How I Had to Come Back to Collect Debts After Ascending to Immortality

(Main story complete, bonus chapters updating) Having reached the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm, the Immortal Lord Chu Lanzhi of Qingyue still could not ascend. Before the Mirror of Karma, he used the blood of his heart to ask the secrets of heaven: “Seven hundred years ago, the Immortal Lord incurred an old marriage debt in the mortal realm. How can he ascend without paying it?” The woman reflected in the Mirror of Karma looked just as she had in the past. Chu Lanzhi fell silent for a long while. “She was mortal. Don't mortals' debts disappear when they die?” Golden light blazed from the Mirror of Karma. “She is not only alive, she ascended and became a god 176 years ago.” “If you want to ascend, you'll have to invite her down from the divine realm to collect what you owe.” At last, a flicker of change crossed the Immortal Lord of Qingyue's face. “I... we?” “Qin Suxi was married three times. You were the third.” At fifteen, Qin Suxi learned that her father and elder brother were cultivators undergoing tribulations. At eighteen, she learned that her first husband was a genius cultivator from the Lingbao Sect. At twenty-three, she learned that her second husband was the greatest swordsman under heaven. At twenty-nine, enduring the pain of having her heart torn out, she watched her third husband look down upon all living beings from the heights of the Ninth Heaven. Those bastards were all immortals undergoing tribulations. She alone was mortal, growing old, falling ill, dying, and struggling through the mundane world. Of course they would leave her behind. “So it turns out I'm the one undergoing the tribulation!” She finally understood. At 799, Qin Suxi watched those men kneel in a mass at her feet. They called her the Divine Venerable Canghai. They begged her to forgive all the debts they had incurred in the past. They thought all they had to do was repay a little emotional debt. They didn't know she had come bearing crimson clouds and towering waves, determined to finish the road she had once left unfinished. *Each marriage is one-on-one for its entire duration. *This novel features dramatic, outrageous melodrama and a harem of male rivals who get their just deserts. *The goose is just a goose. It does not transform into or from the female lead. *Joining the paid edition on November 9, with three updates totaling 11,000 words. Content warning: This novel is by Sanshui Xiaocao. The author's default opinion of men is rather low, and she enjoys seeing them get what's coming to them in the comments. Don't expect them to get a happy ending. Please don't make moral accusations against the author just because the men get their comeuppance. You can think of it as the author's being downright mean to male characters. This novel is part of the “Growth and Comeback” event: The female lead becomes a god while starting out as a mortal, through hard work and refusing to give up on her fate. One bonus update for every 1,000 votes. +++++++++ My previous works: You by My Pillow: A sweet, feel-good marriage story about body swapping. Readers all love it. My Agent's Conscience Doesn't Hurt: A sweet, feel-good entertainment-industry story about childhood friends reuniting and spoiling each other. When the Plot Arrives: A sweet romance about a silly boss and his capable secretary, with mutual secret crushes. The School Hunk Suddenly Attacked Me with a Good Person Card: A sweet story told across two timelines, featuring both a wife-chasing crematorium and a bittersweet campus romance. Have Something Good to Eat: A sweet food story. The Women of the Wei Family: A feel-good story with a whole cast of Mary Sue heroines. The Book of Fine Dining: A high-sugar cultivation-and-cuisine story with a female lead. Giving You Sixty Years Back: A feel-good entertainment-industry story with a powerful female lead. A Heart Unwilling to Give In: A super-sweet food story with a powerful female lead. The Retired Savior: A feel-good story with a powerful female lead spanning time and space. Family-oriented stories: Youth, Once Again: A sweet story about family. Sixteen and Forty-One: A sweet, feel-good family story about a mother and daughter swapping identities. Theme: Love, hate, and vengeance are nothing to dwell on. The people of this world need not envy gods and ghosts.