It was when his wife passed away that Guo Zhengming woke up from the dream he had been living for over five hundred years.
He had always carried deep regret about not being able to protect his sect members when they needed him most. Even during the happy years with his wife, he had always known deep down that this day would eventually come.
He had tried everything within his power to find a cure, consulting every healer and searching through countless ancient texts, but there was simply no way to completely eliminate the immense corruption that had entered her body.
This was part of the reason he hadn't argued with her about abandoning his pursuit of revenge. A part of him had always understood that she didn't have much time left, and he wanted to spend every moment he could with her while she was still alive.
When she finally passed away, he didn't even cry - he had been mentally preparing for this moment for centuries.
