[Mostly witty and humorous. The protagonist kills when he needs to, and is never a self-righteous saint.]
In the Five Continents of Xuanhuang, there is an unwritten rule.
Elders warn the young: “The world is vast, and you can go wherever you like, but whatever you do, don't go to Mirror Lake at Qingyun Sect.”
“That's where the cultivation world's greatest menace is hiding!”
Chen Yi is a modern-day city rogue.
One day, he inherits the fate of the Grim Reaper and starts making his way through the cultivation world, embarking on a path of cultivation that works in the exact opposite way.
[Training: cultivation -1, cultivation -1...]
[Damage taken: health +5, health +5...]
[Poison pill consumed: cultivation +1, cultivation +1...]
Chen Yi: “I thought you were joking. Who knew it really works in reverse?”
Years later, the Five Continents of Xuanhuang are filled with wailing.
People discover that there seems to be nothing in the world Chen Yi wouldn't dare do.
There's nothing he can't do, only things you can't imagine.
Amid a chorus of curses, his junior apprentice comes forward to defend him: “Senior Brother is the best senior brother in the world. He's the pride of Mirror Lake!”
“Isn't that right, Master?”
Daoist Mirror Lake looks at the club and karaoke bar behind him, feeling as though a lifetime has passed. “I suppose... that's right.”
