PASSING BY

90,000 years had passed. The heavenly realm was prospering even more than ever. Not only because the heavenly king had taken care of the three realms, but because of the outstanding heavenly crown prince. It had seemed like yesterday when he had been born but now, he was killing demons. The heavenly king was proud of him but at the same time, be still had not forgotten that fateful day. The dragon star falling, the dragon birthmark, all these. He hoped things wouldn't be the way the dark king predicted. If his own son where to be his fated calamity and overthrow him, then he would have no choice and they would be at wars. No. No. It wouldn't happen. Fengge would not betray him.

"The crown prince arrives!"

A young man with black hair arrived. He looked more like the late heavenly queen each day.

"Father, I have accomplished the mission" He said

"Good. Go back and rest." The heavenly king said coldly.

The crown prince had thought he would grow used to his father's coldness towards him but it still pained him each time. He acted the role of the god of water towards him more than the role of a father. Being cold and distant.

Heaven had not changed. The sky was always clear. Soldiers patrolled the heavenly gate. Heaven was vast and wide. There were over 700,000 gods including minor gods. And all of them lived in heaven. It had always been peaceful and it would stay that way.

"Greetings crown prince" the two servants said

The crown prince smiled joyfully. Another hectic week. Time in heaven flew fast. Closing his eyes, his mind went back in a flashback. He had gone to a remote village in the mortal realm when his father found out that a two headed snake demon was pestering the mortal realm. Disciples from sects in the mortal realm had gone to see if they could subdue the demon, but he was far too powerful. The demon couldn't see but fed on earthly emotions. Greed, power, selfishness.

Of course it is impossible for a mortal to completely abandon all those emotions. Even gods in heaven got corrupted. When that happens, they would have to be punished by the nature realm. Luckily, the nature guardian hasn't been out of cultivation for a long time. The nature realm was the place of paradise. Or that's what people called it.

Back in the nature realm, all they did was cook and tend to the flowers. They were the experts at cooking. And Jiayi would always send me delicious food. Speaking of delicious food....

"Hey you! Did Jiayi come by?" I asked talking to the servant who had been standing by the door for how long. Sometimes, I felt pity for them.

"Yes Your Highness. The food is here"

"Okay. You can leave" Fengge said

When the servants leave, I open the food. Dumplings and moon cakes. She even left some wine. Jiayi. So thoughtful. Taking a bite of the moon cakes, my eyes roll. So delicious. Jiayi had the cooking skills of a goddess. I guess she got it from her mother. The nature guardian. Shocking, right? The marriage between the nature guardian and the dark king had been arranged by the former nature guardian. Obviously she didn't like it seeing as she was always cold to her husband and even wanted to destroy him.

Now she was in seclusion. Jiayi stayed with her father who adored her. Most people always thought the Dark king was a heartless and cruel man but he was very nice and welcoming. He was also not judgmental compared to the heavenly king who could not stand demons. I know because he has always opposed to my friendship with Jiayi. Too bad. He would surely have a heart attack if I told him I plan on marrying Jiayi.

Well, she didn't even know about my plans. I can just imagine her with her white hair and cute pink lips starring at me. She would definitely laugh at me.

Back in the Dark realm, the Dark king paced anxiously waiting for his daughter. She was his only child and the only memory of her mother though she wasn't dead yet. It had been long since he saw the nature guardian. Most people would think the dark realm would flourish after the marriage between them but it was quite the contrary. The nature guardian was now the queen of the dark realm. She had the right to all their plans but instead, she would stop them.

Though she may never believe it, he loved her.

"Greetings dark king" He heard his daughter say.

Turning back, he took a good look at her. She resembled her mother each day. Long white hair, green eyes, everything. she had grown up so fast.

"Daughter, my good daughter" He said watching her blush.

"Father, I have accomplished your mission. I went to the nature realm to drop some food for mother along with some blankets." She said knowing her father's good heart.

Everyone feared the Dark king's name not really because of his reputation, but because of one man. Speaking of the devil. A man in black fur appeared. His eyes were red like the color of blood. Immediately he entered the room, a tinge of pain hit her but it was suddenly gone. She looked at her father and realized he must be the one that was shielding her from his pain powers. No one in the three realms could easily withstand his pain powers. The leader of the three lords of the demon realms, Lord Pain.

