After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

That woman, dressed in a tattered wedding gown, her black hair cut short at her shoulders, resembled a proud red plum blossom in the wind and snow.

Some more fragments flashed through Ding Wan's mind.

"Sect Leader Xu, your joke has gone a bit too far. Zhaoxue is getting married to the Holy Son today..."

Ding Yuanshan frowned deeply.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to marry this 'exoneration' you're talking about?"

Xu Ze interrupted him.

"The person I'm proposing marriage to is surnamed Ding, but... her name is Ding Wan."

The young man's firm gaze and resolute tone made it sound less like a discussion and more like he was stating what he was about to do.

Not far away.

Ding Wan suddenly remembered the three-story wooden house on the nameless peak.

The long wedding procession was accompanied by deafening drums and gongs.

There were also boys wearing groom's hats and big red flowers on their chests.

"puff."

She couldn't help but laugh.

Chapter 106 I'm Willing

In Ding Wan's mind, fragments of memories that had long been buried deep in her heart surged forth at this moment.

She once thought that her life, from the moment she was born into that magnificent yet cold Jade Palace, was destined to be bound by invisible shackles that she could neither break free from nor sever.

Even though she traveled far to the far north, to other continents, and hid in the mortal world, trying to live like the most ordinary woman, without using her cultivation or revealing her sword intent, she lived among ordinary people.

But the shackles still follow us like a shadow, and cause and effect are still everywhere.

Her life seemed to be shrouded in darkness, in a daze, with no hope of ever seeing the light of day again.

until now.

There was a young man who, braving the fiercest winds and snow of the North, disregarded the supreme authority and pressure of the entire Northern Continent, and with the calmest yet most resolute tone, clearly chose her.

Xu Ze was the last ray of light in Ding Wan's darkness.

Like a blazing sun tearing through thick dark clouds, it scorched into her frozen world.

"Cough cough."

Not far away, Xu Ze saw a slight smile finally appear on that stunningly beautiful face. He cleared his throat twice, trying to make his tone sound more solemn, and asked earnestly:

"Teacher, will you marry me?"

Ding Wan remained silent.

She simply gazed at him quietly with her bright, clear eyes, which had regained their luster, and a smile that almost overflowed from them.

That look seemed to say—

That's such an unoriginal question.

When they came to Wuming Peak to propose marriage, what they said wasn't any nicer than this?

Xu Ze had no choice but to gather his emotions again, and after careful consideration, he decided to change the way he addressed him:

"Wan'er".

He took a deep breath and steadied himself.

"If I could take you away today, would you be willing to come with me to see this vast world, the Central Continent, the Immortal Land... and even all the mountains and rivers?"

He was sincere and spoke in a gentle tone.

These words were devoid of flowery language.

It is more moving than any vow of eternal love.

Because it depicts not a vague fantasy, but a future that is within reach.

It promises not constraint, but freedom.

"Om-"

Even Qingyun Sword was moved by what it heard. Its pale blue sword light swirled and danced, flying back and forth around Xu Ze and Ding Wan.

It was like a sentient child, silently shouting "Say yes!" "Say yes!" as if in a commotion.

"Ah."

Ding Wan responded.

She nodded gently, her eyes clear and bright, her voice soft yet resonating clearly in the silent hall:

"I am willing."

These three simple words carry immense weight.

As she finished speaking, the last bit of gloom in her heart vanished.

Now, Ding Wan is finally certain that life is not a long, endless road that one is destined to walk alone in the dark.

It is a picture scroll composed of countless moments strung together.

Even if from this day forward, they will never be reincarnated, their souls will perish between heaven and earth.

so what?

Because there was a young man who was willing to stand atop a snow-capped mountain, facing a hall full of hypocritical and absurd leaders of the righteous path, and ask himself this heartfelt question.

This 'moment' will be eternal, and no one can change it.

An eerie silence fell over the scene.

Watching the two of them confess their love so passionately, oblivious to everyone else around them.

Inside the main hall, all the cultivators, from the patriarchs who had reached the Void Refinement and Integration stage to their attending disciples, had incredibly varied expressions on their faces.

They just want to watch the show; they love a good spectacle.

The usual tedious cultivation and discussions of Tao are nowhere near as interesting as this!

Only in the main seat did Ding Yuanshan's face turn almost as black as the bottom of a pot.

The Ding family had been planning this marriage for years, seeing it as their only hope to break the family's millennia-old curse. Their daughter was supposed to have a grand wedding, winning powerful allies for the family and securing a future wedding...

It has actually turned out like this!

First, the bride publicly cut off her hair to sever all ties with her kin, almost severing her own heart meridian. Then, the leader of the Xuanling Sect appeared and openly "proposed marriage," and the bride actually agreed!

This is utterly humiliating for the Ding family and all the cultivators of the Shenji Sect!

"Master Ding."

long silence.

A voice broke the eerie silence.

The sound wasn't loud, and even carried a somewhat leisurely tone, yet it caused the temperature in the entire hall to drop several degrees suddenly.

It was the 'holy son' with the golden crown and cloudy eyes who spoke.

"You really are... a very good teacher."

These words were spoken lightly, but the irony and chill in them made Ding Yuanshan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"I have raised such a 'good daughter'."

Zhuge Wuxin's gaze swept lightly over Ding Wan, who was standing side by side with Xu Ze.

That look wasn't like looking at a stunningly beautiful woman, but more like looking at a 'treasure' that was about to belong to him but had gone wrong—cold and full of possessiveness.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xu Ze.

This time, the indifference in his eyes faded, replaced by an undisguised scrutiny and... hostility.

"And this Sect Master Xu," Zhuge Wuxin's voice remained calm, "arrived uninvited, barged into the wedding banquet, disrupted the order, and even spoke rudely, attempting to steal another man's wife... The Xuanling Sect was a prestigious and righteous sect ten thousand years ago, how come in this generation they are so ignorant of the rules?"

Before he could finish speaking...

"boom--!"

An overwhelming and terrifying pressure, as if from the ancient primordial era, suddenly erupted from Zhuge Wuxin's body without warning!

Fusion period!

The powerful spiritual energy, like a tangible tidal wave, instantly swept across the entire Lingxiao Palace!

Even the sect leaders and family heads who were at the Void Refinement stage changed color at this moment. They had to use their spiritual power to protect themselves and their disciples. Their eyes were filled with horror and awe as they looked at Zhuge Wuxin!

At the same time, they were completely certain of what Ding Wan had said.

This is no 19-year-old 'Holy Son' at all! He is clearly the master of the Divine Mechanism Sect who has lived for nine thousand years!

I don't know what kind of heaven-defying secret technique he used, but he actually achieved a kind of 'reincarnation' and even retained the strength of the Integration Stage!

An ancient monster who has lived for nearly ten thousand years, with a mind as deep as an abyss, unpredictable methods, and strength that stands at the pinnacle of this world... Who would dare to offend such a being easily?

Ding Yuanshan was so terrified by the overwhelming pressure that he dared not hesitate for a moment. He immediately bowed, his voice trembling:

"Holy Son, please do not be angry!"

“My daughter is young and ignorant, and extremely unruly. It is all my fault for failing to properly educate her! There is still room for maneuver in this matter. We must not let this be the final verdict!”

While apologizing, he hurriedly winked at Ding Wan, wishing he could immediately pull her over and kneel down to apologize.

Rebellious daughter, do you see this? This is a true power!

"Humph."

Ding Wan, however, never once paid any attention to the other person.

So what if it's a period of fusion?

It's just an old dog that's lived for nine thousand years and is barely clinging to life.

How dare they bark and howl here?