My Powerful Disciples Are All Coveting Me

Sword Venerable Yan Lizhou is peerless and transcendent, and is universally recognized as the cultivation world's greatest beauty. Yet he repeatedly inflicts cruel punishments on his disciples.

His eldest disciple has exceptional natural talent, but Yan Lizhou breaks both his legs and destroys his meridians. His second disciple is born with an enchanting physique, but Yan Lizhou gouges out his eyes and ruins his face. His youngest disciple, who is also the protagonist of this book, suffers the worst fate of all: Yan Lizhou throws him into the Demon Abyss of Ten Thousand Bones, where he lives in agony, wishing he were dead.

One day, Yan Lizhou transmigrates into a book and becomes this evil, beautiful master.

Luckily, Heaven hasn't forsaken him. He arrives at the beginning of the story, before he has committed all those terrible deeds.

Yan Lizhou gathers his eldest disciple, who is curled up in a woodpile, covered in whip marks, into his arms and says with concern, "How did you get so badly hurt? Who dared bully you?"

The eldest disciple, whom his master ordered locked in the woodshed: "..."

Everyone notices that Yan Lizhou, once cold and indifferent, has changed ever since failing his tribulation. He, who never took disciples, makes an exception and takes one in. Once he starts making exceptions, he can't stop.

Rumor has it that he protects his eldest disciple from demons, taking a sword strike for him; risks his life to find medicine a thousand miles away for his second disciple; and plunges into the Demon Abyss to protect his third disciple at the cost of his own life.

But every night, when no one's around, Yan Lizhou drops his act, clutches his life-saving sword, and trembles in fear, crying until his eyes are red.

"Th-that demon was so scary..."

"I don't want to gather herbs anymore. I fell so hard, it hurt! Let whoever wants them go gather them, boo-hoo..."

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Years later, the cultivation world is abuzz with scandalous tales about the Sword Venerable's romantic escapades, all involving several famous figures who have been missing for years.

It's said that the Demon King once shared a night of passion with the Sword Venerable, and the Demon King's wrist still bears the mark of the Sword Venerable's bite.

When asked about it, he lowers his eyes and tenderly strokes the mark. His voice is gentle. "This is the mark my master gave me."

In the Ghost Realm, ten miles of wedding finery stretch across the banks of the Yellow Springs, and the names of the Sword Venerable and the Ghost King are engraved on the Three Lives Stone.

The stunning Ghost King raises an eyebrow and smiles, staking his claim. "A Li belongs to me."

In the Demon Abyss of Ten Thousand Bones, Demon Venerable Gu Chengge crushes the jade cup in his hand and tears The Lizhou Chronicles to shreds. The corner of his mouth lifts as his smile spreads. "How could this story leave me out? I'm Master's dearest darling!"

"Master, who will you choose?"

The person in question, Yan Lizhou, is still clutching his life-saving sword, so troubled he feels like crying again.

A master who seems refined and composed but is actually a crybaby and a coward, paired with a disciple who was ruthless at first but becomes an obsessive, devoted puppy later.

Reader's Guide:

1. The shou is weak and cries easily. The gong is split into multiple versions and is reborn. He treats the shou badly at first, but once he's won over, he spoils him endlessly.

2. Time skips. 1v1, happy ending, younger gong with an older shou, both leads' first time.

3. Includes lots of melodrama and love-rival showdowns. My take on xianxia, with a small scope, shaky logic, and amateurish writing.

Theme: You can bloom into your best self anywhere.