Monday, July 29, 2019 — The world of cultivation is in turmoil. A great tragedy has unfolded. The events at Nightless City have shocked everyone. Many disciples from the great clans have been lost. The revered Yiling Patriarch, Wei Wuxian, is at the center of it all. People blame him for the chaos. His fall from grace seems complete. He is a genius cultivator who turned to a forbidden path. Now, he faces the wrath of the entire cultivation world. This is the story of how everything came to this terrible moment.
The Rise of a Hero and His Forbidden Path
The story begins long ago. Wei Wuxian was a bright young man. He was a disciple of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect. He was known for his happy and mischievous nature. He was very talented with his sword, Suibian. He was a close friend of Lan Wangji, the second master of the Gusu Lan Sect. Their friendship was special. They stood together against the evil Wen Clan. The Wen Clan was led by the cruel Wen Ruohan. This was during the Sunshot Campaign. The campaign was a war to defeat the Wen Clan.
Wei Wuxian’s life changed forever during this war. He was thrown into the Burial Mounds. It was a place full of resentful energy. He had no golden core to cultivate with. He survived by mastering a new path. He learned to control resentful energy. He used a flute, named Chenqing, to command fierce corpses. This new power was amazing. He became the Yiling Patriarch. He helped win the war against the Wen Clan. But other clans grew afraid of his power. They did not trust him. They thought his powers were dangerous and evil.
The Betrayal and a Tragic Misunderstanding
After the war, the other clans took over. They punished the remaining Wen Clan members. They were mostly innocent people. Wei Wuxian saw their suffering. He felt pity for them. He decided to protect them. He took them to the Burial Mounds to live in peace. This was his great mistake in the eyes of the other sects. They saw his actions as a betrayal. He was protecting the people they had defeated. The other clans began to spread rumors about him. They called him a demon and a villain.
The situation became worse. Wei Wuxian’s brother, Jin Zixuan, was a good man. He was the husband of Wei Wuxian’s dear sister, Jiang Yanli. There was an ambush at Qiongqi Path. It was planned by a man named Jin Zixun. Wei Wuxian’s fierce corpse, Wen Ning, was supposed to be there. Wen Ning was a young man from the Wen Clan. Wei Wuxian had saved him. But at the ambush, Wei Wuxian lost control. He was shocked by the power of the resentful energy. Wen Ning, now the Ghost General, went wild. He killed many people. Jin Zixuan was one of the victims. This was a tragedy that broke Wei Wuxian’s heart. He felt terrible guilt. He had killed his sister’s husband.
The Calamity at Nightless City
News of Jin Zixuan’s death spread quickly. The other clans wanted revenge. They gathered at Nightless City. They demanded Wei Wuxian’s death. He had not meant to kill Jin Zixuan. But no one would believe him. The situation was tense and full of hatred. Wei Wuxian tried to explain. He tried to defend the innocent Wen people he protected. But the clans did not listen. They only wanted to destroy him and his power.
Suddenly, a new tragedy struck. Wei Wuxian’s sister, Jiang Yanli, came to Nightless City. She was looking for him. She wanted to protect him. She wanted to help him. A sword was aimed at Wei Wuxian. She jumped in front of the attack. The sword pierced her. She died in his arms. Wei Wuxian was overcome with grief. His sister, the one person who always stood by him, was gone. He felt all hope drain away.
His mind broke. He lost all control. He used his flute, Chenqing. The resentful energy he commanded became a storm of death. The Nightless City became a battlefield. Disciples from all the clans were killed. The chaos was immense. This was the final straw. He had lost his family. He had lost his friends. He had lost his reputation. He felt he had nothing left to live for. The man who had been a hero was now seen as a monster. He stood at the edge of a cliff. The world was against him.
The Fall of the Yiling Patriarch
Lan Wangji, his friend, was there. He tried to save him. He held onto Wei Wuxian. But Wei Wuxian was broken. He didn’t want to live anymore. He told Lan Wangji to let go. Then, his brother, Jiang Cheng, arrived. He was full of hatred and sadness. He had a deep love for Wei Wuxian. But he also felt a deep betrayal. He had lost his family, his core, everything because of the Wen Clan, and now, he believed, because of Wei Wuxian.
In a moment of despair and anger, Jiang Cheng struck. He drove his sword into the cliff. Wei Wuxian fell. Lan Wangji watched in horror. The Yiling Patriarch was gone. Sixteen years later, the cultivation world still talks about this day. The day the bright hero fell. The day a war and a terrible misunderstanding led to so much death. The day the world lost a hero and gained a legend. The truth of that day is hidden. But the pain of it still echoes for those who were there. The story of Wei Wuxian is a lesson. It shows how hate can destroy even the most noble of hearts. It shows how power can corrupt. It shows how one person’s choices can change the world. The events at Nightless City changed everything. It will never be forgotten.
