Volume 12, Chapter 809 – The Grand Wedding

A group of fiendish specters had been starving inside the spatial ring for several months. At this moment, all they retained was the primal instinct of hunger, so overwhelming that it even replaced fear. One by one, they charged out with snarling roars, their limbs flailing like wild beasts, drool dripping all over the ground.

On the nearby streets, townsfolk were hustling about, striving for their livelihoods. They shouted and hawked goods with loud and grating voices, effectively drowning out all the chaos erupting just around the corner.

ROAR!

Right then, a ragged black silhouette suddenly leapt out from an alleyway. Though it appeared gaunt and skeletal, its legs were terrifyingly powerful. Upon landing, it stomped a massive crater into the stone-paved road. Fragments of rock exploded in all directions, sending nearby townsfolk into panicked screams.

Even more horrifying, this leaping figure had a pair of blood-red eyes, sharp fangs exposed at the corners of its mouth, and its exposed skin was covered in dense, bronze-green corpse spots.

It was unmistakable. This was a corpse, a Bronze Corpse, to be exact.

“Oh my god! A zombie! Everyone, run for your lives!”

“Didn’t Alliance Leader Qi say all the fiendish specters in the cultivation world were eliminated? Why are there still zombies?”

“She’s gotten us all killed! If I’d known there were still evil things around, I would’ve brought a protective talisman!”

The townspeople were so frightened they scattered like flies, fleeing in terror while cursing their misfortune.

But the true despair had only just begun. More zombies began leaping out from the alleys on both sides of the street. One of them moved with shocking agility, its steps smooth and swift. The corpse spots on its skin shimmered with a silver hue, it was a Silver Corpse.

Seeing this, the townsfolk instantly lost all hope. Many could only crouch on the ground, clutching their children and awaiting death.

Among the chaos, Zheng Qian and his son wore smug grins. After all, this massacre was their doing.

“Once everyone in this little county turns into zombies, let’s see how Qi Huang explains herself to the cultivators,” Zheng Wei said proudly, even forgetting to use mental transmission.

BOOM!

Just as things reached a critical moment, divine sense descended from the heavens in a blinding flash. Every last fiendish specter was pinned to the ground and utterly crushed, their bodies torn to pieces on the spot.

The crowd looked around in dazed confusion. Then they saw a graceful figure descending gently through the air, enveloped in a subtle fragrance that calmed the heart. Her face was veiled, and at the center of her brow shimmered a pink lotus-shaped doppelgänger mark.

“Oh no, it’s Qi Huang! Run!”

Zheng Qian and his son were instantly terrified to the depths of their souls. They activated their divine senses in an attempt to flee.

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“Trying to run? Too late.”

Qi Huang gave a cold sneer. Her divine sense burst forth, yanking both Zheng Qian and his son back mid-flight. Along with the few surviving fiendish specters, she stuffed them into her spatial ring and sealed them away.

After finishing everything, Qi Huang vanished like a ghost, as if she had never appeared at all.

“Are we saved? Who was that immortal woman just now?”

“I don’t know! Maybe a heavenly immortal descended to the mortal realm. How else could she suppress so many evil beings so effortlessly?”

“I think that was Alliance Leader Qi!”

“Are you sure? Isn’t she stationed at the Dao Alliance? Why would she suddenly appear here?”

“I’ve seen her portrait before, she looked exactly the same!”

Survivors of the ordeal peered around nervously, whispering among themselves.

Qi Huang returned to the Honghua Sect and immediately ordered every division of the Dao Alliance to issue a public notice: Zheng Qian and his son had harbored fiendish specters and caused harm, and she would execute them in half a month as a warning to all.

The reason she chose to wait half a month was because the pair held special identities, killing them off so easily would’ve been a waste. They had to be used to their fullest as a deterrent. Gathering enough onlookers would ensure that others would think twice before crossing her.

Half a month later, countless cultivators flooded the Dao Alliance headquarters, eager to see whether Qi Huang truly had the nerve to execute a Peak Master of Zhizun Peak.

“You say our Peak Master hid fiendish specters? Where’s your proof?”

“Yeah, everyone knows you’ve had past grudges with Zhizun Peak. This is clearly just personal revenge!”

“No proof? That’s just wanton killing! How will the Dao Alliance maintain credibility?”

One after another, people from Zhizun Peak began questioning loudly. They were waiting for the right moment, ready to launch a rescue attempt for Zheng Qian and his son.

“Evidence? Don’t worry. You won’t even need to ask, this Alliance Leader will present it herself. The Dao Alliance has always operated openly and justly.”

Qi Huang calmly took out a Shadow-Retaining Mirror and projected the incriminating footage of Zheng Qian and his son in front of the crowd.

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“This… this is impossible!”

Their faces went deathly pale. They couldn’t understand… How had Qi Huang managed to secretly record them when their plan had been seemingly flawless?

With the evidence irrefutable, the people of Zhizun Peak were left speechless.

“All disciples of Zhizun Peak, listen well: do not try to save us, and do not seek revenge.”

Knowing he had no way out, Zheng Qian rationally issued a command to his followers.

The disciples of Zhizun Peak had already been trembling in fear. Upon hearing this, they sighed in relief and fell into silent compliance.

