The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: After Faking My Death, My Secret Identity Was Exposed

[Dual male leads + Nie Huaisang x Jin Ziqian + beautiful, powerful, and tragic + a formidable protagonist + original pairings remain unchanged]

(Please see the first chapter’s author’s note for content warnings. The overall tone is warm with dry humor.)

After transmigrating into a book, Jinqian became the biological son of Jin Guangshan, the great villain.

He had thought he would be able to enjoy a fortune, but instead he was kidnapped and sold. His streak of bad luck just kept going.

By the time the Lanling Jin clan found him, he had already built the Qianji Pavilion on the side.

Just as he was getting ready to lie flat, the campaign against the Wen clan began.

Jinqian could only smile wryly.

Once everything had settled, he had made a name for himself and achieved great success.

Jinqian knew Madam Jin had always worried he would take the position of sect leader of the Lanling Jin clan. To repay her for saving his life all those years ago, he carefully planned to fake his death.

But on the eve of his staged death, his dear confidant could no longer hold back his feelings and confessed through gritted teeth, nearly turning a fake death into a real one.

Everyone in the realm said that Jin Ziqian, the second young master of the Lanling Jin clan, was exceptionally gifted and lived freely in his youth.

He and Nie Huaisang, the second young master of the Nie clan, were close confidants. They fought side by side in the campaign against the Wen clan, making theirs a rare and celebrated bond.

Sadly, the heavens were jealous of his talent. He died young at eighteen, leaving the world to mourn his untimely passing.

Seven years later...

Jinqian was having a grand time acting behind a human-skin mask when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

“Jin Ziqian.”

Jinqian froze, then bolted, only to be grabbed by the collar.

“Still keeping me at arm’s length...”