"Greetings Uncle" Jiayi said greeting her uncle but he ignored her. Rude.

"Greetings Senior brother" Lord Pain said.

Controlling the ancient pain power had not been easy for him. Many years had passed and he still couldn't master it. His niece was also there. She was a splitting image of her mother but the better version. The normal version. Luckily, the nature guardian had been in seclusion for many years. If she were here, they would probably fight. It was no secret they didn't get along. His brother had treated her well when they got married. Given her free power to everything in the dark realm. But she chose her duty. Betraying the demon realm. So I had her banished from the realm. Although brother had been angry with me, I didn't care.

"I was just passing by so I came to visit" Lord Pain said

"Where are the other lords?" The dark king asked

"Lord Chaos and Lord Sly are outside waiting for your permission" Lord Pain said

A woman and a man entered. The woman had a dark smile on her lips making everyone afraid of her. She always had one devious plan or another. Her hair was red and she always wore a stunning outfit.

Lord Chaos was happy. It had been long since she had seen Lord Pain. He still looked as handsome as ever. It was no secret that they were in love. Just that the two of them were far too proud to admit it. She was a woman of high status. There is no way she would be the first one to confess to Lord Pain. Besides, Lord Pain was also too proud to tell her how he felt.

Its like they were both playing a game of tug of war. She was known for executing a perfect strategy. She would not lose. Before she entered the hall, she had made sure to choose her most perfect and seductive dress. Even though Lord Pain was used to the way she dressed, she knew he was a jealous man. One way or the other, she would make sure he confessed his feelings.

Lord Sly was the last of the three lords. Everyone knew him to be a cunning person and often had problems trusting him. Even though he was the last lord, it was no doubt that he was the backbone of the Dark realm. Though he was known for his brilliant ideas, he had not been able to successfully come up with an idea to win Lord Chaos.

He had been in love with her for so many years but he had not been able to win her over. He knew she had always been using him to make Lord Pain jealous but he didn't mind. As long as she spent time with him, he would gladly allow her to step on him.

The dark king dismissed Jiayi immediately. He had never wanted to fully get involved with the Dark realm's matters. She was his only child. One day, she might have to succeed her mother as the Nature Guardian. He had decided to have another person succeed him. But Jiayi wanted to become the next Dark King and always did her best to show her father.

She would not allow Yang Han to succeed her father. Over the years, she had done her best to show him she was capable but he had just turned a blind eye. He had no idea that she planned to battle Yang Han for the Dark realm's throne.

What they were discussing she had no idea but she had decided to stay and listen. While she was trying to listen in, Yang Han came. He looked at her smiling. Jiayi didn't understand they were all looking out for her. He had grown up with her. He had no desire for the throne but because of his god father's order, he had to step in.

Today, the Dark king had summoned all of them for a meeting. This silly girl was trying to eavesdrop on their conversation. Jiayi had a gift for ruining their plan even though she didn't mean it. He had to stop her.

"Sister! What are you doing here?" He asked

"Who are you calling sister? I am the legal daughter and you are just a god son" She said and he smiled.

He thought she would have changed. She had always treated him badly since her father announced he would be succeeding him.

"Dear Sister, this god son is still the Crown Prince of the Dark realm. Men, carry the princess away. Make sure she doesn't come back" He said. Men immediately came wanting to carry her away when she looked at them and they stopped

"Its seems you are the only delusional one who doesn't know where the real power lies" She said.

And she was right. Though he was the Crown Prince, people paid him no attention once she was around. Suddenly, the door opened and Lord Pain came out. Jiayi immediately sighed. This wicked uncle of hers must be here to ruin her plans again.

"Jiayi, what are you still doing here?" Lord Pain asked looking at his mischievous niece.

There was no way she would she be able to succeed her mother. Jiayi didn't have the virtues needed to rule the Nature realm. This would certainly cause trouble in the future.

"Nothing Uncle. I was just passing by" Jiayi said looking at Yang Han. This wasn't the end of it.