With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

Xuanwei Celestial Master continued, "Princess Runing is you yourself. You and Nangong Wu from another world are originally the same person!"

In your past life, you were merely a fragment of your soul forcibly expelled by magic, banished to another world, leaving you forever with a broken soul. Your phoenix star has lost its brilliance and will no longer threaten the fortunes of those imperial stars.

"A soul and spirit that were separated? Does that mean that when I was young, someone used evil magic to force my soul and spirit away, and then I died in another world, and that soul and spirit came back?" Nangong Wu found it unbelievable.

Although she had experienced many unbelievable things, the idea that her past life was merely a fragment of Nangong Wu's soul seemed too fantastical.

"Once a person's soul is incomplete, they become mentally challenged. According to you, Celestial Master, in my previous life I only had one soul and one spirit, meaning I was born mentally challenged. I don't consider myself mentally challenged in my previous life. Can Celestial Master Xuanwei explain this?"

If a person's soul is incomplete, they will become mentally impaired. Moreover, in her previous life, she was only a fragment of Nangong Wu's soul, so why was she perfectly normal? In fact, her abilities were stronger than those of ordinary people.

"A person with a damaged soul will not be completely stupid, but will be mentally impaired and innocent, just like when you married into the Zhou family, you would not fight back when you were bullied," said Master Xuanwei.

"You knew everything all along?" Nangong Wu thought of the original Nangong Wu, who was killed by those old women, and a surge of anger rose in her heart. "She almost lost her three children too."

"Wuwu." Huo Jing held her hand. "If it weren't for Master Xuanwei, your soul would never have returned. It was the Master who saved you."

The Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion commands an army of 300,000. The Ming family and Prince Rui resent us. They conspired with foreign enemies to murder your mother, and I, your father, have frequently been targeted for assassination. It was I who found Master Xuanwei and asked him to protect you.

"Father, I want to know the truth," Nangong Wu looked at Xuanwei Celestial Master and asked, "The old Taoist priest who gave me the time-travel talisman in my past life, was that you, Celestial Master? You have the ability to travel through time?"

"Yes, but that was just a wisp of my divine consciousness. I'll give you a time-travel talisman so you won't get lost on your way home." Master Xuanwei's expression remained unchanged.

"Wuwu, if it weren't for the help of Master Xuanwei, the soul and spirit that were knocked away from you would never have been able to be reincarnated in another world, nor would you have been able to travel through time and space to come back." Huo Jing felt heartbroken whenever he thought of these things.

"Since the princess wants to know the whole story, then this Celestial Master will tell you! First, let me explain that you only have one soul and one spirit, yet you are like an ordinary person." Celestial Master Xuanwei then told her the whole story:

"Humans have three souls: the Heavenly Soul, the Earthly Soul, and the Life Soul. The Heavenly Soul is Yang, also known as the Bright Spirit, which governs intelligence and wisdom; the Earthly Soul is Yin, also known as the Dark Essence, which governs desires and emotional tendencies; the Life Soul is the Fetal Light, which governs the origin of life and determines a person's life, death, and survival."

A person's three souls balance each other. A person who is missing one soul will become abnormal. The soul that sent you to another world is your celestial soul.

The Heavenly Soul governs wisdom and is the core of human consciousness. Since you are a Phoenix Star, your soul is inherently stronger than that of ordinary people. Therefore, even if you only have the Heavenly Soul, this Celestial Master can still allow you to be reincarnated as a human. However, because you only have the Heavenly Soul, which is dominated by Yang, you will become bloodthirsty and violent…”

"So, you're the one who let me reincarnate in another world. But since you have such ability to find my soul, why don't you just summon it back instead of letting my soul reincarnate in another world?" Nangong Wu was very puzzled by his actions.

Isn't that redundant?

"Because the person who harmed you is also a master, and has been watching you closely. If I, the Celestial Master, were to set up a soul-summoning formation and rashly recall your soul, that person would surely discover it and sabotage the soul-summoning ritual. Your soul and spirit might be scattered. I, the Celestial Master, cannot take that risk." The Celestial Master Xuanwei told her the reason:

"Your destiny is already marked by a calamity, and the Phoenix Star has always been shrouded in gloom, indicating that the calamity has not yet passed and the time has not yet come."

If your soul doesn't return to its rightful place, it will dissipate. Therefore, I, the Celestial Master, can only allow you to be reborn as a human over there for now. You will return when the time is right.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu stood up and respectfully bowed to Celestial Master Xuanwei, saying, "Thank you, Celestial Master Xuanwei, for saving my life."

I want to know, who was it that forced my soul out of my body back then?

"He is Master Changchun, the former abbot of Changyang Temple, and also the master of Lingyangzi and Xuanqingzi," Huo Jing replied.

"Back then, your mother gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, at the hour of Chen (7-9 AM). The royal family was overjoyed. Your grandfather bestowed names upon you and your brother, and personally went to the palace to report the good news to His Majesty, and asked His Majesty to appoint Xiao'er as the heir apparent."

His Majesty granted the Prince's request and bestowed upon you the title of Princess Runing. However, at noon on the same day, the Imperial Preceptor Xuan Qingzi arrived with an old Taoist priest, who was none other than Master Changchun, saying that he had come to perform a ritual to bless the two children.

Xuan Qingzi is the Imperial Preceptor, respected by all the people. Changyang Temple is like a god in the eyes of the common people. Your father and grandfather did not guard against them at all, thinking that they were sincerely praying for the two children, so we welcomed them in.

Unexpectedly, the actions of these two people actually extracted your soul and spirit, and bound your fate to Zhou Shaorong.

"After those two people left, you cried incessantly, but you never suspected them of harming you until the third day when Master Xuanwei came and you learned the truth."

"So there was another Master Changchun, and he's the real culprit." A murderous glint flashed in Nangong Wu's eyes. "Then where is this Master Changchun now?"

"I am also looking for him." Xuanwei Celestial Master's eyes were deep. "Changchun Zhenren used his blood essence as a bond to place a forbidden spell on you. You can only break it by finding him, but since then, this Changchun Zhenren has never appeared again."

"So, the real mastermind behind all this is Master Changchun!" Nangong Wu sneered.

"I killed Xuan Qingzi; I destroyed Changyang Temple; many disciples defected from Changyang Temple; several branch sects broke off relations; and Ling Yangzi became a rat in the gutter that could not see the light of day."

"So many things have happened, and this Master Changchun has still not shown his face. Is he already dead?"

"He is not dead." Celestial Master Xuanwei shook his head. "When I tried to retrieve your soul, he thwarted me, which means he is still alive."

"Master Changchun is cunning and treacherous; his cultivation is no less than that of this Celestial Master. Perhaps he is waiting for some opportune moment to appear."

"Then he'd better never show up again, otherwise, he'll end up like Xuan Qingzi." Nangong Wu's hatred reached its peak.

She initially thought that the original owner had taken over the body, but it turned out that her own soul had returned, and the original owner was just another body of hers.

"Princess Runing, the extraction of your Heavenly Soul is both a curse and a blessing. It is a tribulation you were destined to overcome, but also an opportunity that has made you who you are today," said Celestial Master Xuanwei.