[Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way, No Technology]
The endgame of the universe is a government job. The cultivation world is no different.
As a poor cultivator with no connections, Yan Jinglan's goal is to get into a top academy, enter the Great Xia bureaucracy, and become a prestigious immortal official.
Step one: the written exam.
[Question: One rainy night in your childhood, you were at home when you happened upon a mysterious person being pursued. As they fled, they hurriedly left behind a cultivation inheritance. Analyze the situation described above.]
[Answer: (1) This could be a powerful expert's scheme to refine me! I must immediately turn on my Spiritual Communications Device, pay for an expedited call to the emergency hotline, and report the matter to the authorities!
(2) This could be an illegal way to boost sales of cultivation manuals, with possible tax evasion involved. I must immediately report it to the Imperial City Bureau's Tax Division!
(3) Someone may have secretly altered the cultivation manual to illegally obtain experimental data...]
Step two: bribe the formation spirit examiner to secure extra points.
Step three: take out a small loan at the dean's suggestion and let the dean pocket a kickback.
Step four: start accepting gifts.
Yan Jinglan thought he would have to be a good, obedient little cultivator, do the dirty and exhausting work, find an opportunity to become a powerful person's fixer, and slowly build up his potential on the path to immortality. But in reality...
"Yan Jinglan, top scholar of Jiangzhou, defeated a Foundation Establishment cultivator against all odds!"
"Yan Jinglan, top scholar of all seventy-two provinces!"
"The Four Great Constables are nothing. When it comes to real detective work, it's got to be Lord Yan!"
At the enthronement ceremony, Yan Jinglan stood at the very front. Looking at the Immortal Dynasty investigation team, arrayed for battle, he gave a soft laugh.
"By rights, a cultivator of your rank isn't qualified to interrogate me."
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Yan Jinglan was no ordinary poor cultivator. He was the companion Heavenly Dao of Ling Qianhan.
Five hundred years ago, Ling Qianhan had climbed the Celestial Peaks with a sword in hand, broken through the Nine Heavens, and cut the starry river with a single stroke. He had stormed the enthronement ceremony and seized the Human Emperor's throne! Yan Jinglan was the little Heavenly Dao brought forth by that throne.
Ling Qianhan seized the throne and became invincible beneath the heavens.
...Then enemies came from above, forcing him into a deep slumber.
His only regret before falling asleep was not taking the little Heavenly Dao with him.
When he woke, five hundred years had passed in the mortal world.
The bad news: he had overslept.
The good news: the little Heavenly Dao was still alive!
Hearing the little Heavenly Dao sweetly call him Senior Brother, Emperor Ling was perfectly content.
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To conceal his identity as the Heavenly Dao, Yan Jinglan borrowed Senior Brother Ling Qianhan's red string of fate, acknowledged that he and Ling Qianhan were destined partners, and registered them as a married couple.
The price of borrowing the red string was that he had to undergo a romantic tribulation once.
Yan Jinglan truly regretted it. He shouldn't have tried to be clever and shift the price onto his senior brother.
Who would have thought Senior Brother would be stumped by a mere romantic tribulation?
Yan Jinglan couldn't understand it.
There are three ways to handle a romantic tribulation: get over it, win them over, or kill them.
If you can't get over it, win them over. If you can't win them over, kill them.
Can't bring yourself to do it?
What a joke! How could a little romance stand against the grand cause!
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Ling Qianhan: "A partner recognized by the Heavenly Dao? That's a match blessed by heaven, a union made in heaven. You were born because of me, so naturally you'll become my Dao companion. The words 'junior brother' sound just like 'Dao companion'!"
Yan Jinglan: ...
[Emperor Ling's Diary]
[Romantic tribulation failed. Can't refuse Junior Brother, so... plan changed. Time to fall in love!]
[Love takes things one step at a time.]
[Junior Brother is a block of wood.]
[If I can't win Junior Brother over, I'm going to fall apart.]
[Actually, love isn't everything in life. The bond between Junior Brother and me can't possibly be summed up by a little romance, can it?]
[Want to kiss him.]
[That damn heartless cultivation path said it would assign me a partner! Liar!]
[Want to kiss him.]
[I've closed off my heart. I'll get ready to become a monk.]
[Want to kiss him.]
[Want to kiss him.]
[Want to kiss him.]
[Want to kiss him.]
Yan Jinglan picked up the diary and studied it word by word.
Ling Qianhan: ...
Please note:
(1) One-on-one pairing, couple is set: Ling Qianhan (the pursuer) x Yan Jinglan (the pursued).
(2) A cute, lighthearted, silly little cultivation romance. =v=
(3)
--Advance Preview--
[The Sword Spirit Took Human Form]
Blurb: Everyone says sword cultivators are the ultimate straight men. They only have eyes for their swords, devoting their whole lives to them. Their swords are their wives.
