Ye Jinse was born to be loved. But being loved by too many people isn't necessarily a good thing. He was killed by an obsessive admirer who couldn't have him, then reborn into a novel about a universally adored protagonist.
As an insignificant passerby, Ye Jinse only wanted to live a quiet life. But his mentor and friends were brutally murdered because of him, while he himself had his bones torn out and his soul extracted to make medicine. His spirit was trapped in the Soul-Devouring Tower, where he was tormented day after day.
Reborn once more, Ye Jinse turned dark. Cold and ruthless, he did as he pleased, playing the powerful figures of much of the cultivation world in the palm of his hand. Even the people who had once caused his death ended up pining for him and living lives worse than death.
Ye Jinse watched all this with cold indifference, but he never expected that juggling so many schemes would really make it easy to fall flat on his face :)
A deliciously satisfying, universally adored protagonist and a battle royale of romantic rivals, with revenge, face-slapping, and scum-getting-what-they-deserve.
A split-personality, protective, powerful top who dotes on his wife x a universally adored bottom with a special constitution who turns dark.
Theme: In the face of injustice and oppression, simply running away will not help.