What Master Doesn't Go a Little Crazy?

Aloof and Beautiful Sword Immortal Top x Clear-Headed Master Bottom Who Goes Mad When His Love Is Unrequited

1.

Lu Shi, who loves raising people, transmigrates into a cultivation novel about a heaven-defying protagonist. He immediately decides to give himself a bigger role: become the male lead's teacher and immerse himself in the joy of raising the protagonist.

Unfortunately, he arrives too early. The protagonist won't be born for another 200 years.

Lu Shi has no choice but to go into seclusion and improve his strength. But he miscalculates and stays offline for far too long. By the time he emerges, the protagonist he wanted to raise has already ascended with his underlings and wife, leaving Lu Shi with a collapsed Heavenly Ladder and a cultivation world in utter chaos.

With his dream shattered, Lu Shi summons heavenly lightning to scorch a crowd of demonic cultivators, then waves away a group of disciples trying to kneel before him. Just as he raises his sword to pierce the heavens, a small figure steps in front of him.

Dressed in white and barely reaching Lu Shi's knees, the little person looks up at him, chubby hands gripping the sword scabbard at his waist.

Lu Shi's anger vanishes on the spot. He lifts the little one onto his arm, pinches his soft, plump cheek, and says:

Lu Shi: Come on, call me Master.

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Yue He: Get lost.

2.

Every cultivator who sets foot on the path of cultivation hopes to be picked up by Immortal Venerable Lu Shi and taken on as his disciple.

They say the Immortal Venerable treats his disciples incredibly well. They get all the pills and cultivation techniques they could want, talismans and magical artifacts, demon beasts and sword spirits. He even takes them to secret realms, endures their tribulations for them, serves their tea, cleans, cooks, tells them stories, and sings them to sleep.

Junior Brother: Thanks for asking. I was lucky enough to be picked up, and the rumors are completely true. It's just that these perks aren't for every disciple. Only the eldest senior brother gets them.

On his first day on the mountain, Junior Brother sees his eldest senior brother coldly slap Master's hand away, toss the spiritual fruit Master has cut up to a demon beast, and try to leave. Master grabs him by the wrist, pulls him back, and holds him in his arms to feed him.

Then things get more exciting by the day.

Until eldest senior brother becomes Master's wife.

Junior Brother: Not surprised at all. Seriously.

3.

Yue He doesn't like Lu Shi. He thinks he's just a toy Lu Shi uses to pass the time.

He works hard at cultivating, hoping to become stronger, but he can never escape Lu Shi's control.

When he wants to go down the mountain and gain experience, Lu Shi puts up a barrier and traps him on the summit.

When he wants to team up with someone and explore a secret realm for treasure, Lu Shi empties the entire realm and piles all its treasures in front of him.

When he wants to form a bond with a demon beast that is close to him, Lu Shi cuts off its head with a single sword strike and burns it to ashes.

When Yue He takes someone else's hand and agrees to become their cultivation partner,

Dull thunder rumbles, and the sky cracks apart inch by inch.

From ten thousand miles away, Lu Shi rushes over in a streak of light, his voice hoarse and his face like a demon's.

"You can't."

Theme: I want to be free!