After Tricking the Ruthless Dao Venerable Into Dual Cultivation, I Ran Away

[Male-Male Romance + Emotionless Cultivation + Devoted Couple, Happy Ending + Sweet Romance]

As the only male disciple of the Hehuan Sect, Shen Wu was the lowest-ranked cultivator and had no dual-cultivation partner.

All because he was picky about looks.

His ideal partner had to have sharp brows and bright eyes, perfectly proportioned features, long, elegant fingers, and a well-balanced figure. He had to be exactly eight chi and four cun tall, not an inch more or less.

With standards like that, Shen Wu became the least accomplished cultivator in the sect.

One day, he finally found someone he wanted to cultivate with. Unfortunately, the man was the aloof and untouchable Immortal Venerable, renowned for cultivating the emotionless path!

Shen Wu’s world came crashing down.

Just as he was about to give up, he stumbled across a battle-worn version of the Immortal Venerable.

The Immortal Venerable had lost his memory. When he woke up, he asked Shen Wu who he was.

In a moment of madness, Shen Wu replied, “I’m your cultivation partner.”

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A few months into pretending to be the Immortal Venerable’s partner, the two ventured deep into the Demon Realm. An accident struck as they were leaving, and they ended up cultivating together.

When the emotionless path broke, Shen Wu nearly exploded that night…

But his cultivation soared, and he became the most powerful cultivator in the Hehuan Sect.

Meanwhile, with his emotionless path broken, the Immortal Venerable was about to regain his memories. Terrified, Shen Wu fled in the middle of the night, afraid the other man would find him.

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The Immortal Venerable returned after disappearing for half a year. Shen Wu heard that he was searching for an arch-enemy he hated with all his heart, but he’d searched the entire cultivation world without finding him.

Shen Wu hid in the mortal realm, trembling with fear, and used his connections with the emperor to land a cushy position as the imperial preceptor.

He thought the danger had passed. But during a rainmaking ritual, a familiar figure strode toward him amid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder.

He heard the Immortal Venerable’s icy voice: “Didn’t you want to cultivate together? Why did you run?”

“…”