I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 26, 3 River Town 14

"The Huicheng Sect is the only martial arts sect named after a city. This sect has a strange rule: it only accepts people from Huicheng. People from other places, even those with extraordinary talent and rare geniuses, are absolutely refused as disciples. Two years ago, a momentous event occurred within this sect. Ren Yaofei, the most outstanding disciple among the eighteenth generation of the Huicheng Sect, and the future successor to the sect leader whom the sect had been grooming with all its might, was publicly exposed as not being from Huicheng. Upon learning of this, the sect leader completely disregarded the fact that his personally trained disciple was involved in a martial arts competition..." The tournament's favorite to win was immediately enraged, and the master wanted to cripple his martial arts and expel him from the sect. However, Ren Yaofei seemed to have anticipated this, having received prior warning and fled. Who could have predicted that a month later, Ren Yaofei would return, not only stealing the Huicheng Sect's most prized treasure but also cruelly killing his married junior sister who refused to leave with him. By the time the Huicheng Sect discovered this, he had vanished without a trace. The entire Huicheng Sect then pursued him relentlessly, but to no avail. They never expected to find his corpse here today.

This was the first time the Iron Order of Thunderbolt Fortress had heard of such an outrageous thing, and he was immediately filled with righteous indignation, angrily cursing:

"What kind of absurd logic is this! Just because someone isn't from Huicheng doesn't mean they'll be expelled from their sect and have their martial arts crippled? This Huicheng sect leader is truly a freak! However, Ren Yaofei isn't exactly a hero either. A real man should be able to let go of things. This junior sister is already married, so why is he so relentless in his pursuit and determined to take her life?"

“The Huicheng faction is hateful, but Ren Yaofei is no good either. Just look at what he did in Sanhe Town and you'll know he's no good.”

"That's right, the only one who's pitiful is his junior sister. What did that woman do wrong to meet a madman who loved her but couldn't have her, and as a result, she lost her life for no reason."

"I don't understand, is it really that important whether someone is from Huicheng or not? Is it so important that they would be willing to cripple a genius disciple?"

Seeing his disciples surrounding him, all talking at once and indignantly, Yin Zhengyi couldn't help but recall the scene when he first came into contact with this sect.

He was enraged by their arrogant and rude attitude at the time. Now, this sect has fallen so low that it is not even as good as the Qingcheng Sect. They finally managed to cultivate a peerless genius, only to have it ruined because of bloodline prejudice.

Shaking his head inwardly, Yin Zhengyi maintained his composure and explained to the others:

“You need not be surprised, because the people of Huicheng have a very high opinion of themselves, believing that they are the only ones who have inherited the bloodline of ancient immortals. They are arrogant and think that the people of Huicheng are born with noble blood, while people from other places are only fit to be their servants. They will never allow the servants they consider to be servants to learn their so-called peerless divine skills.”

"Pah! What nonsense about noble blood. We're all human, and these people from Huicheng don't have three heads and six arms, so what are they pretending to be?"

"Senior Tie, there's no need to get angry about this. Those who are stuck in their ways will either perish or disappear without a trace."

Catching a glare from her martial uncle, Fei Xi winked mischievously, knowing he was about to launch into a lecture on 'being careful with your words,' so she spoke up before he could:

“Uncle Yin, I’ll leave this place to you senior uncles. If my guess is correct, Junior Sister and the girl who went missing in Nanxuan City should have been kidnapped by Ren Yaofei. Ren Yaofei is waiting for the Undying Flower to bloom, so the place where he hides Junior Sister must not be too far from here.”

After saying that, Fei Xi followed her junior brother Ji, who had already run far away, and headed in the direction where she had discovered the tunnel in her previous life.

"Wait a minute, I'll help too!"

Upon hearing that it was related to Mu Qingfeng, Gu Mingfeng, who had been eavesdropping on martial arts gossip, immediately followed Fei Xi and her group away from the shore of Beiliang Lake.

