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

(Main story complete; extras are being updated.)

Having reached the pinnacle of Mahayana cultivation, Immortal Lord Chuyue Chu Lanzhi still couldn't ascend. Before the Mirror of Cause and Effect, he used his heart's blood to uncover the truth:

“Seven hundred years ago, the Immortal Lord incurred a debt of love in the mortal realm. How can you ascend without repaying it?”

The woman who appeared in the mirror looked just as she had in the past. Chu Lanzhi fell silent for a long time.

“She was a mortal. Don't mortals' debts die with them?”

Golden light blazed from the Mirror of Cause and Effect.

“She is not only alive, she ascended to godhood 176 years ago.”

“If you want to ascend, you'll have to invite her down from the divine realm and repay your debt.”

At last, a flicker of surprise crossed the face of Immortal Lord Chuyue.

“I... we?”

“Qin Sixi was married three times. You were the third.”

At fifteen, Qin Sixi 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 sword cultivator in the world.

At twenty-nine, enduring the pain of having her heart torn out, she watched her third husband gaze down from the heavens upon all the people of the world.

Those wretched men were all immortals undergoing tribulations. She alone was a mortal, subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death, tossed about by worldly troubles and deservedly abandoned.

“So, in the end, I'm the one going through the tribulation!” she realized.

At 799 years old, Qin Sixi watched those men kneel in a heap at her feet.

They called her “Vast Sea Divine Lord.”

They begged her to forgive all the old debts between them.

They thought all they had to do was repay the little love debt they owed her.

They had no idea that she had come bearing crimson clouds and towering waves, determined to finish the road she had once left unfinished.

*Each marriage is 1v1 while it lasts.

*This story features outrageous melodrama, unfaithful men competing for the heroine, and a groveling redemption arc.

*The goose is a goose. It does not transform into or from the heroine.

*Going VIP on November 9, with three updates totaling 11,000 words that day.

Content warning: The author, Sanshui Xiaocao, has a low baseline opinion of men and enjoys watching them get their comeuppance in the comments. Don't expect them to get a happy ending if you read this. Please don't morally condemn the author because the men suffer.

You can think of me as having no conscience when it comes to male characters.

This story is part of the “Growth and Comeback” event: the heroine becomes a god while starting out as a mortal, through her own hard work and refusal to give up on her fate. One extra chapter for every 1,000 votes.

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My previous works include:

There's You by My Pillow, a sweet body-swap romance about marriage that readers love.

My Agent's Conscience Doesn't Hurt, a sweet and satisfying showbiz romance about childhood friends reuniting after a breakup and cherishing one another.

When the Plot Arrives, a sweet romance about a goofy boss and a capable secretary who secretly love each other.

The School Heartthrob Suddenly Attacks Me with a Good Person Card, a sweet, two-timeline romance combining a groveling redemption arc with bittersweet campus love.

Have Something Good to Eat, a sweet food-themed story.

The Women of the Wei Family, a satisfying story about a group of Mary Sue heroines.

The Book of Fine Dining, a high-sugar cultivation story centered on food.

I'll Give You Sixty Years Back, a satisfying showbiz story with a strong female lead.

A Heart of Discontent, a super-sweet food-themed story with a strong female lead.

Retired Savior, a satisfying story about a strong female lead crossing through time and space.

Family-themed stories:

Once Again, Young and Foolish, a sweet family story.

Sixteen and Forty-One, a sweet, feel-good family story about a mother and daughter swapping identities.

Theme: Love, hate, and old grudges are nothing worth discussing. There's no need for mortals to envy the gods and ghosts.