[I'll write this after I take a break by writing a different kind of story. Still working on the characters.]
Ye Jiu, the strategy guide master who had conquered all the major wuxia games, died suddenly after an all-nighter. Bound to the Legend-Creation System, he transmigrated into the novel Martial World Legend and became Ye Jiu, a cannon-fodder character who died of illness from the start.
Martial World Legend was a wuxia ensemble novel. With sharp, compelling prose, its author depicted a legendary world of martial arts.
In the world of Martial World Legend, you could meet countless charismatic legendary martial artists.
That should have been a good thing. He might even have gotten to witness countless iconic moments in the jianghu up close. The problem was that the author had abandoned the novel.
Countless legendary martial artists had died before they could even appear, and the world of Martial World Legend was on the brink of destruction.
To save the world, and his own life, Ye Jiu had no choice but to put on secret identities and loudly set out to create jianghu legends for them.
And so...
One jianghu legend after another was born.
Wei Qingshen, the aloof swordsman who could kill a man in ten steps and travel a thousand miles without leaving a trace.
Luo Wuqing, the wicked, flirtatious flower thief who could pass through a field of flowers without a single petal touching him.
Ying Hanyin, the palace master of the Flower-Pitying Palace, who gazed at her own shadow in solitude and could pluck a flower and slay a hundred heads.
Fu Ruyuan, the mad swordsman who devoted himself to martial arts and sought only defeat.
Qian Wuyong, the miserly merchant who lived hidden among common folk and could walk through snow without leaving a trace.
To complete his mission and create legends, Ye Jiu split his consciousness into several parts. Every day was full of excitement.
But there was always something even more exciting.
One day, the System activated battle royale mode for Ye Jiu.
And so...
The wickedly charming Luo Wuqing offended the aloof and frigid Wei Qingshen.
Fu Ruyuan, pure of heart, took an interest in Ying Hanyin's "talent with a blade," since she admired her own peerless beauty every day. He wanted to grab her and make her train with a blade, so he could cultivate a worthy rival to kill him.
Qian Wuyong, who loved money more than life, set his sights on... the treasury of the valiant and domineering Princess of Changjun.
Ye Jiu: "This is so hard. I'm so wronged. [Pouting face]"
Reader's guide:
1. In the early part, the secret identities create jianghu legends and follow wuxia storylines. Later, there will be a love-and-hate dynamic.
2. Includes me catching myself, killing myself, hating myself, having myself as my best friend, and conning myself out of money until I'm wanted.
3. There are love-and-hate relationships between the secret identities, but they don't actually fall in love. They're all master actors. If that's not your thing, run. The author has serious issues.
Core theme: A legend of martial arts.