The Villainous Demon Lord's Guide to Reform [Reborn]

[My next projects: the contemporary girls' love novel Two-Way Stand-Ins and the historical girls' love novel Possessed by a Transmigrator. Please add them to your collection. Blurbs below.] Ning Fuyi was the infamous great demon who, according to legend, spent centuries committing every kind of evil before dying a gruesome death at the sword of the Divine Venerable Chu Qingqiu. The whole Six Realms celebrated. They said Chu Qingqiu was Ning Fuyi's mother's, Sect Master Ning Tian's, unrequited love. Surely she'd stepped in because she could no longer stand Ning Fuyi's evil deeds. But the very next day, Chu Qingqiu jumped off a cliff, leaving everyone in an uproar. Ning Fuyi was reborn. When she opened her eyes, it was a thousand years in the past. Her mother had just died, and she was still a good-for-nothing with mediocre talent, bullied and humiliated by everyone. She looked down. A cold beauty lay in the bathtub, soaked through and clinging to her, barely alive. It was Chu Qingqiu. Ning Fuyi meant to take revenge. She grabbed the beauty by the collar and was about to strike when she saw Chu Qingqiu neither resist nor fight back. Her eyes were red as she stared at Ning Fuyi, lost in thought. "We just formed a marriage pact. Killing your wife is against the laws of the Immortal Realm." Ning Fuyi: "??!!" In her previous life, Ning Fuyi was bullied by her sect for being useless. She watched helplessly as her loved ones died, and only then was she driven down the demonic path. So in this life, she still planned to cultivate demonic arts. But when she summoned a demonic sword, she drew a peerless divine sword instead. When she sought out demonic beasts, she released divine beasts from the Ninth Heaven. When she formed a spell array to control lonely ghosts, she summoned a whole bunch of sweet little flower fairies. Ning Fuyi was at a loss. She tried to find someone to dual cultivate with so she could become a demon, but instead, the cold Divine Venerable Chu Qingqiu, who cared only for all living beings, came walking through the snow barefoot. She sat on Ning Fuyi's bed, her eyes reddened. "Whatever you want, I'll give it to you." Chu Qingqiu would never forget the day the Heavenly Dao imprisoned her, and the little demon who barged in by mistake, cleaved the chaos apart with a single sword strike, and swept her into her arms. The old immortal, who had never known love, finally descended into the mortal world. I'm sorry I didn't fall in love with you sooner. 1. Happy ending, both reborn 2. A righteous young demon versus a cold immortal who cares for all living beings 3. Cultivation stages: Initial Realm + Mortal Realm + Rising Realm + Enlightened Realm + Transformation Realm + Immortal Body + Void Penetration + Great Ascension + True God ++++++ Spell elements: Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Wood ● No mortal enmity between the leads ● The protagonist grows stronger. She's not a max-level expert returning to the beginner village ● The romance is a slow burn. This isn't tagged as an action-packed wish-fulfillment novel, so there's no need to tell me if you drop it Weibo: @Qi Qianzhexi Upcoming novel: Possessed by a Transmigrator Shi Changqing was the youngest elder of Jinyang Sect. She'd lived for 427 years before learning in a dream that she was the cannon-fodder mentor in an immortal cultivation novel. A thing called the System told her that a transmigrator was about to take over her body, adopt the novel's protagonists as disciples, and guide them toward the Great Dao so they could set the story right. By the time Shi Changqing regained control of her body, eight years had passed. Just as the System had said, Jinyang Sect was thriving in peace and harmony. The protagonists had flourished under her care and were now peerless prodigies, revered by all. Everything was fine, except that no matter how much she searched Jinyang Sect from top to bottom, she couldn't find the lovely, well-behaved little disciple she'd taken in eight years ago, Gu Yaoxing. Shi Changqing later learned that Gu Yaoxing was the Demon Emperor's daughter and the villainess of the novel, destined to compete with the heroine for the male lead and disrupt the story's world. So while the transmigrator took the protagonists as disciples and showered them with affection, she abused and punished Gu Yaoxing in every way. In the end, she even crippled the girl's immortal meridians and sold her to demonic cultivators as a lowly medicine slave. When Shi Changqing found Gu Yaoxing, the young girl was so starved she was little more than skin and bones. She was fighting with the other medicine slaves over scraps of spoiled rice on the ground. The moment she saw Shi Changqing, she cowered, screaming and whimpering. But Shi Changqing didn't care that the girl bit her hand until it bled. She pulled her tightly into her arms. "Xingxing, don't be afraid. Your master is back." 1. Gentle, exiled-immortal master x cold, lovesick disciple (probably) 2. Older master and younger disciple, one-on-one, happy ending 3. A daily-life cultivation and healing story, bittersweet but not angsty ++++ Two-Way Stand-Ins Everyone at Shengnian Corporation said that their director, Si Congjin, was a wonderful person. She was considerate and steady, gentle with her family and kind to her subordinates. The only exception was her little white-flower girlfriend, Jing Ning, whom she treated terribly. Everyone knew Jing Ning was just a stand-in for Si Congjin's true love. Everyone except Jing Ning, who thought about Si Congjin constantly. After dutifully taking care of her, she'd snuggle into her arms and sweetly call her "Sis." Jing Ning was madly in love with her. Even Si Congjin thought so. Then their relationship contract expired. Jing Ning packed her things and left without a second glance, leaving Si Congjin alone in their empty apartment, sitting on the sofa all night. Months later, Si Congjin saw Jing Ning at an industry event. The innocent, timid little white flower she remembered was now at ease in a suit. After a few drinks, she casually put an arm around the elegant woman next to her, who looked remarkably like her, and whispered something with a faint smile. Si Congjin: ...Damn. Jing Ning loved Friday nights best. Late at night, the usually untouchable, icy woman would twist and cry in her arms. When passion overwhelmed her, she would wrap her arms around Jing Ning's neck and rasp "Xiao Jing" in her ear. But whenever Jing Ning couldn't resist leaning in, those hazy eyes would clear in an instant, and Si Congjin would say coolly, "You can't kiss me." After leaving her without a backward glance, Jing Ning returned to her real identity. Her busy work life meant she rarely thought about Si Congjin anymore, until one Friday evening, she came home exhausted and found a woman sitting on her sofa. The woman had been drinking. Her usual haughtiness was gone as she stumbled into Jing Ning's arms, tears covering her elegant face. She tilted her head up, lips red, and pleaded, "Xiao Jing, please." "Kiss me." When she was young, Jing Ning had a secret: she had a crush on the famous top student Si Congjin, and had for three whole years. By the time she graduated, she saw a relationship contract on a familiar social media platform. Her youthful crush burst back to life, burning away her reason. She knew all Si Congjin wanted was a stand-in, but it didn't matter. She would love her, indulge her, take care of her, and protect her by any means necessary... And then leave her. It was a grand scheme she had carefully planned for the woman she loved. ● Ice-cold beauty x sweet on the outside, dark on the inside ● Happy ending, one-on-one, no changing partners ● The characters aren't perfect. Both of them have their flaws Theme: No matter when, you should always have the courage to start again