I Was a Paragon of the Orthodox Path, but the Demonic System Drove Me Mad

[Comedy + subverting expectations + everyone overinterprets everything + wild assumptions + System]

Everyone knows that Gu Qinghan, the senior apprentice brother of the Primordial Sacred Land, reached Foundation Establishment at three and Golden Core at eight. His cultivation is profound, and he is noble, virtuous, and radiant, the ideal figure in the hearts of countless righteous cultivators.

But no one knows that their beloved “white moonlight” has become a “black moonlight,” awakening a System called the Peerless Demon Venerable.

System: “First beginner mission: The path of demonic cultivation starts with small things. In front of everyone, take a disciple’s opportunity and magic treasure to demonstrate the demonic cultivator’s art of seizing what you want.”

With tears in his eyes, Gu Qinghan takes his junior brother’s broken iron sword, then immediately hands him a top-grade immortal sword to avoid ruining his image.

His junior brother is moved to tears. “Senior Brother, I’m not worthy...”

The disciples all cry out, “Senior Brother is so righteous!”

Gu Qinghan can only think: Righteous, my foot! I just lost an immortal sword.

System: “???”

“Host, use demonic qi to corrupt the spiritual ley line.”

Gu Qinghan gazes at the bright moon outside the window. “I had no choice before, but now I want to be a good person.”

System: “Sure, go tell the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and see whether it strikes you down~(๑¯◡¯๑)”

With no other choice, he nervously heads to the back mountain, where he runs into a disciple on patrol. The disciple doesn’t suspect a thing. Instead, he thoughtfully drapes a cloak over Gu Qinghan’s shoulders. “Senior Brother, the night wind is cold. You’re still weak, so don’t catch a chill.”

Gu Qinghan: “...”

System, I really do want to be a good person!!

Years later, Gu Qinghan is forced to reach the pinnacle of the cultivation world and is honored as the “Light of Righteousness for All Eternity.”

Looking at his maxed-out Demon Venerable cultivation, he can only sigh. “I really have been trying to cultivate demonic arts. Why won’t any of you believe me?”