Twice Reborn
Sword Master Zhong Bushu accepted an invitation to spar and discuss the Dao with his lifelong rival. Somehow, he wound up dead and his Dao destroyed, only to be reborn two years later.
He still had his own body, and everyone in his sect was just as familiar as ever... But something seemed off about this world. The cultivation world had turned into a world of martial arts!
His senior brother, the sect leader, wept as he took his pulse. "Your meridians are shattered, your inner energy is gone, and your martial arts are ruined. Junior brother, how did you end up in such a state?"
Zhong Bushu's answer was to slice the ancestral hall's signboard clean off with a single sword strike.
Zhong Bushu: Don't worry, Senior Brother. Once I get back on my feet, I'll bring glory to our sect!
First, I'll go out and kill someone for... No, looking at his shattered Dao foundation, Zhong Bushu decided to make cultivation his priority. After all, there were no cultivators in this world, so he could have as much spiritual power as he wanted. Cultivating here was unbelievably satisfying!
Until he ran into his rival, who had also been reborn...
Zhong Bushu: He pestered me for decades in my last life. Why is he acting like I don't even exist now?
Huo Wei: Everyone knew he was in love with me in my last life. Why is he treating me like a stranger now?
Zhong Bushu: He must be putting on an act.
Huo Wei: He must be putting on an act.
"A story about each of them thinking the other is putting on an act, while putting on an act themselves"
1. They were actually reborn from two parallel worlds. In Huo Wei's world, Zhong Bushu pursued him while he devoted himself to cultivation and treated him coldly. In Zhong Bushu's world, Huo Wei was determined to become his Dao companion, while Zhong Bushu only wanted to outdo him.
2. Huo Wei (top) x Zhong Bushu (bottom), one-on-one, happy ending.
3. This is just silly fun, so enjoy it for what it is~