After three hundred years in seclusion, Li Lingsheng is only one step away from ascending.
Then a cultivation System suddenly drops from the sky.
"What are you?"
The System says nothing, only keeps issuing quests:
[The Jilted Youth: Li Lingsheng, whose spiritual roots have been ruined, is rejected by his childhood sweetheart. Make the Qingling Wang family, who called off the engagement, pay within a month.]
Li Lingsheng: I'm not joining a broken-engagement plot.
[The Abandoned Disciple: Wrongly accused and expelled by his sect, Li Lingsheng is humiliated. Make the ungrateful sect pay within three months.]
Li Lingsheng: I'm not joining a comeback plot.
[Supreme Demon: Having become the Demon Lord, Li Lingsheng takes a disciple at Cangwu Academy. Train him to become your right-hand man within a year.]
Li Lingsheng: I'm not joining a master-and-disciple plot.
System: You can't ascend without him getting involved.
Li Lingsheng: Are you threatening me?
System: I'm not lying. Your Path of Ruthlessness requires you to take a disciple before you can ascend.
Li Lingsheng: Ridiculous. Why would I be like those useless people who get tangled up in romance?
"A sword cultivator on the Path of Ruthlessness has only two things to do." Li Lingsheng crossed his legs and lectured a group of gifted young men. "Beat your opponents until they run away with their tails between their legs, and maintain your own transcendent bearing."
Below the stage, a cute young boy with bright, puppy-dog eyes cheered him on. "Master is right!"
Li Lingsheng nodded with satisfaction. "In short, if you can't learn from me, you can learn from the champion of this year's tournament, my disciple."
Short scene:
His friend rubbed his hands excitedly. "For this secret realm, my master gave me several talismans that can block a full-power attack from a Soul Formation cultivator. Shang Zhi, your master spoils you so much. He must have given you lots of good stuff, right?"
Shang Zhi rummaged through his Qiankun bag and pulled out a stack of talismans, a bundle of divine weapons, a basket of spirit herbs...
His friend: "Does your master think you're at Qi Refining or Nascent Soul?"
Shang Zhi activated the surveillance array and cheerfully waved at his master, who was calmly sipping tea on the screen. Li Lingsheng nodded, praised his disciple for being obedient and sensible, and stressed that he must keep the array on at all times.
His friend: "Shang Zhi, isn't your master kind of invading your privacy?"
Shang Zhi's expression changed. "Don't be ridiculous! This is just Master showing how much he cares about me!"
Cat 1, dog 0. A prickly cat versus a comfort dog. A control freak versus an emotional support wall. The most arrogant under heaven versus the world's number-one cheerleader.
The master isn't aloof, just sharp-tongued, but the disciple really is the cutest puppy.
Extreme shippers, please stay away. No self-insert, no ship-breaking, no reversing the pairing.
The author is a die-hard CP fan who writes mutual doting, romance, and CP shipping.
In short, an invincible romantic comedy about how the right lid fits the right pot.
Li Lingsheng: Who are you calling a cat? I'm human!
Shang Zhi: Master says I'm a dragon!
Theme: There's no shortcut to success
