In the Fire Cloud Sect, Old Ancestor Jing Zhuo was sitting under a fire orchid tree. He was gently feeding medicine to a lady who had a vacant expression.
It had already been thirty plus years since Jing Zhuo left the Endless Sea and returned to Yue Country. He was the first Nascent Soul Realm expert of Yue Country and its strongest expert!
The lady in front of him was none other than the love of his life – Lady Yun Hua.
After Jing Zhuo had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he had been searching everywhere for a method that could allow Lady Yun Hua to break free from the body of a spiritual puppet and be truly revived. Eventually, he found one method.
Not wishing for longevity. Not wishing for power to rule over the world. Just wishing to correct your reflection...
He did not forget the promise he made in the past. His life ambition was not to advance to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm but reviving his dead wife while he was still alive.
He had found a method to revive her wife. However, he could not make Yun Hua’s soul return to her physical body at the end of the day.
In order to make her soul return to her body, he would need to achieve the Void Inquiry Stage and use the void power to restore the void and return her soul. Only then would there be a chance for him to succeed.
Jing Zhuo smiled bitterly. Where could he find a Void Inquiry Stage old monster to return the soul of his wife?
After all, he was just a small Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
In the past, he thought that the Nascent Soul Realm was a supreme cultivation realm. However, after he witnessed the terrors in the Endless Sea, he realized that Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were just as insignificant as ants in the eyes of truly powerful experts.
"Yun Hua, I will certainly make you truly come back to life in my lifetime. Trust me!" Jing Zhuo, who had gray hair, spoke with a smile.
"Mm. I believe you." Yun Hua smiled faintly at him, just like the blossoming fire orchid.
"Nine days later, I will have to head to Song Country to participate in the assembly. I’ve owed Ning Fan too many favors. I’m afraid I won’t be able to fully repay him in my entire life. Since he isn’t in Yue Country now, I have to help him protect the country. No matter what, I can’t let King Jin annex this country!" Jing Zhuo’s eyes flashed with a hint of anger.
"My husband, you must be careful on this trip..." Yun Hua gently stroked Jing Zhuo’s face.
When the two of them were having a display of their deep feelings, a light cough suddenly reverberated behind Jing Zhuo.
Jing Zhuo’s face was filled with surprise! The Fire Cloud Sect had extremely strict defenses. Who could actually sneak inside the Fire Cloud Sect stealthily and even get past his senses?!
Before he could turn around and look, a hand was already gently patting his shoulder.
"Fellow Daoist Jing Zhuo, it’s been many years already. I hope you are doing well."
"You are... Ning Fan!" Jing Zhuo was startled at first. Then, his expression revealed a look of joy.
"You’re back! Yue Country is saved!"
"Yes. I’m back. Great Jin is finished." Ning Fan smiled jokingly.
"What is your current cultivation base?! I already can’t see through you at all. Could it be that you have already achieved the Divine Transformation Realm?!" Jing Zhuo made a guess.
Ning Fan only smiled at him without telling him the truth. However, when he inspected Lady Yun Hua carefully, he sighed with emotion.
"You are trying to resurrect her, aren’t you?"
"Yes. I’ve found a method that could give her a chance of revival even though she is currently in a puppet’s body. However, my cultivation base is not enough to return her soul to her body... *Sigh*..." Jing Zhuo said dejectedly.
"Returning her soul to her body?"
Ning Fan went silent for some time. Then, he suddenly lifted his finger and pointed at Yun Hua’s glabella.
Jing Zhuo and Ning Fan had quite a close friendship. Thus, it was fine for him to give him a hand.
Strands of void power covered the tip of his finger. After he applied the power, Yun Hua’s soul became connected with her original body and then fused with it!
"You don’t have to worry about Great Jin. With me here, Yue Country will not be in any danger. Just stay here and look after your wife."
Ning Fan gave him a smile and left. His travelling light was so fast that Jing Zhuo actually could not see how he departed.
Jing Zhuo had yet to digest everything that had happened. He had no idea of the profound meaning behind Ning Fan’s actions and words.
All of a sudden, the lady in front of him made a sound. She rubbed her forehead and said, "It’s strange. How did my soul return to this body?"
*Clang*
The bowl of medicine in Jing Zhuo’s hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. However, he did not care about it at all. His eyes were fixed at Lady Yun Hua and gradually moistened with tears.
"It’s Ning Fan. It’s him who helped you return your soul to your original body... He... Is it possible that he is already a Void Refinement Realm old monster...? Yun Hua, you’ve finally come back to life. I’ve waited for this day for far too long...You are still as beautiful as I remember. I, however, am already old..."
Jing Zhuo’s white hair messily fell down. His face was covered with deep wrinkles. He was already old...
Lady Yun Hua raised her hand and gently touched Jing Zhuo’s wrinkles. With a loving expression, she said, "You aren’t old. In my heart, you are still the handsome Jing Zhuo from back then..."
Even though his woman did not age at all, he had no regrets for his promise in the past!
There is no word that can express my gratitude for your kindness, Ning Fan.
Jing Zhuo pulled Yun Hua into his embrace and hugged her tightly. While feeling deeply moved because of his lover’s revival, he was extremely thankful to Ning Fan.
He stared at the direction where Ning Fan left, having a hard time getting over it for quite a while.
Outside the Fire Cloud Sect, Ning Fan kept his spirit sense. After sensing that the pair of lovers, Jing Zhuo and Yun Hua, finally got to reunite at last, he could not help but smile faintly.
"The next stop should be the Sinister Sparrow Sect..."
Ning Fan gently took a step forward and travelled across countless distances in an instant. In a matter of seconds, he appeared at the Dark Sparrow Valley located at the western domain of Yue Country.
When he took another step, he directly went past layers of formation light and arrived at the edge of the Bright Moon Pond within the valley.
A lady in blue robes was standing quietly beside the pond. She was the current sect master of the Sinister Sparrow Sect – Lan Mei, the ’Blue Sparrow Sword’.
There was also a lady who wore revealing clothes standing beside her. She was the inner elder of the Sinister Sparrow Sect – Bai Lu, the ’Pink Skeleton’.
Both of them were staring at the pond. Their beautiful eyes held inexplicable longing for a person.