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After his first banishment, Xie Lian was forced to live in the mortal realm where his kingdom had been overtaken by Yong'an. He lived in a simple shack with his mother, father, Mu Qing, and Feng Xin.
In the initial character concept, Xie Lian was supposed to become a flower god in charge of flowers blooming and wilting after being banished. His path of cultivation required him to abstain from worldly pleasures such as sex and alcohol. As a result, he was a virgin for 800 years until his marriage with Hua Cheng.
When Xie Lian ascended to godhood and when a few years later Xian Le fell into chaos, Xie Lian descended (even tho he wasn’t allowed to do it?) to the mortal realm to help his people. Therefore he was banished from the heavens.
When Xie Lian was first banished after interfering in mortal matters, he received the Cursed Shackle on his neck. Jun Wu took mercy on him and decided to grant Xie Lian immortality, manipulating the Cursed Shackle so that it not only sealed away his spiritual powers but also didn't allow him to age or die of injury. [6]
Xie Lian becomes the scapegoat for the death of the Yong’An royal family. Rebels from Xianle (led by Qi Rong and An Le) attempted to overthrow Yong’An as revenge, Xie Lian didn’t want the blame to fall unto the former Xianle citizens so he took the blame.
Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Xianle. He was loved by his citizens and was considered the darling of the world. He ascended to the heavens at a young age; however, due to unfortunate circumstances, was quickly banished back to the mortal realm.
His first "banishment" occurred because he CHOSE his people over his godhood. He chose to ignore the "rules of the Heavens" in order to protect his kingdom. He chose to ignore JW's words and descended onto the mortal realms.
