Every ten years, the immortal sects hold their grand selection. Lu Yang is kicked by the Heavenly Dao straight onto the path of the Heartless Dao.
In the vast sect, all she has is a book written by her predecessors, A Manual of Taboos for Cultivating the Heartless Dao.
The title page is printed in bold:
Every taboo below was learned through the blood and tears of those who came before. Remember them! Remember them!
First rule: Do not covet your fellow disciples. Do not pine for your master. It will throw your heart off its path.
The sword cultivator holds the life-bound sword Lu Yang gave her, smiling tenderly. "You gave me a sword. Doesn't that mean we're engaged?"
Second rule: If you encounter injustice on the road, draw your sword and leave. Do not get involved.
The diviner tugs at Lu Yang's sleeve, her eyes rippling with emotion. "I've read our fortunes. Fate has written three love debts between us."
Third rule: Never believe a single word from the Hehuan Sect.
A senior sister from the Hehuan Sect leans against the doorframe, her clothes half undone. "I'm only going to look. It won't disturb your Dao heart~"
Fourth rule: Do not keep pets or tend to flowers and plants.
A spirit pet from the Beast Taming Sect struggles to burrow into her arms. The junior sister blushes. "In my clan, spirit pets choose our partners. Since it chose you, then... then we should become partners soon."
When the senior sister from the neighboring Medicine King Valley brings her a meal, she sighs. "The elders of Lingyin Sect insisted that my master join them to appreciate music. Now I've joined Medicine King Valley, and she's married into Lingyin Sect. That leaves only you."
Lu Yang flips to the second-to-last rule in the manual. It's in her beloved master's handwriting:
[Music cultivators are the best at flirting and wooing. Beware your childhood friend!]
Beside it, another note is scrawled in wild cursive: Romance is too tempting. I failed to resist. Don't worry about me, disciple!
Lu Yang looks up. The stunning senior and junior sisters from the various sects all around her are looking at her strangely.
[Heartless Dao genius adored by everyone x all-female pursuers]
Theme: Strive to improve and keep moving forward