“Zheng Peak Master truly is worthy of leading a peak. Even at death’s door, he remains so composed. A pity… his intelligence was squandered on the wrong path.”

Qi Huang couldn’t help but sigh.

“Sob sob… I don’t want to die… Alliance Leader Qi… I beg you… please don’t kill me… I’ll be your servant, your slave, your anything!”

Zheng Wei was bawling beside him, tears and snot flowing together as he begged.

Qi Huang remained unmoved. With a thought, her divine sense crushed the father and son, both body and soul, into dust.

The onlookers shivered from head to toe, not even daring to breathe.

Through this blend of benevolence and wrath, Qi Huang completely stunned the cultivation world and secured the Dao Alliance’s dominance.

Knowing she had accomplished her goal, Qi Huang was ready to refocus her efforts on becoming stronger. But first, there was one wish she had to fulfill.

Three days later, the Honghua Sect announced that Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling would be married on the sixth day of the next month. All were welcome to attend and celebrate.

Though the news was sudden, no rumors spread. After all, everyone in the cultivation world now knew Qi Huang had once been a man. Marrying Cheng Hongling seemed perfectly reasonable, and they were, indeed, a well-matched pair.

Cheng Yuan and his wife didn’t hear a single negative word. In fact, they were genuinely happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing this, Qi Huang felt a great weight lift from her chest. It confirmed that revealing her true identity had been the right choice, and the slight sacrifice to her reputation had been more than worth it.

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“Aren’t you going to tell your family about our wedding?”

Cheng Hongling came to ask her.

Qi Huang fell into deep thought, then replied, “If I tell them, I’d have to reveal everything I’ve been through.”

“Exactly. How else would you explain it?” Cheng Hongling replied.

“Then forget it. The fact we’ve made it this far is already a miracle. Since both of our families are already at peace, why stir up trouble for no reason? Besides, Huang Tian is essentially me.”

Qi Huang shook her head as she spoke.

“Well, if you’ve made up your mind, I won’t press it.”

Cheng Hongling understood the reasoning, so she didn’t insist.

As Qi Huang waited day and night, the sixth day of the first month finally arrived. She at last donned the groom’s ceremonial robes she had longed for.

Cheng Hongling’s heart was full of sweetness. No one knew just how much she adored Qi Huang, but her willingness to wear the Phoenix-Crowned Bridal Cape said it all.

After the wedding rites were completed, the young couple was finally joined as husband and wife.

Qi Huang felt a profound sense of fulfillment. After all, her bride was the dream woman of every man in the cultivation world. The thought made her even more excited, and she graciously saw to every guest’s needs.

As night fell, Cheng Hongling sent a senior sister to fetch a slightly tipsy Qi Huang into the bridal chamber.

“Take your clothes off.”

Cheng Hongling spoke while removing her bridal robes, unabashedly revealing her snow-white skin.

“Wife, aren’t you a little too eager? The guests haven’t even left yet and you’re already undressing. Are you saying your husband hasn’t been satisfying you?”

Qi Huang joked.

“Satisfying me or not, you should know the answer better than anyone.”

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Cheng Hongling immediately shot back.

Qi Huang was suddenly embarrassed. She regretted asking such a question.

“Don’t just stand there like a fool. Did you forget you’ll shift into your female personality tonight? Think you can handle that bunch of drunken men outside? Hurry up and switch clothes with me, I’ll deal with them.”

Cheng Hongling finally explained.

Qi Huang immediately understood. She had still been trying to bluff her way through, but Cheng Hongling had already yanked off her robe.

With no choice, Qi Huang could only become the “bride” left alone in the room.

“I’m clearly the groom, so how did I suddenly end up as the bride?”

Qi Huang stared at the bright red bridal veil before her, feeling more than a little strange. But as her female personality emerged, she suddenly found everything perfectly natural. She really was suited to being the bride.

After the wedding, Qi Huang fully devoted herself to cultivating through farming. Thanks to the massive scale of ghost tomato cultivation, it only took a year for her divine sense to break through to Master-grade Immortal.

Cheng Hongling didn’t fall behind either. With Qi Huang’s help, her cultivation also reached the peak of the Heavenly Tribulation Realm.

But a thorny problem soon emerged, Cheng Hongling couldn’t grow any stronger. If she did, her power would collapse the very fabric of space in the cultivation world, forcing her to ascend to the Immortal Realm. They had to find a solution.

“Right now, you have two options,” Qi Huang began. “First, stop cultivating and remain a peak Heavenly Tribulation Realm cultivator forever.”

“Skip to the second one.”

Cheng Hongling didn’t even hesitate. She was never one to settle for mediocrity.

“Second, we leave Lishui Planet immediately and venture into the wider universe to seek Assimilation Qi. As long as you acquire enough Assimilation Qi, you can activate Lu Yao’s Assimilation Domain. Once you’re within your own domain, no matter how powerful you become, you’ll be able to stay in this world.”

Qi Huang offered the second path, then added, “But to use Assimilation Qi, I’ll need to assimilate you first.”

“Then that’s what we’ll do. It’s about time we saw the world beyond, anyway.”

Cheng Hongling made her decision without hesitation.