When a Sword Cultivator Lands in Another World and Becomes a Hero

[Upcoming story: Modern occult and supernatural fantasy, "The Occult Master Only Wants to Move to the City for Work." Synopsis at the end.]

Shao Peng never expected that she, the honorary principal of a cultivation academy and the first person in a thousand years to ascend, would fail to survive even the first tribulation lightning bolt.

That bolt sent her to another world, where a crowd of black-robed mages knelt and cried out, "Saintess!"

But when they saw the spirit sword in her hand, they changed their cry to, "Hero!"

Shao Peng: ?

The summoners of the other world were troubled, too. The ancient summoning ritual had always called forth a holy sword-wielding hero and a saintess with healing holy magic. This time, it had summoned only one saintess carrying a sword? Or should they call her a hero?

After discussing it, the Mage Corps and the Knights decided to have the head of the Mage Corps accompany the hero and protect her. Though his healing magic was no match for the saintess’s holy magic, the captain’s healing skills were still among the best in the world.

The Mage Corps and the Knights surrounded the hero as they headed out to exterminate monsters. A monster lunged at them, and the native mage’s hands trembled like a sieve as he chanted, "Great spirit of fire, please grant me your power... now?"

Before he had finished, a sword flew through the air and cleaved the monster in two. The mage hesitantly uttered the final syllable.

Shao Peng: Tsk. Why not just cut it down with one strike? By the time you finish chanting, everyone will be dead.

Captain Lu Su: The hero is right.

The Mage Corps: ...

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When Shao Peng finally fought her way to the Demon King, she saw him seated on his throne, smiling radiantly. His black hair and red eyes made him look like a flower blooming at the bottom of an unfathomable abyss.

The Demon King opened his arms, waiting for her to plunge her sword into his chest.

But Shao Peng hugged her spirit sword and said, "You want eternal life, right? Why not learn cultivation from me?"

The Demon King: ?

[A sword cultivator who loves anime and handsome faces x a captain who seems saintly but is actually the Demon King]

[Upcoming story: "The Occult Master Only Wants to Move to the City for Work"]

Synopsis:

Sa Cancan is the thirty-seventh-generation heir of the Sa family. They say her branch descends directly from Patriarch Sa, and is duty-bound to stay in Sa Village for generations, praying for clear skies and rain, suppressing ghosts and monsters, and protecting the villagers.

To Sa Cancan, it was all nonsense. She was a bright young woman of the twenty-first century, fresh out of college, and they expected her to inherit the family legacy and stay in the village? What kind of nonsense was that? As she was wondering how to convince her grandfather to let her move to the city for work, a handsome man with a pale face and an aura of ghosts came to knock on her door.

Grandpa Sa read the signs and determined that Sa Cancan had to handle this matter. He promised that as soon as she helped the man through this calamity, she could go wherever she liked, and he would never stop her again.

Sa Cancan: What age are we living in? Ghosts and gods? Believe in science.

As she spoke, she gripped the family’s Five-Brilliance Ghost-Subduing Fan, stuffed a pocketful of talismans into her clothes, and beat a horde of ghost soldiers and generals to the ground.

Zhou Yuhuai: Didn’t you say you believe in science?

Sa Cancan: How does believing in science conflict with my ability to vanquish demons and ghosts?

Zhou Yuhuai: ...

Theme: If you stay true to yourself, you can welcome the light