thought. Such a thing could only be described as Heavens Will. She went on to establish the mighty Purple Cloud Palace and became known far and wide as the Violet Cloud Immortal Empress. Before departing this world, she bestowed her incredible powers upon her descendants, giving birth to the Purple Cloud Heavenly Body in those who carried her bloodline.
According to the records left behind, to evolve the Purple Cloud Heavenly Body and access her ancestor's inheritance, Qing Yue needed the Violet Cloud Heavenly Flame. Even with her innate talent, she only had a 50% chance of fully unleashing its potential. But if she succeeded, then inheriting the mantle of the Violet Cloud Immortal Empress would only be a matter of time. Among thousands that were born with the Purple Cloud Heavenly Body not a single person succeeded after her ancestor.
However, having grown up under the attention of everyone around her, Qing Yue was naturally arrogant and proud. Therefore, she believes that it was her destiny to succeed her ancestor as the next Violet Cloud Immortal Empress.
Once she departed from the capital, she soared through the skies, heading towards the Luminous Dawn Sect. The territory of the Purple Cloud Palace and the Luminous Dawn Sect was situated near each other, therefore the relationship between both parties have always been rather close.
There were several times where disciples from each sect would explore the outside world together. This is also how she met Zhou Yuan's fiancé Ling Jia. She took her time reminiscing about the past as she wasn't in a hurry to absorb the Violet Cloud Heavenly Flame seed as it would be a long process that would require at least a few decades, even with the resources of her Sect.