Watching the unfamiliar figure disappear into the distance, Yin Zheng frowned. If he wasn't mistaken, the young man who had spoken earlier was Gu Mingfeng, the heir of Prince Rui.

This person entered the martial arts world half a year ago, and his unrestrained, arrogant, and domineering style is truly hard to describe. Speaking of which, wasn't this person always boasting that he would marry the most beautiful woman in the world? Now, however, he's following his junior apprentice like a shadow. What is his intention?

Ren Yaofei's tunnel was located in the dried-up well of an abandoned temple. Just as Fei Xi and her group reached the vicinity of the temple, a beautiful figure ran out. Seeing her sect members, she stumbled and rushed to Fei Xi, embracing her tightly.

"Senior Sister, I'm so glad you're alright! That butcher! That...that person...was a butcher!!!"

Mu Qingfeng trembled uncontrollably with fear, unable to speak coherently. Fei Xi gently patted her junior sister's back for a while to comfort her. Mu Qingfeng rested her head on her senior sister's shoulder, then turned to see Ji Zhongxuan standing to the side, his eyes filled with worry. Suddenly, she was no longer afraid. She took a deep breath and mustered all her courage to continue:

"Senior Sister, come with me to a place. That butcher Cui Chou is too ruthless; he killed everyone!"

On the way to the secret chamber, Mu Qingfeng told her sect members everything that had happened to her after the painted boat split open: the giant spider with a beautiful face, the pale, ghostly scholar, and the woman trapped in a bottle. No one would laugh at her for being insane or delirious anymore; everyone comforted her and believed every word she said.

After nauseatingly traversing the eerie tunnel, the group arrived at a secret chamber at its end. Even before entering, Fei Xi was overwhelmed by a pungent, nauseating stench of blood. Yu Mu, who was at the front, immediately began vomiting against the wall upon entering the chamber.

The scene before them still bore the marks of the victims' suffering and torment. The dismembered corpses were gruesome and chilling, giving everyone the feeling of being in hell.

The deep red blood was as thick as a pile of mud on the ground. Half-person-high bottles were overturned, most of them broken, and nearly a hundred limbless women, along with a pile of heads and bottle fragments, were mixed in with the blood.

Bloodshot eyes and twisted bodies silently testified to the suffering these women had endured. Two more junior brothers, like Yu Mu, ran to the side to vomit; not everyone had the courage to face the horrific scene before them, a scene resembling the eighteenth level of hell.

Fei Xi took a few steps closer and looked down at the head closest to her. The decapitated woman's eyes were wide open, as if she were still in shock. She knelt down and ran her hand over the cold face from top to bottom.

"Don't worry, I will make sure you are laid to rest."

The soft voice seemed to be murmuring to herself, and as her hand fell, the woman who had already died closed her eyes.

Fei Xi was about to stand up when her gaze fell on the outstretched hand beside her, and she immediately stopped her:

"Don't touch it, it's poisonous!"

"what!"

"Let's go out first."

Leading everyone back to the well, Fei Xi gave instructions.

"Junior Brother Mo, Junior Brother Yang, you two stay by the well and don't let anyone go down. I'll go prepare some things, and we'll go down the well together when I'm ready."

On the way back to the Sanhe Inn, Mu Qingfeng was both terrified to recall the horrific scene in the secret room and unable to resist her curiosity.

"Senior Sister, what exactly is going on?"

"Do you remember the little golden insect that Ren Yaofei threw onto the Immortal Flower before he died?"

"Is that the golden worm I mentioned?! You've seen it too?"

"During the Great War of Wei, among the northern tribes that intended to invade our Central Plains, there was a tribe called the Kunke. This tribe believed in a religion called 'Wusha.' They believed that as long as one became a Wusa, one's soul would be immortal and one would live forever. The great Wusa who died would parasitize the Kunke. If a suitable body was found and the cocooned Kunke was placed inside, the Kunke would transform into a butterfly, and the Wusa could be reborn on the body. The Kunke is the little golden insect that everyone has seen."