Shi Lingxue was the late-born daughter of the sect leader. She had been frail and sickly since childhood, but fortunately her sect was wealthy and nourished her with all manner of rare treasures, allowing her to live well until the age of twenty-five.
The year she turned twenty-five, her father, the sect leader of Tianchen Sect, ascended to immortality. Before leaving, he gave his daughter three prophetic dreams. From then on, she knew three things.
First, a hundred years from now, the Demonic Realm and the cultivation world would inevitably go to war. The cultivation world would be at a disadvantage and suffer a crushing defeat, leaving it no choice but to send beautiful women to the Demonic Realm as political brides. Though Shi Lingxue was frail, she was stunningly beautiful and the number one beauty of Tianchen Sect, so her name was sure to appear on the list.
Second, the Demonic Realm was a dangerous place. The man she was destined to marry, Sang Jincheng, was the thirty-eighth son of the Demon King and a full hundred years younger than her. He looked weak and easy to bully, but in truth he was deeply calculating. He would go on to kill his brothers and father, then bring ruin and devastation to both the human and demon realms. He was a genuine great demon!
Third, on the night the great demon welcomed back the woman he had always loved, Shi Lingxue would be heartbroken, leap into the Soul-Annihilation Abyss, and die.
Faced with all this, Shi Lingxue took action at once.
She swallowed the treasured Canglan Pearl of Tianchen Sect to keep herself alive for the time being. She gradually trained her body and fostered a culture of intense competition within the sect.
Before long, the Demonic Realm and the cultivation world went to war, and the Demonic Realm suffered a crushing defeat.
To show their sincerity, the Demonic Realm signed a treaty promising not to invade for fifty years and sent a cartload of handsome men to marry into the immortal sects.
Looking at Sang Jincheng kneeling on the brick floor, his clothes in tatters and humiliation in his eyes, Shi Lingxue's smile froze on her face.
Though the demon's features were still youthful, he already showed signs of the peerless beauty and extraordinary grace he would grow into. What a "frail boy who can't even look after himself"!
After much deliberation, Shi Lingxue decided to take Sang Jincheng as her disciple. If she couldn't make that dog of a man call her Dad, she would make him call her Master and kneel before her for the rest of his life.
Men would only slow down her sword training.
Contains dog-blood tropes such as raising a young disciple and a groveling ex chasing his wife. Please don't read if these aren't for you.
Reader's Guide:
1. Master-disciple romance, no love-triangle speculation. One-on-one.
2. I make the rules for this cultivation world's setting.
3. Please keep discussion civil. Exclusively published on Jinjiang.
Synopsis dated January 13, 2023
Theme: Turning the tables
