I Heard I Became a Big Shot After I Died

[Complete! I'm polishing the text and adjusting the word count, so don't worry if you see the story marked as edited. Mwah!] When Mu Changyuan opened his eyes again, he had been reborn at nineteen. In his previous life, he was told he had less than two years to live. To prolong his life, he cultivated the demonic path despite his frail health, accidentally reaching the Mahayana stage and becoming the Heavenly Demon Venerable. Mu Changyuan spent his whole life living up to the saying, "A menace lives a thousand years." His only regret was that he never reached the pinnacle. There could only be one greatest under heaven, and the year he became the Demon Venerable, a god ascended from the Immortal Alliance. Fine. Since he was reborn, he would... snuff out that god before he could grow up. Then Mu Changyuan would be the greatest under heaven. Who cares about keeping up appearances? He wanted to be number one. * Since time immemorial, the righteous and the evil have been at odds. The Immortal Alliance repeatedly tried to exterminate the notorious Demon Venerable, but could never lay a finger on him. The two sides were locked in bitter conflict, and in the end, it was the mortal world that suffered. Fortunately, all destinies must come to an end. The immortals finally outlived this frail menace. As the whole world celebrated, they realized something had gone terribly wrong: The most powerful evil spirit in the Three Realms was born after the Demon Venerable's death. The devastation of all living things had only just begun. * After Mu Changyuan was reborn, people kept coming to curry favor with him, mostly from the Immortal Alliance. Young immortal: "Would you consider joining our Xuan Sect and cultivating the path to immortality, sir?" Middle-ranking immortal: "I've searched the entire Immortal Realm for famous doctors. They'll surely cure your chronic illness!" High-ranking immortal: "Do you need a little accessory to hang from your crotch?" Mu Changyuan: "???" And people kept trying to kill Mu Changyuan, mostly from the Underworld. Young ghost: "Please, Your Excellency, hurry up and die so you can take up the important task of reviving the evil path!" Middle-ranking ghost: "Killing you is for your own good. If you keep cultivating, I'll soon be too weak to kill you." High-ranking ghost: "Daddy, love me one more time!" Mu Changyuan: "...Get lost." * The only normal one was Shen Lingxi, the god he'd lured away during his cultivation. Shen Lingxi cultivated the Heartless Path: a lofty beauty, pure and cold as jade, except... He was a tiny bit more violent than expected. One night, after a few cups of green plum wine, Mu Changyuan drunkenly said, "I have an enemy who plans to rid the world of every evil spirit. If I die one day, he'll finally get his wish. He'll surely live a good life from then on." The god lowered his eyes and said softly, "He... won't be happy." The next morning... Mu Changyuan came out of his room holding his lower back with both hands, lost in thought. This one didn't seem all that normal either... #Fine, I'll be the top if I have to# A sickly (in theory), wild and carefree (in reality), gorgeous top x a compassionate (in theory), merciful (in practice), cold and aloof (in appearance), divine bottom It's probably a story about a comedian Demon Venerable bringing a cold, aloof deity home and getting all lovey-dovey with him (not really). Reader's guide: 1. Both leads are reborn. A fun-loving story, with supporting characters transported from the modern era to the past. 2. An epic cultivation tale where max-level powerhouses watch the drama unfold and don't mind stirring up trouble. Mutual secret crushes. 3. One-on-one, happy ending, mutual devotion, childbirth in the extra chapters, and a fragrant, cold beauty (?﹃?) 4. The title was inspired by I Heard I Was Super Fierce After I Died. 5. Trust me. Theme: Human will can triumph over fate.