"This whip belongs to whom?"

Li Ming stared at the darkness that surrounded her with shocked eyes as she hurriedly asked the question.

"It belonged to the Thunder Immortal around twenty thousand years ago. However, a sudden calamity struck, and this world lost its Thunder Immortal. Even though the position was later got occupied by the daughter of the Thunder Lord but she failed in taming the Lightning Whip. As a result, the Legendary Weapon went out of control and it became impossible for any deity to control it. That was the moment when it was decided by the Immortal Deities that the weapon should be sealed."

"From that very day, this weapon has been resting here in the Forbidden Grounds sealed by various spells. But then you appeared and the moment it felt your essence in this realm it wanted to reach you as soon as possible."

The voice stopped for two seconds before continuing, "At first it was easy for the Immortal Master to tame the weapon on his own but when you appeared in the Wang Empire last year, the weapon got another taste of your essence and that was when everything started going out of control."

Li Ming listened silently as she tried to cope with numerous questions that were popping up in her mind one after the other.

"Why it started reacting towards me like that?" She asked while looking at the blue sparkling dots on her right palm.

"Well, there is a very interesting explanation for your question. Wanna see who was the Thunder Immortal?" The voice sounded excited as if they were about to enjoy whatever was going to happen next.

"Who?" Li Ming asked as she felt a weird feeling in the pit of her stomach.

For some unknown reason, she was quite not that excited to see that so-called Thunder Immortal, as if both her mind and soul were already aware of what was coming next.

The voice did not reply verbally, rather a magical screen started forming in front of her.

It barely took five seconds before a photo of an Immortal Deity with long black hair pulled up in a high ponytail and secured by a jade hairpin, clad in dark grey and white clothes appeared in front of her.

Li Ming stared at the photo as her mind went blank instantly. She would never have predicted to come across such a thing.

The silence that took over for the next several minutes was filled with tension and shock.

"D-dad?"

The word finally slipped out of her mouth as she kept staring at the man in the photo who looked exactly like her father. The only difference was the long hair and ancient clothes instead of his usual official suits.

"According to the Soul data, the Thunder Immortal's soul got reincarnated in a different world where he was born as the successor of a race known as Mages. The data also shows his family chart with a daughter as his only heir."

Li Ming could not believe the words that she was hearing. It was just too much for her to digest.

As the days were passing and she was coming across new revelations, it looked like she had always been bound to the Immortal world for a long long time.

"Are you trying to say that my dad was the Thunder Immortal of this world in his previous life?" Li Ming asked as she kept gazing at the photo of her father.

She still remembered the last time when she met with her dad, right before she left for the hunt of the rogues, and was killed in betrayal.

He had looked at her with eyes filled with love and support. He had always been strict with her from the very day when she started learning magic at the age of five.

He was never lenient with her and she was always punished for slacking or breaking rules.

At that time she thought that his strict rules for her were because she was the only heir of the mage clan and he wanted her to become the strongest to lead their race in the future.

However, no matter how strict he was on her during her training time but she also witnessed his fatherly affection from time to time.

Though these were very rare occasions but she already learned to cherish them from a very early age.

"That's exactly what the Soul Data says and the information inside Soul Data can never be wrong. Moreover, seeing the way the Lightning Whip is reacting towards your power essence I do not think that there is much space left for doubts."

The voice answered her question in a very calm tone. However, on the other hand, Li Ming was struggling to keep calm.

It was like her entire existence was pre-planned and she was just fulfilling the wishes of those who had written her destiny.

"But why is it reacting towards me? Is not there another daughter of the Thunder Immortal who is currently ruling that position? Why this weapon did not choose her?" Li Ming asked with her voice filled with confusion.

"Your question does make sense. However, there's a truth about the current Thunder Immortal of which you are still unaware. Even though the current Thunder Immortal is known as the successor of your father but in reality, she has no blood relation with your father."

A frown appeared on Li Ming's face as she heard the words spoken by the mysterious voice.

She was struggling with many questions but decided to stay silent as the voice continued.

"The previous Thunder Immortal, your father, and his wife were unable to have a child even after thousands of years of their marriage. The maternal Grandmother of the Thunder Immortal was the bondmate of the Heaven Realm's Empress Dowager. After seeing the unhappiness of having no child that was taking over the Thunder Immortal and his wife and also because of her relation with his Grandma, the Empress Dowager gifted them with the Elixir of Eternal Happiness."

Li Ming raised her eyebrows at the fancy name of the elixir. She was still struggling to understand the long relation chart that connected the Thunder Immortal, his maternal grandmother, and the previous Empress Dowager of the Heaven Realm.

As a result, her brain was a mess of hundreds of questions, unsolved mysteries, and puzzles, and most importantly answers and discoveries that made no sense to her.

"The Eternal Happiness Elixir can grant one wish to its consumer and that's how the wife of the Thunder Immortal asked for the happiness of a child. The daughter that was born after nine months was a gift of the Eternal Elixir and not the result of the sexual intercourse."

"Since the present Thunder Immortal has no blood relation with your father and her soul does not share the same essence as your father, the Lightning whip never recognized her as its new master. On the other hand, you are carrying the same energy essence as your father and that alone is enough for the Lightning whip to choose you as its Master."

As the voice stopped explaining, Li Ming finally understood the reason due to which she was feeling the pull towards the Snow Fields.

"What now? It's not over yet, right?" Li Ming asked as she let out a deep sigh.

"Of course not. The Lightning whip was the weapon of the Thunder Immortal, a third rank Immortal Cultivator. Since the Master was so powerful, it's normal that his weapon would also be one of its kind. While on the other hand, you are only a fifth rank Master Cultivator. It won't be easy for you to take the weapon of an Immortal deity. However, it is too late to back down." The voice explained.

"Are you kidding me? How am I supposed to survive this? The energy that barged inside my body can kill me within a few seconds and you are telling me that I'm supposed to control it. Ridiculous!" Li Ming sure was not happy with what she was hearing.

It was like she was trapped inside a puzzle and except for solving it to win her freedom, she had no other choice, not even of backing down.

"It's not like anyone forced you to visit the Snow Fields. It was your own decision to find out the source that was pulling you towards this place."

This time the crisp and cold voice belonged to the banshee who was standing in front of her at some distance.

"You could have told me about the Lightning whip and its story that very day when you told me about the Snow Fields and that I needed to prepare myself before coming here. I would have loved to stay away from this place for the rest of my life." Li Ming scoffed at the banshee while complaining.

"Since you love to forget let me remind you once again, we are not allowed to speak about your future or anything related to it. I can only give you clues, not spoon-feed you. If I have told you to stay away from the Snow Fields without giving a perfect explanation you would never have listened. So, stop complaining."

Kara sure was not in the mood of hearing Li Ming's complaints.

"It's easy for you to just get angry at me. It's not like you are the one facing your death for a second time." Li Ming mumbled as she stared at the photo of her father which started disappearing into thin air.