Zuo Qingyan fails to survive her tribulation and enters the unfinished novel The Path of the Martial God, becoming an unnamed passerby in the original story.
As a passerby, Zuo Qingyan isn't in a hurry to meet the protagonist. Drawing on her past life's experience, she makes rapid progress in her cultivation, but an unexpected accident shatters her Golden Core.
It's not a big deal. She can still keep her head down and survive.
Zuo Qingyan takes her time seeking treatment, avoids her overprotective fellow disciples, sneaks out, and runs into the original story's protagonist at a place not featured in the plot.
Xue Bai is young and lively, but there's something wrong with his head. He isn't interested in leveling up and would rather play matchmaker.
In Xue Bai's eyes, anyone good-looking, powerful, or clever deserves a chance to compete to become Zuo Qingyan's Daoist partner:
"Young Master Jiang is virtuous and gracious, truly an ideal match."
"The two junior brothers are as beautiful as flowers, one tough and one gentle. It would be such a shame if they didn't become Ehuang and Nuying."
"Doctor Yue..."
Zuo Qingyan's response: "...No. I'm afraid of homosexuality."
But the dignified protagonist clings to her like a plaster. No matter how many different ways Zuo Qingyan turns him down, nothing can stop his enthusiasm for introducing her to potential partners.
Then the demonic sect rises again, and Zuo Qingyan is framed and imprisoned. To save the Immortal Sect and clear her name, she entrusts the great responsibility to Xue Bai at the very moment before her arrest.
For the first time since they met, the two are separated.
Trapped in a cage, Zuo Qingyan is busy dealing with the taunts and mockery of the mastermind behind everything.
In a rare quiet moment, she thinks of Xue Bai and is startled to realize that without him by her side, everything feels utterly silent.
Xue Bai, rushing all over the place, contacts allies on the day of Zuo Qingyan's execution.
Late at night, as he talks about Zuo Qingyan, he finally understands that he only wants someone to stay by her side for the rest of her life, and that person can only be him.
Thus, after being persecuted to the brink of death, Zuo Qingyan's Golden Core is restored, and she breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage. Returning from the edge of hell to the world of the living, she finds Xue Bai and sweeps away her enemies with the Solar Essence Fire engraved into her body.
Xue Bai, who has lived through Zuo Qingyan's many brushes with death, stamps out the tribulation lightning amid overwhelming grief and joy, then forges the strongest possible barrier for her with the Yin-Yang Thousand-Wind Blades.
Destroy the demonic sect and execute the traitors.
When peace returns, Zuo Qingyan invites Xue Bai to return with her to their sect.
Young Master Jiang, the junior brothers, Doctor Yue, and the others whom Xue Bai once tried to set up with Zuo Qingyan keep turning up around her.
Xue Bai acts like a clingy little bird, looking utterly wronged: "All of you, go away!"
A matchmaking-obsessed, ship-loving, jealous attack who falls hard in the latter half × a seemingly hot-tempered big brother who is actually clever and level-headed, the receiver
P.S. One-on-one romance.
The formations are all made up.
Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deity Transformation - Tribulation Transcendence
New project in progress: [Reborn] Forbidden from Becoming a Demonic Cultivator
After Qing Liang and the Demon Venerable Shang Qing perish together, Qing Liang is reborn before Shang Qing enters the demonic path.
In his previous life, the Demon Venerable Shang Qing slaughtered Qing Liang's friends and family, destroyed his sect, and wreaked havoc on the human world.
In this life, Qing Liang decides to deal with Shang Qing as quickly as possible. He doesn't expect to meet a seven-year-old Shang Qing.
Qing Liang: I can't bring myself to do it.
When they first meet, little Shang Qing helps his friend escape from danger, only to be captured himself. On the brink of death, he tells Qing Liang to save the other person first, willingly walking into the tiger's den.
Qing Liang: ...I really can't bring myself to do it.
Qing Liang decides to take him into the Immortal Sect and persuade him to follow the immortal path. If he keeps a close eye on him, the future leader of the demonic sect is sure to become the foremost cultivator of the righteous path.
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Shang Qing has a mixed five-element spiritual root, yet possesses extraordinary talent. He joins the sect and becomes Qing Liang's junior brother.
But Shang Qing doesn't want to be just his junior brother.
Inspired by another version of himself, Shang Qing figures out what gets under Qing Liang's skin and does the opposite, playing the role of a delicate, affected little white flower.
Shang Qing: "If Senior Brother doesn't like me, I can go down the mountain and find some lonely place to end my life."
Qing Liang: "You mustn't."
Don't go somewhere I can't see you and spend the rest of your life with someone else!
Shang Qing: "I know I'm just a substitute, but I can't help wondering, if I became that person, would Senior Brother look at me more often?"
Qing Liang: "No."
Forbidden from becoming the Demon Venerable!
Shang Qing: "Senior Brother..."
Qing Liang: "There's no need to say more."
Don't say anything. I only have one Shang Qing, and it's you.
The taciturn Qing Liang, who has a limited vocabulary, still can't manage to give Shang Qing a proper reply today.
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A sharp-tongued attack to outsiders, but a delicate and vulnerable little white flower at home (Shang Qing) × an upright sword cultivator who can't read the room (Qing Liang)
△ No splitting personalities, no substitute trope, and the Demon Venerable Shang Qing is not the Shang Qing of this life.
Cultivation stages: Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deity Transformation - Tribulation Transcendence - Ascension
Moral: Evil will never prevail over good
I laughed at the joke, hahahaha
Finally got around to reading this book! Looks good!
I can't understand the cause and effect. Suddenly I saw the demon cultivator was very emotional. There was no foreshadowing at all.
Finished spreading flowers!!! Please make a sequel!