I Still Haven't Become the Greatest Under Heaven

[A stubborn, resilient junior sister × a gentle, restrained senior brother]

Wu Yazhi has always had someone she considers the "greatest under heaven."

Though rumors say he was gravely injured and lost all his inner strength, he is still the person who rescued her from the snow, as well as the senior brother she admires.

When she first picked up a sword, she practiced diligently just to make him look her way a few more times.

But she soon discovered that she was a mediocre and cowardly person.

She named her sword "Sinking Mediocrity," meaning to sink mediocrity into oblivion.

"Sinking Mediocrity" and that person were among the few reasons she managed to endure those years.

Later, Wu Yazhi gradually became a senior sister admired by many new disciples. A young disciple gazes at her with sparkling eyes. "Senior Sister, you're so brave."

Wu Yazhi smiles and shakes her head. Her courage wasn't something she was born with.

Rather, wherever she goes, with that person by her side, even when she's terrified, she can find the courage to fight back against those who would bully and prey on her.

She gazes at the figure on South Peak, her resolve firming.

"I don't just like you. I'll give everything I have to become you."

Many years ago, Zhou Zhibai was praised by someone as the "greatest under heaven."

"Greatest" didn't refer entirely to his swordsmanship. It was more about the kind of person he was. The title soon spread far and wide.

Later, that person fell to demonic ways and stormed Yanhai Mountain.

That battle left Yanhai with countless dead and wounded, and Zhou Zhibai was gravely injured as well.

Everyone believed Zhou Zhibai had lost all his inner strength. The title "greatest under heaven" became an outdated tale, and no one spoke of it again.

So when Zhou Zhibai later heard those four words from the young woman he'd rescued by chance, he was momentarily dazed.

They spent a long time fighting side by side, and gradually, he began to harbor selfish feelings for her.

But his wish was simple: he only wanted her to live.

For her sake, he did his best to push her away, unwilling to let her walk a path full of peril.

Yet she, who had always obeyed him, ignored his warnings and chose that very path.

Long, long afterward, Zhou Zhibai still remembered the determined light in her eyes.

"I want everyone under heaven to have the chance to wield 'Sinking Mediocrity.' I'll prove the Way with my life, and I won't regret it even if I die."

1. The female lead grows over the course of the story. She may be a little fragile and sensitive at first.

2. An important setting: Time passes very slowly in the pocket realms created by cultivators. Entering one is like freezing the cultivator in place.

3. Because of the setting in point 2, many characters' actual ages differ greatly from how old they look. Please read with caution if this bothers you.

Message: Give your all to protect the people of the world and those you love