[Self-ship / narcissism]
Scheming power couple. One is openly evil, the other is evil beneath the surface.
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The Demon Realm's Primordial Lord, whose birth name was Song Yuansheng, was once the foremost disciple responsible for coordinating the immortal sects.
Because he loved his master, Immortal Lord Minghua, he nearly got killed by him for betraying the sect. In a fit of rage, he fell into demonic cultivation.
From then on, he became the Demon Realm's leader, a figure who struck fear throughout the Three Realms.
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One day, Song Yuansheng woke up in his own body from three hundred years ago, having taken over the body of the Demon Realm's leader at the time.
That was also the year his younger self took part in the immortal sect selection competition and caught the eye of the esteemed Immortal Lord Minghua, becoming his first direct disciple.
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Just after arriving in the past, Song Yuansheng lounged in the demon palace, twirling a bamboo flute and raising an eyebrow. "Well, well. Today's the final day of the immortal sect selection? How could I pass up a chance to see the excitement?"
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And so, beneath the grand hall's sweeping ceilings, countless immortals took their seats.
Little Song Yuansheng, still a tiny child, knelt trembling in the center. From the seat of honor in the immortal realm, the white-robed Immortal Lord spoke calmly:
"No need to argue. From today on, Song Yuansheng will live at Linghua Hall."
At the same time, a lazy, seductive voice rang out through the hall. "What a coincidence. I have my eye on Song Yuansheng too. Minghua, what do you think we should do?"
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Back in the past, Song Yuansheng had only two goals:
1. Do whatever it took to make his "former master"'s life difficult.
2. Do whatever it took to treat himself well!
His fellow disciples started picking on him the moment he joined the sect? Teach them a lesson!
They kept shorting him on spirit herbs? He'd gather enough to fill an entire hall, then sleep on top of them!
He had to show his younger self what it really meant to be treated well! He absolutely couldn't let himself fall for that emotionally frigid Minghua again!
Well... he did it.
But why did his younger self seem to have stumbled down a different path instead???
Hey, did I go through all this trouble to be reborn just to fall in love with myself?
Later...
When the child he'd personally spoiled and raised pinned him down in the hall...
Song Yuansheng: I think I understand my master a little better now... Damn it, I want to kill myself too! Draw your sword! I'm going to purge the sect myself!
But his younger self only pouted. "Didn't the Primordial Lord say you'd give me anything I wanted? I only want you, my lord."
Song Yuansheng: ...
He thought that because his life had always gone smoothly, he might grow into a nicer person. Why had he still turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, just like himself?
Theme: Live freely and without restraint.