“It’s not that I didn’t want to find you. After we parted ways on the Heavenly Road, I returned to the Reincarnation Upper Realm.”
“But when I returned, I awakened my past memories. At the same time, I lost some memories.”
“About you and Wang Qiang, I couldn’t remember.”
Zhao Hong said.
Through Zhao Hong’s explanation, Chu Feng roughly understood what had happened back then.
Long ago, when Zhao Hong was renowned across the All-Heaven Starfield, the Reincarnation Sect had already prepared a reincarnation ceremony for her.
Even if the All-Heaven Sect hadn’t attacked her, Zhao Hong had planned to undergo reincarnation and rebirth.
The ceremony would allow her to harness the power of the Reincarnation Pearl, granting her the legendary Reincarnation Divine Body, which would vastly enhance her strength.
However, due to the All-Heaven Sect’s ambush and Liu Shuo’s betrayal, not only did the sect suffer heavy losses, but Zhao Hong was gravely injured, forcing her to start the ceremony prematurely.
Without proper preparation, Zhao Hong’s reincarnation went awry.
Instead of being reborn at the designated location, she ended up in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm of the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
According to the plan, after her rebirth, Han Xiu and the Reincarnation Sect’s experts would find her at the specified location.
If she wasn’t there, it likely meant the ceremony had failed.
As for what happened later, Chu Feng already knew.
In the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, Zhao Hong lost her past memories.
All that remained was a deep resentment towards men, turning her into a murderous demoness.
She gained infamy in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, her name synonymous with terror.
Even before her cultivation recovered, she was killed multiple times by the realm’s experts.
Fortunately, the Reincarnation Pearl allowed her to be reborn repeatedly.
“So, after you regained your past memories, you began planning your revenge.”
“And everything Han Xiu prepared was for you?” Chu Feng asked.
Even without Zhao Hong saying it, Chu Feng knew Han Xiu had gone to great lengths, even risking everything to obtain the Yin-Yang Soul-Locking Rope from the Secret Cave Group Saints, all for Zhao Hong.
This included later asking Chu Feng to help fuse materials related to the soul, also for Zhao Hong’s sake.
Everything was to help Zhao Hong restore her strength.
“Yes.”
“Xiu’er has always been loyal to me.”
“In truth, as the head of the Red Robe Holy Land, with her current status and position, she didn’t need to risk anything for me.”
“But when she saw me, she decided to help me at all costs.”
Speaking of Han Xiu, Zhao Hong was deeply moved.
After all, while other survivors of the Reincarnation Sect had gone into hiding to protect themselves, Han Xiu remained steadfastly loyal, which was truly touching.
By choosing to help Zhao Hong, Han Xiu was giving up everything, pitting herself against the most powerful force in the All-Heaven Starfield.
She was helping with her life.
“When did you regain your memories, and when did you remember us?” Chu Feng asked.
“Memories of you and Wang Qiang were always faintly there, but they were unclear, uncertain, like a dream.”
“Later, when Xiu’er helped me refine my soul, I had her add materials that could restore memories.”
“So, when my soul was successfully refined, I also recovered my memories of you.”
“I had planned to deal with Liu Shuo and the All-Heaven Sect, then go to the Great Thousand Upper Realm in the Ancestral Martial Starfield to find you. I never expected you’d be in the All-Heaven Starfield and save my life,” Zhao Hong said.
“Save your life? Clearly, you saved mine,” Chu Feng said with a smile.
“Although, with Xiu’er’s help, the ceremony was completed, boosting my cultivation, it wasn’t perfect.”
“I didn’t truly obtain the Reincarnation Divine Body; I only gained enhanced cultivation and combat strength.”
“If I hadn’t realised that the one who sacrificed himself to save me was you, I wouldn’t have suddenly awakened the power within me, leading to my breakthrough.”
“So, you saved me.”
Zhao Hong looked at Chu Feng again, her eyes filled with gratitude, her tone brimming with the same emotion.
She knew that without Chu Feng’s appearance, she wouldn’t have been a match for Liu Shuo. Both she and Han Xiu would have died that day.
“I thought you were holding back. Turns out it was a sudden breakthrough,” Chu Feng said, laughing.
He was joking. He had long noticed that Zhao Hong’s breakthrough was spontaneous.
He also knew that if Zhao Hong had possessed such cultivation from the start, she wouldn’t have let herself or Chu Feng suffer. She would have dealt with the All-Heaven Sect leader and others immediately.
But seeing Zhao Hong suddenly turn serious, Chu Feng made a joke to lighten the mood.
“Tch, you’re still so cheeky,” Zhao Hong said, shooting Chu Feng a glance.
But a sweet smile curved her lips.
This was the Chu Feng she knew.
Back in the Reincarnation Upper Realm, Zhao Hong had shone brightly, but that life was far from carefree.
From birth, she bore great expectations and heavy responsibilities.
Even making friends required caution; she had no freedom.
Though her time as a demoness in the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm was miserable, meeting Chu Feng and Wang Qiang gave her a different life.
Those adventures, that friendship, that life, had become her most cherished memories.
“By the way, you said you didn’t obtain the Reincarnation Divine Body. Is something missing, or did something go wrong?” Chu Feng asked suddenly.
“It’s missing one thing: the Reincarnation Pearl.”
“Though the rebirth ceremony integrated the pearl’s power into my body, some residual power remains within it, so the reincarnation power in me is incomplete.”
“Only by retrieving the Reincarnation Pearl and merging its remaining power into my body can I fully obtain the Reincarnation Divine Body,” Zhao Hong said.
“I know who took the Reincarnation Pearl,” Chu Feng said.
Chu Feng had learned of Zhao Hong’s background from the Cloth Bag Monk.
After revealing her origins, the monk took the Reincarnation Pearl from Zhao Hong to prevent her from being reborn and continuing her misdeeds.
At the time, Chu Feng and Zhao Hong were enemies, so he didn’t stop the monk and was even grateful.
But now, he felt some regret.
“I know who took it,” Zhao Hong said.
“You know too?” Chu Feng was surprised, as Zhao Hong wasn’t present at the time.
Chu Feng hadn’t mentioned it to her either.
He assumed she didn’t know.
“Of course I know.”
“Otherwise, how do you think he learned about me?” Zhao Hong said with a faint smile.
“It seems you have secrets. Care to explain what’s going on?” Chu Feng asked.
He sensed that the relationship between the Cloth Bag Monk and Zhao Hong wasn’t simple.
It was likely that the monk’s taking of the Reincarnation Pearl was connected to her.
But as for the specifics, Chu Feng couldn’t be sure, so he was curious.
