A Guide to the Black Lotus Villain

In this cultivation story, Li Zhuozhen was the crown prince, but treacherous ministers raised their banners in a coup, forcing him to flee overnight to the Hidden Immortal Mirror in search of a slim chance to survive.

Bad news: Along the way, he finds a book and learns he's only a supporting villain in the story, and his ending isn't going to be good.

Good news: He infiltrates the protagonist's group and builds good relationships with them.

Bad news: One of the senior disciples in the group is always putting him down and talking back to him.

A year later, when they meet again after a long separation, it's more bad news: that senior disciple still likes to pin him down and gleefully talk back to him.

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Yu Zhuoran accidentally transmigrates into a book. After living for a hundred years, his true identity is revealed to be the founding master of ghost suppression. When the main storyline begins, he creates an alternate identity as a student seeking knowledge, and helps the protagonists reach the ending.

But then Li Zhuozhen suddenly starts doing good deeds, causing the plot to fall apart one disaster after another.

The System delivers bad news: Please capture that person!

Yu Zhuoran: ? You're asking me to win over the man I've choked and spanked, the man who sees me as a thorn in his side and would love to get rid of me? A man?

System: Please don't discriminate based on gender.

Yu Zhuoran (calmly raises his middle finger)

A year later, the bad news turns into good news: Don't worry, I've got him pinned down tight.

System: ...?

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A badass but neurotic founding master of the Daoist sect VS a cunning, sharp-tongued beauty and former crown prince

1. He shows off while needling his wife early on, then grovels to win her back later.

2. Keywords: Daoist cultivation, System, ghosts and monsters, mechanical engineering

3. Ancient times collide with modern industry.

4. Plot-driven.

Theme: Knowing right from wrong