Why Do I Keep Running into Hopeless Romantics on the Path of the Heartless Dao?

#He Once Wielded a Sword That Shook the Mortal World

Proud, gifted junior brother who cultivates the Heartless Dao, gong X gentle, refined senior brother who cultivates the Slaughter Dao, shou

Feng Jianxi is the cherished young master of his family and the youngest prodigy in his sect. His life has always gone smoothly, without a single setback, until he goes down the mountain alone to train and unexpectedly comprehends the Heartless Dao. As if possessed, Feng Jianxi ignores everyone's objections and goes further and further down this path, but accidentally strays from the right way and nearly falls to the demonic path.

His master, Yan Yunbo, gradually grows distant from him. A divine decree expels him from the sect. His master says, "Jianxi, you used to be a good boy."

His senior sister, Yan Tianjiao, snaps the new sword she had forged for him. She resents him for failing to live up to his promise and is furious that he has met such misfortune.

His senior brother, Shi Minghuai, stands at the edge of a cliff, bloodied and coldly resolute. His smile is as gentle as ever as he tells him, "Junior brother, kill me and prove your Dao."

Feng Jianxi has done too many things wrong. He stains his hands with the blood of his fellow disciples, betrays the righteous way of the sword, and says the cruelest things to the senior sister who once cherished him most. He falls so far that there is no turning back. Dazed, dressed in bright red, he wanders the world, his youthful spirit spent. He thinks there is no way back for him, but when he looks behind him, everyone still loves him.

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Thick fog rises, and hawks cry out.

His senior brother, dressed in white, drapes the fur cloak over his arm across Feng Jianxi's shoulders. Lowering his eyes, he gently asks, "Jianxi, after all these years, have you proven your Dao?"

Feng Jianxi grips the sword in his hand and stumbles half a step backward.

Shi Huaiming approaches him. "I have proven my Dao."

Junior brother, slaughter is not slaughter, and heartlessness is not heartlessness.

There are many paths in this world, and each person has one of their own.

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[Reading Guide]

1. The story centers on the gong's journey of growth and self-redemption, with many side plots. The shou dotes on the gong, and the gong is adored by everyone.

2. The gong is a gifted prodigy with extraordinary talent. He cultivates the Heartless Dao through understanding the Great Dao and transcending worldly attachments. The Heartless Dao does not mean he cannot fall in love; it means holding compassion for all people in his heart. He does make mistakes and lose his way early on, becoming trapped in a dead end, but he will grow over time. Please don't criticize him. Jianxi is a good boy.

3. A very, very long xianxia novel, about as long as Ren Dao, so updates will be irregular.

Theme: Transcending worldly attachments.