That night, there was a brokenhearted person inside Wu Wei Tower.
It was none other than the newly arrived Ran Jingjing.
Her overreaction during the day had firmly established her image as a meddlesome, busybody disciple among the others.
This wounded Ran Jingjing deeply.
Despite her frantic explanations afterward, all she received in return were amused glances.
But she had truly only been surprised.
She didn’t reject such behavior—in fact, she even somewhat encouraged it.
Yet she had expressed herself wrong, leading matters to an irreparable low.
Ran Jingjing truly regretted it.
So she chose to sit alone above a side hall in Wu Wei Tower, gazing into the distant night.
Just then, someone tapped her on the shoulder.
She turned to see Xin Wan’en.
She sighed heavily, her mood very low.
If only it had been Ye Yu who came—
at least then she might have had a chance to explain.
“Why do you look so down? Is it because of what happened today?”
“What else could it be?”
Ran Jingjing cupped her face in her hands, unwilling to recall the day’s scenes.
It was surely a social nightmare.
She guessed everyone’s impression of her had turned negative.
Xin Wan’en smiled and said, “It’s fine now. It’s all past.
They know you were worried about me, that’s why you got so worked up.
They understand.”
Ran Jingjing released her hands and asked seriously,
“Are you sure? Or are you just trying to comfort me?”
“Of course I’m sure! You’re just overthinking it!”
Xin Wan’en’s smile deepened.
Then she added, “I already heard about the Boundary Pearl from Yu’er.
I’m glad you remembered me—thank you.”
Ran Jingjing waved her hand, “Don’t mention it.
By the way, I haven’t asked—how did you come to the Heavenly Realm?”
Upon hearing this, Xin Wan’en recounted her experience.
After waking from the dream,
she frantically searched for a way to ascend to the Heavenly Realm.
But there was never any successful case.
So Xin Wan’en changed her approach.
She started considering another ascension path: first go to the Mortal Realm,
then ascend from the Mortal Realm to the Heavenly Realm.
This idea was incredibly bold.
But compared to ascending directly from the Underworld,
it was somewhat simpler.
Once decided, Ran Jingjing began to act relentlessly.
Eventually, in the northern Underworld, she found a like-minded ghost creature.
A woman revered as the Underworld Madwoman.
She dreamed of reopening the Six Realms passageways,
leading the Underworld army back to the heavens to reclaim lost glory.
When she heard Xin Wan’en’s plan to go through the Mortal Realm before /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ ascending,
she was extremely interested.
She thought Xin Wan’en’s idea might be the simplest and most correct method.
So this Underworld Madwoman took Xin Wan’en to the shattered Six Realms passage,
gathered the ghost energy of an entire province,
and temporarily opened a portal to the Mortal Realm.
She told Xin Wan’en
this was an experiment, never before successful.
But with Xin Wan’en’s idea,
she was willing to boldly try.
If anything went wrong, no one knew where Xin Wan’en might end up.
So she had to consider carefully.
Faced with this, Xin Wan’en hesitated not at all.
Before leaving, she used a communication stone to inform Ran Jingjing of her plans and actions.
If it failed, she was to avoid attempting further.
If successful, Ran Jingjing could take the same route.
However, long after,
no reply came through the communication stone.
With no other option,
Xin Wan’en began to attempt entering the Mortal Realm.
Unexpectedly, this hastily made passage actually worked.
Xin Wan’en truly arrived in the Mortal Realm.
The only problem:
once in the Mortal Realm,
the communication stone stopped working.
She could no longer contact the Underworld.
This meant Xin Wan’en couldn’t inform the Underworld Madwoman
that the experiment succeeded,
nor could she tell Ran Jingjing that the route was viable.
It was very disheartening.
But Xin Wan’en had little time to dwell in the Mortal Realm.
Because the ghost energy inside her was too dense,
she broke the Mortal Realm’s critical point.
Thus the Heavenly Tribulation descended.
Xin Wan’en survived the tribulation with sheer willpower to reach the Heavenly Realm.
But ghosts from the Underworld and those from the Mortal Realm
were truly different.
Generally speaking, ghosts cultivated in the Mortal Realm are rare.
But if they pass the Heavenly Tribulation and reach the Heavenly Realm,
their ghost energy would automatically be purified into immortal power.
No conversion needed.
Yet Xin Wan’en’s ghost energy had not changed at all.
Perhaps that was the drawback of using a special ascension method?
After hearing Xin Wan’en’s story,
Ran Jingjing couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
“I never received any communication stone message.
After using the Boundary Pearl to arrive in the Heavenly Realm,
my communication stone completely stopped working.”
“No matter, it’s all unimportant now.
Even if our routes differ,
we still succeeded in the end!”
Xin Wan’en slowly stood and took Ran Jingjing’s right hand.
“Come on, are you planning to waste the whole night here?
I’m ready to help you fulfill your promise!”
Hearing this,
Ran Jingjing’s eyes widened.
Though she had already guessed,
she couldn’t help but tremble with excitement as she asked,
“W-what promise?”
“What else could it be?
It’s everything we said in the Underworld.
The look of loving someone can’t be hidden.
I know you like Ye Yu too.
So even if you two end up together,
I won’t mind at all.
But seeing you so timid,
it seems difficult to make it happen.
Let me help you instead!”
Though Xin Wan’en’s voice was playful,
to Ran Jingjing it sounded like heavenly music.
A blessed star had truly arrived.
To have such an ally was worth all the care given in the Underworld.
Wonderful!
Ran Jingjing blushed deeply, continuously refusing with her words,
but her feet moved swiftly.
If she weren’t afraid of Xin Wan’en teasing her,
she might have even floated away.
Unbeknownst to them,
after they left,
below the side hall,
Wei Aoshu looked up slightly toward where they had just been.
Pinching her chin with one hand,
she muttered softly,
“So it turns out these things can be helped?
Tsk tsk, this really is a new breakthrough.
Having help increases the success rate,
and it doesn’t seem so abrupt.
Ran Jingjing really met a good partner.
But who should I ask for help?”
“Naturally, it should be me!”
Zhu Diezhen’s voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Wei Aoshu turned and blushed deeply.
“Sect Leader, it’s not what you think! I...I was just babbling nonsense!”
Zhu Diezhen didn’t expose the clumsy lie,
but chose instead to quote Xin Wan’en’s words as her answer:
“The look of loving someone can’t be hidden!”
