Legend of Fu Yao

A thousand years before the main story, Di Fei Tian spreads destruction across the Five Kingdoms. A Qiongcang predecessor defeats and seals him, but the remaining force cannot be completely destroyed.

A surviving remnant of Di Fei Tian's power becomes the five-colored stone. A prophecy warns that a young woman connected to it will break five seals and create the conditions for his return.

Meng Fu Yao refuses to accept the restrictions placed on her as a servant of the Xuanyou Division. Her decision to enter the Xuanyuan Sword Sect competition exposes her hidden martial talent and brings her into direct conflict with the sect's privileged disciples.

Involved: Fu Yao — Challenger · Yan Lie — Sect Leader · Jing Chen — Senior Disciple · Pei Yuan — Rival

Uncle Zhou reveals the powerful Po Jiu Xiao technique to Meng Fu Yao and gives her the means to exceed the limits imposed by the sect. The training begins the awakening of her unusual abilities and prepares her to survive beyond Xuanyuan Mountain.

Involved: Uncle Zhou — Mentor · Fu Yao — Student

Meng Fu Yao abandons the sect, her servant status, and the remains of her relationship with Yan Jing Chen. Accompanied by Xiao Qi, she begins the journey through the Five Kingdoms that will reveal her powers and hidden birth.

Involved: Fu Yao — Traveler · Xiao Qi — Companion

Meng Fu Yao, Zhang Sun Wu Ji, and Zhan Bei Ye enter the hidden cavern while searching for the Bell Shekun. Their competing objectives collide, but the encounter also begins turning suspicion and rivalry into a wider alliance.

Involved: Fu Yao — Artifact Seeker · Zhang Sun Wu Ji — Investigator · Bei Ye — Artifact Seeker

The failure of Taiyuan's water defenses places Kunjing and its population in immediate danger. The crisis makes royal blood and water-controlling power essential to the succession, preventing Qi Zhen from treating the throne as a purely political prize.

Involved: Zhang Sun Wu Ji — Acting Royal Heir · Fu Yao — Rescuer · Qi Zhen — Political Opportunist · Zong Yue — Royal Descendant · Yun Hen — Royal Descendant

Meng Fu Yao receives authority over Yao City and must move from independent fighter to public administrator. The appointment tests whether she can protect residents, enforce justice, and command people who initially doubt her.

Involved: Fu Yao — New Magistrate · Tie Cheng — Skeptical Officer · Zhang Sun Wu Ji — Political Sponsor

After the rebellion is defeated, Meng Fu Yao entrusts Yao City's continuing government to Tie Cheng. His transformation from skeptic to responsible local leader confirms that Fu Yao's influence can survive after she leaves.

Involved: Fu Yao — Departing Magistrate · Tie Cheng — Successor

Meng Fu Yao grows up as a low-status servant under Uncle Zhou's protection. She becomes close to Xiao Qi and Yan Jing Chen while developing the independent spirit that will eventually place her against the sect hierarchy.