[Two male leads + childhood friends + unconventional cultivation genius story + happy ending]
[He foresaw his childhood friend killing him, yet caught the sweet scent of osmanthus cake]
The Jiuxiao Sword Sect was home to a pair of childhood friends famous throughout the world:
Chu Xingzhou’s sword could chill the Nine Provinces, while Xie Yanqiu’s formations could divine the workings of fate.
Then, on the day Xie Yanqiu broke through to a new realm, bloody words appeared in the Glimmermirror:
“Three days from now, at midnight, Chu Xingzhou will carve out your Dao Bone to offer it to his sword.”
The osmanthus cake the man had just brought him still sat on his desk, its sweet fragrance lingering.
Xie Yanqiu ran his fingers over the sword’s reflection in the mirror and suddenly chuckled.
“If fate demands that I believe this... then I’ll bet he can’t bring himself to do it.”
It's pretty good... I don't know why there are so few people...