A Master’s Kindness Is the Hardest to Repay

A naturally beautiful, wild-hearted, childlike killer of a bottom (Gu Lian)

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A selfless top who would rather let the whole world wrong him than wrong the world (Xuan She)

[Blurb]

Gu Lian was the worst student at the cultivation academy.

With no family or connections to speak of, he stuck out like a chicken among cranes in a crowd of immortal heirs. But he was wild: he talked back to instructors, beat up his classmates, skipped school, and caused trouble with his sword. He was incorrigible.

At last, he was expelled.

Xuan She was the greatest person beneath the Heavenly Dao.

He defeated countless demons, saved the human realm from disaster, kindled the sun, and brought light back to the heavens. But he had no partner and no children, and the entire cultivation world worried about his love life.

At last, he decided to take a disciple.

Xuan She actually wanted to take Gu Lian as his disciple.

People: “It's fine if you don't seek a partner or leave descendants, but you can't settle for the worst and take a little hellion as your disciple! Immortal Master, please think twice!”

Xuan She: “I think the child is clever and adorable…”

The instructor Gu Lian had talked back to: ?

Xuan She: “I think the child is gentle and polite…”

The classmate Gu Lian had beaten up: ?

Gu Lian: “I think I'm gifted in cultivation, a once-in-a-millennium genius, and peerless in the world.”

People: ???

Xuan She: “In any case, I like him very much. Gu Lian, would you be willing to become my disciple?”

Gu Lian: “No.”

Xuan She: ?

#What's it like to turn down the greatest person beneath the Heavenly Dao?#

#Thanks for asking. I was nearly hunted down by the entire cultivation world.#

Gu Lian didn't want to become someone's disciple without knowing why. He wanted to know why Xuan She wished to take him on, and it seemed to have something to do with the massacre of his family ten years ago.

But the two of them were worlds apart, and the road ahead of the boy was long. If he wanted to question the Immortal Master and learn the truth, he first had to reach him.

The first step of his journey: return to school at the academy beneath the Immortal Master's care.

Gu Lian: ?

Gu Lian: “Wait, what about my enrollment…”

★ A story about growing up, adventure, and love.

★ 1v1, happy ending, a long progression fantasy with a strong romance.

★ Since this shares a setting with another work, a few plot points overlap with the author's series A Rather Abstract Journey to Immortality. Reading that one first will spoil this story :D

★ Updates before the paid chapters begin will follow the site rankings' requirements.

☆ Character card illustration thanks to my friend! @Li Ke Has Stopped Studying

Theme: Respecting one's teacher is a traditional virtue; loving one's students is the mark of an exemplary teacher.