Cultivating Immortality, Cthulhu-Style, but Warming the Whole World

Also known as "Seeing with the Heart" For years, Fu Yuqiu had practiced cultivation by the book. He assumed his world was just as it appeared: cultivation above all, ascending through the transformation of flesh and blood. Like countless others, he had emotions and desires, and he could fall for someone. It just so happened that he was in love with a man. Fu Yuqiu was somewhat possessive. If something didn't belong to him alone, he didn't want it. That included the person he loved. He had never revealed his feelings to anyone. He simply studied the Dao more diligently. Unfortunately, his eagerness for quick results damaged his cultivation, and he fell into demonic cultivation. Fu Yuqiu didn't mind becoming a demon. It was still a path to power, just a different one. But someone disagreed... That person begged him to leave the demonic path, begged him to cleanse himself of demonic energy. This person lived by the principle of treating everyone kindly. Getting close to him was like basking in the warm sunshine. Even a rat in a gutter would be purified on the spot when it saw him. Ask him for help with the most trivial matter, and he'd lend a hand. Everyone in the sect, from the founding ancestor to the disciples who swept the floors, had received a gift from him. Even passing dogs had gotten presents. He'd even helped the entire sect work through their emotional troubles, giving away over a hundred identical sword tassels. Fu Yuqiu's hand trembled as he clutched one of those sword tassels. Everyone had one, yet he had treasured his as something special. It was hard to imagine how he'd made so many unless he spent every evening behind closed doors, sitting on his bed and knotting sword tassels... And all this time, he'd thought he was different. After that, Fu Yuqiu stopped obsessing over love and devoted himself to cultivation. His eagerness for quick results gave rise to a heart demon, forcing him to hide in the shadows like a rat every day. He could only watch as his senior brother shone wherever he went and everyone loved him, while they slowly forgot Fu Yuqiu entirely. Resentment sprouted in his heart, dense and tangled. But every day, that man still showed up right on time to share his sunshine with him, too. Fu Yuqiu silently crushed the teacup in his hand. Where did he even find the time to go around spreading warmth to everyone? Plans never kept up with change. His demonic cultivation was discovered after all. Fu Yuqiu decided to strike first and kill Mo Tianqing, but before he could make a move, Mo Tianqing was killed. Then the thing that killed him set its sights on Fu Yuqiu. To avoid dying as horribly as Mo Tianqing, he could only detonate his own origin. As he died, he thought, Next life, I'll make sure to chop Mo Tianqing up and feed him to the dogs! But what was the thing that killed him...? After dying once, Fu Yuqiu discovered the secret of this world. Whether they cultivated immortality or demonic power, everyone had a monster living inside them. The so-called ascension was nothing more than the monster taking over your body after you died and going to the "Upper Realm" in your place. If Fu Yuqiu didn't want to share a body with a monster, he had to find a way to tear it out completely. A kind-hearted senior brother who doesn't realize he's in love (monster form: a humanoid with no skin, its body appearing torn and sinewy, able to split into multiple tentacles and blood-red, pointed limbs) x a tsundere, sharp-tongued, scheming junior brother (monster form: flowing blackness, a humanoid with a viscous black exterior and countless eyeballs across its body, each with a different expression) Who in the world is the most stubborn person? Mo Tianqing: Why, it's that little kitten, Fu Yuqiu! Even though the stubborn little kitten scratches him until he's covered in wounds, Mo Tianqing still shows up right on time every day to brush his fur, feed him, and play with him. He'll never leave his little kitten. All right, then. Who is the kindest person in the world? Fu Yuqiu: Me! Of course I'm the kindest person in the world. Mo Tianqing is a hypocritical fraud. I hate him more than anyone! He's nice to every little kitten. I'm just one insignificant kitten among them. #The seemingly sweet and harmless senior brother is actually a gloomy mess# Theme: Don't be a people-pleaser, or your sweetheart will say bye-bye to you~