After Abandoning His Substitute Master, He Regretted It Too Late

Jiang Yuebai had mediocre talent, yet yearned for an Immortal Venerable as untouchable as a god. When the Immortal Venerable mentioned her as the object of everyone's scorn, all she could do was gaze into his pupils, where pale golden patterns shimmered. She said, "I love your eyes most of all, Master! Your eyes are so beautiful. How could you let the ways of the world sully them?" So she shielded him from his love tribulation, descended into the Demon Realm, and tested poison with her own body. She even willingly took the Heavenly Punishment in his place. But when he discovered that she was the Demon King's reincarnation, he ran her through the heart without a moment's mercy. Everyone praised the Immortal Venerable for his unwavering devotion to the Dao and his steadfast heart. Even he believed it. Until he saw the Heavenly Dao turn around in the Demon Realm, revealing those bewitching, merciless golden eyes, exactly like his own! And Jiang Yuebai, who had told him she loved him, was now pressing a tender kiss to those eyes: "Compared to those shoddy imitations outside, your eyes are still the most beautiful." "Master?" "You're nothing but a substitute for him." It was as if countless needles had pierced his heart. Pain surged through every limb like a rising tide. The Immortal Venerable, who had always devoted himself to the Dao, realized that his Daoist heart had begun to waver. A seed called jealousy had quietly sprouted in his heart. [Reader's Guide] 1. A rigid, abstinent master who turns unhinged later / the arrogant Heavenly Dao who falls from the divine altar x an ambitious black-hearted lotus. 2. Male rivals fighting over her, plenty of men getting hurt, a battlefield of love at every turn, female lead is not a virgin, male lead is a virgin. Just enjoy the ride. 3. A mountain of original worldbuilding. The romance is the main focus: she runs, he and the others chase her, and none of them can escape. Yeah! 4. Updates at 9 p.m. The heroine's character art is on Weibo: @Lin Zhiyang. Theme: The gods disdain the world, but love you alone.