After Becoming the Hero’s Ex-fiancée - Chapter 200

An Epiphany (2)

“Alright, everyone we can find is all here.” The monkey-faced cultivator placed the last corpse on the road.

This was the only road that passed through the village. It wasn’t very wide, and wound its way through the front doors of most houses. It was a common practice for families to plant locust trees in front of their homes. However, this road was now…
Covered with bodies.

These corpses had all been gnawed on; most of them were in a pitiful state, and some were entirely unrecognisable, with body parts like arms and shoulders that couldn’t be pieced together. They had no choice but to dig a large pit by the roadside and bury them all in it.

After sending a message back to the camp, it took less than an hour for three disciples from the Tianluo Sect to arrive. They joined their hands together and chanted, “Amitabha,” before starting to recite sutras to offer salvation.

While the others watched the Tianluo Sect disciples perform the rituals, Zheng Wan carried Yadan with her and went to the back of the village. She found a suitable spot with a hundred-year-old locust tree nearby. She intended to bury the little girl and her grandfather here.

It was said that locust trees could protect the spirits of the departed.

“Cui Wang…”
Before Zheng Wan could continue, Cui Wang had already pointed his finger to a spot beneath the tree and dug a deep pit. “It’s deep enough. Go ahead.”

Zheng Wan looked at the little girl in her arms and cast a cleansing art. The girl’s face and body were now clean, but her small body had already lost its warmth. She held the girl, who felt ice-cold, but her face was still fair without any sign of death on it.

Cui Wang had already put the white-haired old man inside the pit. The old man’s body was now in pieces, and Zheng Wan had spent much effort to find the right parts to place them all together.

As for Yadan—
Zheng Wan took out a jade comb and neatly combed her braided hair before placing her inside the pit.

Yadan lay in the grave with her eyes closed, looking peaceful. There was no fear or sadness on her face; it was as if she was just taking a nap.

“Bury them,” said Zheng Wan.

A cultivation technique was cast, and soil rained down, covering the bodies bit by bit.

Zheng Wan stood in place, not moving a muscle. She didn’t feel particularly sad; she simply watched as Yadan and her grandfather were gradually covered by the soil. It was as if the version of herself and her father from her dreams were also being laid to rest, without the need for a proper burial or even a coffin. All there was was dust to dust, earth to earth…

Between heaven and earth, a strong wind blew.

Cui Wang felt a jolt of surprise. He looked up and saw the profound change in the vital energy swirling around Zheng Wan. The ethereal blue ice vital energy seemed to turn into a visible vortex, flowing into her Baihui acupoint.
He flicked his sleeves several times in succession, setting up dozens of formation plates, but each one produced a loud and violent explosion. It wasn’t until the sixth one that the explosions finally subsided.

Gui Jing, Jing Yue, her Second Senior Sister and the others heard the commotion and rushed over. They instantly understood what had happened when they saw the scene.
” An epiphany?!” someone blurted.

“Top-grade Vital Energy Gathering Formation Plates?” The monkey-faced cultivator had a pained expression on his face.

An epiphany required a tremendous amount of vital energy. If a top-grade Vital Energy Gathering Formation Plate was present to support it, the effects would undoubtedly be much better. The cultivator’s cultivation would advance significantly. However, even without it, the progress would still be impressive and would only take a bit longer, perhaps a few weeks or so.
He didn’t expect Li Wei Zhenjun to use ten of them in a row, and so many had exploded. Oh, the seventh one also burst. He calculated the cost, and it came to five top-grade Yuan stones…

Accustomed to a frugal life, the monkey-faced cultivator, couldn’t comprehend such extravagant behaviour.

If my true self were here… I’d really like to meet him in person, thought Shu Yuan, who stood hidden in the shadows, an arrogant smile on his face. If it were up to him to play the hero and save the beauty, he would have definitely waited till the beautiful flower withered and was in dire straits, crying out to heaven and earth to no avail, before he would make a move.

Li Wei Zhenjun’s heart seemed to have softened a little.

“Congratulations, Zheng Zhenren, congratulations.” Zheng Wan was startled to see the monkey-faced cultivator standing in front of her the moment she opened her eyes. His thin face was wrinkled like the folds of a flower, smiling so hard his eyes were almost non-existent. “You have successfully advanced to the later stage of the Centring stage.”

“The later stage of the Centring stage?” Zheng Wan was surprised, “What… happened to me?”

Cui Wang stepped forward, his brows slightly relaxed, like a gentle breeze and a faint moon. Behind him, the round morning sun rose, casting a soft golden light on him.

He looked at her and said, “You’ve had an epiphany.”

“An epiphany?” Zheng Wan understood this term. Cultivation was all about opportunities, and epiphanies were one of those opportunities.

“Directly jumping from the early stage of the Centring stage to the later stage, your cultivation is almost at Grand Completion,” Jing Yue praised with a smile, “An epiphany like this is not something that can be achieved without wisdom and ingenuity. It’s no wonder my master often says that an epiphany can be akin to years of hard cultivation.”

“Master will surely be pleased,” Second Senior Sister said with a smile as she held the baby in her arms, her eyes forming crescents on her oval face.

As the saying goes, “Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.” Zheng Wan felt the Voice Transmission Jade Talisman in her interdimensional pouch move, and when she took it out, it was the one her Master had given her before she set off. She infused it with her vital energy and heard her Master’s excited voice.

“Little Wanwan, you are truly your Master’s dear treasure. You’ve brought honour to our Yuqing Sect!”

“What do you mean, Master?”

Zi Xiu Daojun‘s voice was triumphant and self-assured, “Just a moment ago, your name appeared on the Combat Power Ranking!”

“Combat Power Ranking?”

“It’s the Boundless Ranking. Little Wanwan, you made it onto the Boundless Ranking! The Boundless Ranking! Centring stage, number two! Except for the founding Sect Master, this is the first time in the history of our Yuqing Sect—!!”

Before Zheng Wan could ask further, a surge of power forced her hand away from infusing vital energy to the Voice Transmission Jade Talisman. Master’s voice continued to echo in her ears, sounding as if a chicken had been strangled.

She looked up to see Cui Wang staring at her with a cold expression. Zheng Wan couldn’t help but pout, “I haven’t finished talking yet.”

“My dear treasure,” Cui Wang pursed his lips, his jawline forming a straight line, “Don’t forget what you promised me.”

Zheng Wan pursed her lips and muttered, “Zhenjun, you’re mistaken. I only promised not to get entangled with others. I never said anything about restricting how others address me.”

Second Senior Sister blinked, Jing Yue blinked, and even Gui Jing blinked. Only the monkey-faced cultivator exclaimed, “Wow!”
This… was…

This was a sensational scandal that could make it to the Heavenly Herald, and it was confirmed by Li Wei Zhenjun himself!

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