After Faking My Death, Eight Widowers Appeared

[A cultivation-world love triangle turned heavenly romance, with a crematorium arc and a despised heroine becoming everyone's favorite]

Eight men fall for her one after another and gradually discover one another's existence, then start tearing each other's hair out. The heroine can't make heads or tails of what's going on, so she makes a clean break and fakes her death.

Synopsis:

Ning Wei is a cultivator with three spiritual roots and no connections or backing.

Everyone in her sect is either a once-in-a-century genius or a prodigy from a cultivation clan.

Everyone says she doesn't belong on Xuanqing Peak. They treat her coldly and mock her to her face.

Ning Wei doesn't care at all.

The cultivation world's resources are monopolized by sects and prominent families. She joined the Xuantian Sect for one reason only: to take advantage of the sect's resources and gather the spirit herbs she needs for the Spirit Root Severing technique. Once she becomes a single-spirit-root cultivator, the world will be her oyster.

But she forgot: nothing in life comes for free.

Her master, who went against everyone's objections to take her in, carved a Spirit-Gathering Lotus sigil into her body. Her cultivation stalled, and she nearly died in the heart of the Demon Realm.

She could ignore other people's scorn and insults, but she cared about staying alive.

In a boundless bamboo grove, the elegant alchemist, already betrothed, bowed his head and took her cold hand.

“Help me through my monthly heat, and I'll give you everything you want.”

“Deal.” Having just escaped from demonic cultivators, she no longer had a single doubt. Instead, she clasped his hand tightly. “I want you to help me cultivate through dual cultivation.”

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Male leads: (Their character details contain spoilers.)

A dual soul in one body, a demonic cultivator turned sword cultivator, and a mad master who turns a one-on-one relationship into a one-on-eight.

Solemn and strict, fated to attract admirers, an honest and upright senior brother from the orthodox sect.

Understanding, gentle, and kind, an incarnation of an ancient demonic cultivator. The master's old friend who hunts him down, and a second senior brother who turns a one-on-one relationship into a death wish.

An already-betrothed alchemist who says one thing and means another, takes her virginity without asking for a title, and is the refreshing, devoted husband type. After the heroine fakes her death, he's forced to marry someone else but remains faithful to her. A widower?

(There are four more, but I'll leave them out for now.)

Reader's guide:

1. The men gradually fall for her, with flashbacks woven in during the early chapters. Expect angst.

2. Later, eight widowers go looking for their wife. Expect satisfaction.

3. The overall tone mixes feel-good moments with angst, in just the right proportions.

4. Before she fakes her death, the male leads fight tooth and nail over her, but the heroine has no idea and thinks everyone hates her (?).

5. One heroine with eight male leads. The heroine is a virgin; the male leads are not.

Theme: The road ahead is long, so love yourself above all.