The Demon Venerable Mu Chuyi died in pieces, leaving behind only a wisp of his soul. A thousand years later, he is lucky enough to come back to life and resolves to take revenge on everyone who wronged him. Mu Chuyi was born cold-blooded and cold-hearted, and the only people he ever cared about were the three disciples he had raised from childhood.
Mu Chuyi [worrying]: Sigh, when I left, the eldest had just reached the Golden Core stage, the second had only just grown a flower bud, and the third still couldn't remember his sword forms. How will they survive without me?
But when Mu Chuyi, looking pale and sickly, goes down the mountain and makes a few discreet inquiries, he discovers that stories about his disciples and him are everywhere in the cultivation world.
Outer Sect Disciple A of the Immortal Sect [sighing with concern]: Sigh, the sect leader has forcibly interrupted his ascension again. I heard he has refused to become an immortal for thousands of years, all because he loved his late master too deeply to leave him behind!
Mu Chuyi: ??? Is he talking about my eldest disciple?
Female Disciple B of the Demon Sect [eyes red]: The Red Lotus Demon Venerable is the same! Everyone says he is flirtatious and loves men and women alike, but I know he hasn't so much as looked at a flower for a thousand years. His master may be dead, but he took the Demon Venerable's heart with him!
Mu Chuyi: ??? Second disciple? You???
Disciple C of the Sword Sect [sighing sadly]: Sigh, no one has it worse than our Grand Supreme Elder. I heard his master once told him that when the moon was full, the day they'd meet again would be near. Because of those words, he sat alone on Void Peak, gazing at the moon for three hundred years after reaching the Mahayana stage!
Mu Chuyi: ... Slowly types a question mark.
Doubting his own existence, Mu Chuyi cautiously steps forward and hesitantly asks, "That master you're talking about..."
A/B/C [in unison]: Isn't it that Demon Venerable Mu Chuyi who stirred up trouble and caused chaos among the Immortal, Demon, and Monster realms, and left the world in turmoil even after he died?
Mu Chuyi [stunned as an undeserved accusation lands on him out of nowhere]: That wasn't me! I didn't do it... It's a different person with the same name! It has to be!
Q: What's it like to come back to life and find that all your disciples have become big shots?
Mu Chuyi: Thanks for asking. It feels great, absolutely great. These days, I get to listen to the Immortal Sect's sect leader play the qin and admire the Red Lotus Demon Venerable in bloom. When I'm in the mood, I can even summon the Sword Sect's Grand Supreme Elder to perform sword dances for me. My disciples take care of wiping out all my enemies, their entire families, and even the three hundred and sixty clans around them, all while I lounge around. Sigh, I don't know how to put it, but my disciples seem to look at me a little strangely...
The cover character design is Chuyi! The full picture is on Weibo with the story announcement. Character designer: Mo Xiaomo san
Theme: Pure satisfaction