Phoenix Sword

Gu Zhihuan transmigrated into a book.

He became the Contract-Life Sword, a shabby and useless item in the early chapters, destined to become the greatest figure in a cultivation novel, a peerless swordsman who would cut through the ages?

This was a dark progression novel where the protagonist, Ning Huaichu, suffered abuse at every turn before growing stronger. The pitch-black sword he'd become was one of the key tools used to humiliate the male lead and wound his pride.

At that moment, the male lead was still a child, and was expressionlessly preparing to use him as a fire poker.

Thinking of all the miserable jobs the sword had to do in the book, from stoking fires to digging holes and chopping rocks, Gu Zhihuan was on the verge of tears. He put on a show of bravado and appeared before the boy. "H-How dare you make this sword spirit do such menial work!"

The male lead shot back, "Shut up, you weakling."

Gu Zhihuan: QAQ

Don't get mad, don't get mad! Once the male lead's sword shattered and he ascended, that would be Gu Zhihuan's chance to go home.

To get home sooner, Gu Zhihuan swallowed his pride and kept taking human form to prod the male lead into practicing.

Then, on the day the sword shattered, he finally escaped its confines, just as he'd hoped.

But the male lead stood before him, dressed in black and drenched in blood, a demon incarnate.

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Ning Huaichu had been branded "ill-omened" since childhood. He'd fought to survive, learning to see through the ways of the world and the hearts of men.

But he never expected to meet such a noisy fellow.

From mutual dislike to relying on one another, they weathered the darkest, hardest days of their youth together.

He'd always assumed they would ascend the Great Path together in the end, but he watched the sword shatter and fall with his own eyes.

What did it matter to reach the summit?

The reforged Phoenix Sword no longer held that familiar warmth.

The moon still shone as it had then, once illuminating the return of the colorful clouds.

Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted young lady gong x resilient shou who cultivates both immortal and demonic arts

Supporting each other in youth + mutual devotion

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