When Wei Wuxian returned to the Sunshot Campaign after months of absence and put an end to Wen Chao, the cultivation world revered him. His use of demonic cultivation was unparalleled, revolutionary; it was the first of its kind. Wei Wuxian was truly an innovator.
Which was why it was so surprising to Jiang Cheng that it had taken Mo Xuanyu sacrificing himself to summon Wei Wuxian. Jiang Cheng had never thought Wei Wuxian would just voluntarily stay dead. In fact, Jiang Cheng didn’t even think his martial brother had died in the first place. If anyone could find a way to cheat death, it would be Wei Wuxian.
Of course, he had been wrong. And now in front of him was all the proof he needed. Just like old times when Wei Wuxian was alive in his own body, the man was harnessing resentful energy with his black dizi to control the army of undead that swarmed them.
However, unlike old times Jiang Cheng had a greater understanding of why his martial brother used this method of cultivation. He clenched his fist; an automatic reaction he had whenever he thought about it. Wei Wuxian had given him his golden core. He had undergone surgery that entailed excruciating pain for Jiang Cheng’s sake. And now he could not cultivate traditionally.
It still pissed Jiang Cheng off. But despite that, Wei Wuxian’s return had lifted a great weight off of his shoulders. For so long Jiang Cheng had just accepted the feelings of guilt, regret, and frustration as part of life, but now that Wei Wuxian was back, he saw an opportunity for change. He could see a future that wasn’t so bleak and grim.
So this time would be different. Life had given him a second chance to make things right with Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng wasn’t going to waste it. Out with their old dysfunctional relationship and in with something new, something different.
But first there were undead to deal with. Jiang Cheng unleashed Zidian and got to work.