Until one day, Rong Ting's sword took human form.
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After the Chiying Sword took human form, life became difficult for Rong Ting.
Chiying: "Why don't you use me when you practice swordsmanship? Why use this junky little demon instead!"
Rong Ting: "It's just basic sword techniques. No need to use a masterpiece."
Chiying: "No, no! You can only use me!"
Chiying viciously snapped the other swords in half. "Don't let me catch you touching another sword!"
Rong Ting: "...I wouldn't dare."
Chiying: "Why do you insist on putting a scabbard on me? Is my beautiful body not allowed to be seen???"
Rong Ting: "Darling, please get dressed properly."
At the sword-forging tournament.
Chiying: "These people dare call themselves sword-forging masters? They're all fame-seeking frauds."
The masters: "Who are you? If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself!"
Rong Ting: "Listen to him. He's the expert."
Master: "Oh, you're a sword spirit? Then you're the expert."
Chiying: "How could I not know how to forge swords? I'm a sword spirit!"
Just make it out of the things I like to eat, won't you?
Chiying: I am the greatest sword beneath the heavens, so naturally I deserve the greatest sword cultivator.
Rong Ting: You know me. I was born to be a sword cultivator.
Theme: Stay positive, live up to the future, and make the most of your time.
The Silly World Is Full of Fun
Beta, Don't You Have Any Pride?!
The Sword Spirit Took Human Form
I'm Really Not Flirting with You!
Online Dating Can't Beat Running a Dungeon [Full-Dive]
My Millennia-Old Nemesis and I Awakened Together
After My Husband Lost His Memory, He Thought He Was a Substitute
Please Don't Add Drama to the Tool Character [Quick Transmigration]
After Becoming a Male Supporting Character, I Became Everyone's Crush
After a Straight Man Became Long Aotian's Furnace Cauldron
After Becoming a Wealthy Young Master’s Tutor
Why Is This S-Rank Mad Dog Clinging to Me Now?
On the Compatibility of No Longer Human and Blood Demon Arts
Climbing to the Top [Esports]
Drawing the BOSS as a Suit-Wearing Thug
After I Was Forced to Team Up with a Big Shot
I Became a Faction Mentor, and the Players Spoiled Me Instead
After the Spoiled Young Master Gave Up Chasing His Husband
After the Sickly Beauty Lured Daddy In
After My Husband's Death, I Was Forced to Seek Shelter with the Powerful Men Who Covet Me
Back to When My Husband Was Young
The Flawed Ones Game
The Demon Lord Raises a Baby Online
I Became an Evil God, But I Didn't Mean to Be This Hilarious
The Tragic Novel's Male Lead Reborn as a Sweet-Loved Male Insect
Who Would Keep Their Archnemesis as a Caged Bird?
Retirement After Beating the Infinite Game
Love Hits the Limit
Why Is the Villain So Cruel?
Linghuang, your life motto is "Pretend to be something big," right? 😂
Should Annan pay Buddhist fees for conducting this experiment in the "Buddha's Kingdom in the Palm of His Hand"? Are they even aware that this is the "Buddha's Kingdom in the Palm of His Hand"?
So, Grandpa didn't know his love interest (?) Was the Great True Lord of the Demonic Sect? If he had so many children, did he lose several after each relationship? Is Lanlan's mother the Eldest Princess (did she have the children with her?), And her grandmother the Great True Lord of the Demonic Sect? Lanlan's background suddenly seems so complicated; I thought she only had a father from the Demonic Sect. Does Xie Changfeng look familiar because I saw him when I was little?
Wow, that's awesome! While it's true that the boldest people are the ones who thrive, your courage is just too much!
What should I do if my senior is love-struck? Xiao Yan really wants to call the Heavenly Dao's help hotline 🥺
Suddenly it's back to traditional fantasy, so refreshing! 🥺 Just like that, the chosen one of heaven wins against a level above his own.
I couldn't resist leaving a comment before even finishing the latest chapter. In summary: It's beautiful, more beautiful than expected! I wasn't particularly interested in the synopsis at first, but the world-building was quite novel, so I decided to take a look. And then I was hooked!
Who wouldn't be tempted by this! A love tribulation has been won! 🎉
Unconsciously flirting with her senior brother
So, is a Kyushu citizenship better than a Daxia citizenship? What's the difference in the geographical scope between Kyushu and Daxia (confusing)? Does Daxia encompass Kyushu, or does Kyushu encompass Daxia? If we consider Kyushu citizenship to be more valuable, shouldn't Daxia encompass Kyushu? (Kyushu is smaller) But if we think of Kyushu as a world and Daxia as a country, then shouldn't Kyushu encompass Daxia?