Only when he saw Snow Fairy did he suddenly discover that she possessed the Jade Phoenix Spirit Body. Though she had already lost her virginity, dual cultivation with her could still help him break the Restriction on his body. Thus, he asked the Seventh Supreme Emperor for Snow Fairy's hand in marriage.
The Seventh Supreme Emperor could not outright refuse Xuan Ming—Lian Zhong—but he was equally troubled. So he told Lian Zhong that Snow Fairy had once traded the Nine-Petaled Purple-Gold Lotus for the right to decide her own marriage. He had personally agreed to it. Though he had not explicitly stated that he would never force her to marry in the future, if Snow Fairy herself refused, it would be difficult for him to interfere, lest others seize upon it as a pretext.
Xuan Ming then took it upon himself to pressure Snow Fairy. The Seventh Supreme Emperor was unwilling to stand up for Xuan Ming, but neither did he wish to shield Snow Fairy from the matter, so he pretended not to know.
Left with no choice, Snow Fairy fled Tianyang Kingdom. When Xuan Ming learned of it, he could only sigh at his bad luck. Who could have known that, while carrying out orders to pursue Yan Chihuo this time, he would find Snow Fairy again? Naturally, he was overjoyed.
Yan Chihuo pondered inwardly. It seemed that after the Tianyang Kingdom imperial palace had retreated from the Demonic Ghost Domain all those years ago, they had remained unwilling to let the matter rest, which was how such a mess had arisen. Yet Snow Fairy could no longer return either. She had fled the Tianyang Kingdom imperial palace without permission, and would likely be punished upon returning. What was more, Xuan Ming had died by his hand, and