Behind the Scenes: They All Think I’m a Reborn Demon Lord

(Behind the scenes + multiple secret identities + public displays of power + no female lead) Gu Changgeng transmigrated into a villain in a modern urban martial arts drama and unexpectedly won over the female lead. Just as he was worried that the protagonist might come knocking, an Popularity System arrived. Its beginner's gift gave him the ability to distribute novels he had written. The drama followed the protagonist's perspective, but Gu Changgeng wanted to earn popularity from viewers outside the show, so he distributed his novel to himself and several other people blessed with great fortune. When the protagonist opened the first chapter, titled “Though I Die, My Demonic Heart Will Never Regret,” the viewers outside the show went wild. The female lead: “So Gu Changgeng was actually the reborn Demon Venerable! No wonder his personality changed so much these past few days.” The protagonist: “Everyone else cultivates immortality while I practice martial arts. How the hell am I supposed to fight him?” A police chief: “Gu Changgeng is a very dangerous person. His existence could very well bring disaster upon the world. But at the very least, he's a reborn Demon Venerable, so he must have other methods we don't know about. We should observe him for now.” The viewers outside the drama had plenty to say. One exclaimed, “Aren't we watching a modern urban martial arts drama? Where did this immortal cultivator come from, and why is he a reborn Demon Venerable?” Another remarked, “Three hundred years adrift, two hundred years ruling the world, and after all those hardships, all he says in the end is, ‘It was only a little frost and wind.’ The Demon Venerable's state of mind is truly beyond what ordinary people can learn!” Midway through the drama, Gu Changgeng once again stood against the entire world, besieged by every faction. Everyone present heard him recite: “Cold winds blow through the Fallen Valley; the Cauldron of the World calls, and the youth returns.” His words set the whole internet ablaze, and his popularity rating left every other character in the dust.