She's suspected to be a reincarnation or manifestation of the Qingyue Fairy. Back when she was visiting young prodigies out in the wastelands, Shi Hao managed to capture her just outside the Shi Kingdom's capital—a pretty big deal at the time.
Her whole practice revolves around understanding and refining the Tao, keeping her heart aligned with it. She developed this unique dual-body cultivation method: essentially splitting herself into a main body and a secondary body. The primary version would stay in isolation working on her practice, while the secondary body got to walk around and interact with the world. It's a clever workaround for wanting deep cultivation time without completely checking out.
As of now, the two bodies have merged back into one unified form.
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