Hua Lanshan, sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, is breathtakingly beautiful, wealthy, powerful, and renowned throughout the cultivation world. Everyone loves her and longs to become her devoted admirer. The only person in the world unmoved by her is Wanjianshan's Sword Venerable, Shi Changqing, who is as aloof as the moon in the heavens and snow on earth, and cares about nothing.
Outsiders say the two are like fire and water, loathing the sight of each other, and destined to fight for the rest of their lives. But who could have guessed that five hundred years later, Hua Lanshan would be ambushed and die in the war against demons?
At a time when everyone was struggling just to survive, Shi Changqing alone defied the heavens to save her. He had been in a death retreat and should not have emerged unless his life and cultivation were at stake, yet he forced his way out, willing to sacrifice years of cultivation and lifespan for her.
With one sword stroke, he split the clouds. Proud and peerless, he was truly the moon in the heavens and snow on earth. The demons all fled, but Hua Lanshan's grave injuries refused to heal, and she was on the brink of death.
And yet, even now, Shi Changqing's face remained cool and unruffled, as if the person who had just coughed blood in a fit of panic and fury weren't him.
Whenever Hua Lanshan looked at that icy face, it got on her nerves. Now, with death staring her in the face, inspiration struck. She struggled upright and gave her first love one last, passionate kiss before she died:
Hahahaha! Bet you didn't see that coming! You, the class monitor of the Chastity Club, who stayed pure for some unknown first love, are going to be so disgusted by me that you won't be able to get back up for the rest of your life! I win!
Then Hua Lanshan opened her eyes again and found herself reborn under Shi Changqing's tutelage. On her very first day, she heard her senior brothers and sisters gossiping through tearful eyes:
"Our master has suffered so much. He's been hopelessly in love with the Hehuan Sect's leader for years, but his love runs too deep for him to confess. They seemed to have mutual feelings during that battle a hundred years ago, but fate was cruel."
"Return, oh soul, return... Return, oh soul, return... Sect Leader Hua! Look at the widower you left behind. He's had such a miserable life!"
Hua Lanshan: ??? What kind of nonsense is this???
Lost in a dream, unaware I am a guest. Hua's blooms fade as dusk draws near, and for one brief moment, I indulge in pleasure.
Theme: A man's chastity is the best dowry he can offer a female cultivator of the Hehuan Sect! Everyone, go read Water Flea's Notes on Cultivation for Female Disciples of a Certain Sect!