[One-sentence summary: A villain in the making who only wants to cultivate in peace gets targeted by a bunch of Systems that keep fighting each other.]
Shi Yan is a villain, a textbook one: a miserable first half of his life, abandoned by everyone, followed by a second half spent betraying his master and destroying the world.
But he's a little more impressive than the average villain: he nearly wiped out the entire righteous path.
Yes, nearly.
The person standing before him continued, "I have a System for reforming villains. I transmigrated back after several decades to change this doomed ending and set you on the right path."
Shi Yan, on his first day as an apprentice, weak and helpless: ...?
What should I do if my master has lost his mind? Asking online, urgent.
But who could have guessed that madness was contagious?
Before long, a chosen prodigy bound to the System for Ending Villains drew his sword and confronted him. "Hi, I'm the protagonist. For the sake of love and peace in the future, please die now."
The spoiled young master from the neighboring sect, bound to the System for Winning Over Villains, came by to ingratiate himself. "Hi, I'm cannon fodder. For my own safety, I have a romance proposal for you."
Shi Yan: ...If you're sick, get treatment.
Before Shi Yan could do anything, the three of them started fighting.
One wanted to kill him, another wanted to protect him; one wanted to fawn over him, another got jealous. The once-quiet mountain was now full of joyful sounds (blades), laughter (sword flashes), and chatter (shadows of swords).
Shi Yan couldn't make sense of it: Why does everyone have a System except me?!
"Beep. Congratulations on activating the Villain Who Never Repents System."
Shi Yan: ...Great. I really am a big-time villain.
(The title will change when the story officially begins.)
Warnings:
1. The shou has a tendency to attract everyone. In his previous life, he was a real villain.
2. 1v1, not a stock-picking romance. Silly cultivation comedy.
3. Expected to hatch in 2023.
Theme: My fate is mine to control