[Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + ensemble cast + a little angst?]
Qiao Shiyu had given up on the mortal world and leaped without a care, only to land in the cultivation novel she had hurriedly finished writing, transmigrating into the male villain?
[The original heroine, Yan Xiao, is the disciple of the leader of Qingfeng Sect, one of the Spirit Realm's three great immortal sects. She is the greatest swordswoman under heaven, renowned far and wide and at the height of her fame.]
[The original hero, Wen Yu, was born into a prominent family. Disciplined and courteous, he left home without permission at the age of twelve to seek out an immortal mountain and become a disciple of the Qinggui Sect. He excels at using talismans to form arrays.]
[The original villain, Xie Xinggui, loved his senior sister Yan Xiao but could not win her heart, and became a demon out of obsession. Before he died, he came to his senses and took a fatal blow meant for his romantic rival, Wen Yu, contributing the story's comic moments, hate-worthy moments, and tearjerkers.]
People from the prominent families of the Spirit Realm are dying one after another: first guards, then young masters, and finally the heads of those families. Before the main plot of the original book even begins, more than half of the four great families are dead.
The Inspectorate, tasked with preserving peace and prosperity in the Spirit Realm, sends people to investigate. But as soon as they see the suspects, they ask the question on everyone's mind:
Why is it you again?
Qiao Shiyu: I want to know that too.
Three-sentence summary
Aren't we cultivating immortality?
Why are we always at crime scenes?
Oh no, we're the suspects!
P.S.
[The plot has twists, and the blurb is frequently updated.]
[The two souls do not share one body throughout the story.]
Content warnings:
[The story focuses on friendship. Readers looking for a primarily romantic story or no romance should take note. Thanks!]
[The tags were assigned by the System. There is no romance route for the villain.]