Wan Lei looked at the stone tablet before him and sneered,
"What kind of bullshit illusion array is this? It's nothing. If I didn't lack cultivation, I'd slaughter all the ghosts and break your array with my bare hands."

"You're quite something, kid. They gave you a month, and you broke it in less than a day."

The little yellow dog and Fang Xiaoyu flew over.

"Of course, who do you think I am?"

Young Master Lei said proudly.

Fang Xiaoyu hugged Wan Lei tightly,
"That's great! You're a formation master now. We're one step closer to getting out.
Oh right, tell us what you experienced inside. We couldn't see anything from the outside."

"Inside were just some ghosts. The array core even transformed into your likeness. Your husband, being clever, killed it with a single sword strike, and the formation naturally collapsed."

"You dare kill me! Let's see how I'll deal with you!"

Fang Xiaoyu grabbed Wan Lei's ear and said with a smile.

"Aiya, that was just a fake! How could I bear to kill the real you? Come on, wife, let's go cook."

In the days that followed, Wan Lei healed his injuries by borrowing the power of the Fate Transference and Origin Guiding Array, while also studying formations. Occasionally, he would cook a meal with Fang Xiaoyu and sleep soundly, living an incredibly comfortable life.

Half a year passed. Wan Lei's injuries were completely healed, and even his nascent soul had recovered and advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

After that, Wan Lei secluded himself, focusing entirely on studying formations. Even when his beloved wife watched him with mournful eyes daily, he paid no heed.

Finally, another six months later, he passed his advancement test and became a Grand Formation Master.

The little yellow dog was overjoyed and, carrying the couple, soared into the sky. They arrived at a sealed node in the Lightning Star Sea. Wan Lei painstakingly broke open a gap, and the three of them finally saw daylight again.

"What is this place? How do we get back?"

Fang Xiaoyu gazed into the distance. The Lei Feng Continent was faintly visible.
Behind them lay the boundless Lightning Star Sea.
However, they could see it because the Lei Feng Continent was so vast. As the saying goes, "Climbing a mountain from afar can kill a horse," and who knew how long it would take them to fly back.
Fortunately, this was the starry sky, and the cultivators in the Lei Feng Realm were not limited to just the Lei Feng Continent.

They found a living planet and, after paying a hefty sum of spirit stones, used its teleportation array to return to the Fang family.

Their return caused a huge sensation. Everyone thought they were dead, but they never expected those who entered the spatial turbulence to survive and return.

The Fang family patriarch, Fang Huifeng, personally came to inquire where they had been all these years.
They recounted their experiences in the Lightning Star Sea in detail.
They omitted the part about the abundant lightning beasts and treasures within.
They only mentioned cultivating and studying formations before emerging.

When Fang Xiaoyu spoke of her heartfelt love for Wan Lei and their private engagement, the Fang patriarch flew into a rage,
"Who do you think you are, Wan Lei? Just a good-for-nothing from a fallen clan, daring to covet the princess of my Fang family, my daughter Fang Xiaoyu!
You're not even as good as a dog in my Fang family, a toad wanting to eat swan meat! I should have killed you on the spot during the Wan Jiao Ranking, but the demons interfered, and you escaped!
Guards, kill Wan Lei!"

Lei and Yu's expressions changed drastically. They turned to flee, but this was the Fang family, where could they escape to?
They were quickly apprehended.

"Father, if you intend to kill Wan Lei, then kill me as well!"

Fang Xiaoyu roared, drawing her sword and placing it against her neck.

A poor scholar falls in love with a rich lady, her family obstructs them relentlessly, and she threatens suicide.
Yes, a very clichéd plot.

In the end, Fang Huifeng compromised, promising to release Wan Lei but also to confine Fang Xiaoyu permanently, forbidding them from ever seeing each other again.

"Will you come find me?"

"I will."

Wan Lei left. He wandered aimlessly for three days, unsure of where to go.
As he reminisced about their past moments, he remembered that he was still a disciple of the Yin Yang Sect.
He inquired about the way and went to the Yin Yang Sect.

There, the Yin Yang Sect leader warmly welcomed him. After all, Wan Lei's talent was evident to everyone on the Wan Jiao Ranking.
Qian Duoduo laid out a banquet, with Ba Ernu, Li Lei, Wang Chao, and He Shibei in attendance.
The group chatted and drank.

When Wan Lei recounted his experiences at the Fang family, they felt a shared sense of indignation and vowed to return to the Fang family with Wan Lei to reclaim Fang Xiaoyu.

Wan Lei settled down at the Yin Yang Sect, cultivating his techniques and refining his cultivation. Five years later, he finally broke through to the Nascent Soul realm.

One night, as Wan Lei was cultivating, a murderous aura suddenly washed over him.
He immediately got up and unleashed a palm strike, sending a figure in black flying back.

"Wan Liuchuan?"

Wan Lei was shocked.

"Wan Lei! You bastard!!!"

Wan Liuchuan roared hysterically.

"What's going on? Why are you trying to kill me all of a sudden?"

Another figure appeared beside Wan Liuchuan – it was Qi Manyao.

"Tell me, are you a congenital lightning body?"

Wan Liuchuan gritted his teeth and said, word by word.

"You… how did you know?"

"How do I know? Who in the entire Lei Feng Realm doesn't know? You, Wan Lei, are a congenital lightning body, you've cultivated the Lightning Emperor Art, you're going to become the next Lightning Emperor, and you want to destroy the Six Families to avenge the Wan family from back then."

"No… it's not true. I never intended to avenge the Wan family from back then, nor did I plan to destroy the Six Families."

"Who would believe you? Who the hell would believe you? You're hiding in the Yin Yang Sect, living so peacefully, so freely!
But what about the Wan family!
The Wan family has been leveled by the Six Families, not a single soul spared. They won't allow the Wan family to possess the Lightning Emperor Art anymore. If they can't have it, they'll destroy it!
It's all your fault, you caused the extermination of the entire Wan family!"

"The Wan family… was wiped out?"

Wan Lei staggered back two steps before managing to steady himself.

"You're a jinx! Anyone who follows you will have a terrible end!"

"The army of the Six Families has arrived, right outside the Yin Yang Sect. Wan Lei, go die."

Qi Manyao looked at Wan Lei coldly.

"Man Yaoyao, you…"

"Don't call me that. The moment you returned hand-in-hand with Fang Xiaoyu, from that day on, you were you, and I was me. I devoted my entire heart to you, willing to die for you, but you… how did you treat me? Da Feng Novel Network
Wan Lei, if I don't kill you, my heart will never find peace!"

"Alright, but thank you for telling me all this, and for telling me that the Six Families have arrived."

Wan Lei packed his belongings, preparing to flee.

"Not only have the Six Families arrived, but they've also sent a vanguard to kill you."

Wan Lei's movements suddenly stopped.

"Is it you?"

"Yes, otherwise, who do you think led the army of the Six Families here?"

"Why…"

"Because we are the Heaven's Punishers. By killing you, not only can we avenge the Wan family, but we can also gain the favor of the leader of the Heaven's Punishers.
We might even be able to ascend to the higher ranks."

Greed flashed in Wan Liuchuan's eyes.