I Picked Up a Little Heavenly Dao

Wen Feixue is the kind of genius everyone finds extraordinary:

He was unknown for the first dozen years of his life, but after establishing his foundation and surviving tribulation, his cultivation began advancing by leaps and bounds. Even tribulation lightning, which would leave most people on the brink of death, could do nothing to him. He even dared to mock the Heavenly Dao while undergoing tribulation.

On top of that, he is the youngest peak lord of the greatest sect under heaven, and the junior brother of a whole host of powerful figures.

Everyone is green with envy.

Wen Feixue himself thinks life is wonderful, too.

That is, until he picks up a little brat.

Then his life of torment begins.

Everyone says he did well to take the boy as his disciple, that the boy's talent is the envy of all, and that he treats his master wonderfully.

Only Wen Feixue knows he didn't take on a disciple. He picked up an ancestor.

He sighs to himself: What a calamity.

Later, he discovers that he didn't just pick up an ancestor. He also picked himself up a husband.

Wait, why is he the one on the bottom?

Later still, he discovers something even more terrifying: his sweet little disciple is the Heavenly Dao!

What is he supposed to do about that?!

Wen Feixue rages helplessly.

Wen Feixue has had a grand dream since childhood, one he has never told anyone.

He wants to destroy the Heavenly Dao.

He believes that people should control their own fates, instead of letting the Heavenly Dao manipulate them at will.

Later, he tells this secret to his only disciple. He expects the boy to support him, but instead his disciple looks strange and vehemently objects.

So that's why!

What is he supposed to do now?

Slay his rebellious disciple or murder his own husband?

Forget it. He's tired. Let everything be destroyed.

Secondary couple [Ji Huai x Xu Qingfeng]

Seeking a cool breeze over the river, gathering the bright moon in the mountains.

Everyone says they are enemies.

Only they know that they are the most intimate part of each other's lives.

Ji Huai, courtesy name Zhongshan.

Xu Qingfeng, courtesy name Wangshu.

Seeking a cool breeze over the river, gathering the bright moon in the mountains.

This is Ji Huai's deepest desire and affection.

It is also Xu Qingfeng's greatest joy.

That drunken night, that night of passion. Was it a moment of uncontrollable desire, or was it deliberate?

Ji Huai doesn't know.

But he has never regretted it.

Secondary couple [Lou Yan x Ce Yuan'an]

From the moment he could remember, Lou Yan knew how disliked he was.

He understood why. Because of his unusual nature, he would always be a thorn in the side of certain people.

He once thought no one would ever want to get close to him, and that no one could.

Until he met Ce Yuan'an.

For the first time, he learned that a flower could bloom for a long time at his fingertips, without fear or restraint.

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Question: You suddenly discover that your disciple is the Heavenly Dao. What do you do?

Wen Feixue: "What else? Walk wherever I want."

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Reader's guide:

1. The gong appears relatively late. When he's still young at the beginning, he doesn't have much of a presence.

2. The supporting characters' scenes are concentrated, so there may be several chapters in a row featuring them, followed by chapters without them.

3. Cultivation levels: Unranked (cultivators), First to Sixth Rank (Immortals, cloud patterns on clothing and accessories), Golden Core (Immortal Masters, orchid-grass accessories), Nascent Soul (Immortal Elders, plum-blossom accessories), Deification (Immortal Venerables, bamboo accessories), Great Vehicle (Immortal Venerables, self-selected patterns).

Saint Venerable is a title generally held by the person with the highest cultivation and reputation under heaven. Their clothing features a subtle cloud-and-water pattern with golden crane motifs.

Cultivators are collectively known as Immortal Lords.

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[Officially complete! I'll first write a short transitional historical danmei story, A Longer Life Than the Gods. I'll update diligently once it starts, and it'll be around 100,000 words. It should be quick to finish, so don't miss it if you happen to pass by. Leave a mark, okay? Muah!]

A Longer Life Than the Gods

[The scheming playboy shou x the proper, straightforward, study-obsessed immortal gong]

No one in the capital thinks He Lanyuan and Luo Jiangqian are a good match.

Luo Jiangqian has been gentle and polite since childhood. He Lanyuan has no idea how many tutors he drove away while learning his first lessons.

Luo Jiangqian's talent is renowned throughout the capital. He Lanyuan is the cautionary tale parents hold up to their children.

Luo Jiangqian is quiet and reserved. He Lanyuan is a one-man disaster.

Luo Jiangqian came second in the second class of the palace examination. He Lanyuan is an idle, uneducated wastrel who barely passed the lowest scholar's examination as the very last candidate.

In short, Luo Jiangqian is an uncut gem, while He Lanyuan is a good-for-nothing.

Everyone thinks: That little tyrant from the He family must have clung to him until Young Master Luo, with no other choice, agreed to be with him.

But then...

After He Lanyuan's father retires from office, He Lanyuan takes the imperial examinations, places third in the palace examination, and has his name inscribed on the Wild Goose Pagoda.

From then on, he rises steadily, skillfully navigating the official world until he reaches a position second only to The Outcast and above ten thousand others. The new emperor treats him with deference, and the great scholars of the age share wine with him.

What's more, according to those in the know, the reason Luo and He ended up together was that Luo Jiangqian relentlessly pursued him.

Everyone: "..." That stings.

He Lanyuan thought his life would simply be peaceful and happy. He never expected that they would have another life, and then another after that.

Because his partner is an immortal.

But before they can continue their relationship in another life, he first has to resolve a domestic dispute: his partner wants to break up with him.

The reason is that mortals and immortals follow different paths. Human lives are short, while immortals live long, and to avoid a rift between them, they should part ways.

He Lanyuan reaches out and knocks him on the head. "The soul doesn't dissipate, and mortals don't die. There's no reason we can't live as long as an immortal. What kind of immortal are you, anyway?"

The guilty party's eyes shine. "Then Qiuyi and I can be together in every life. Let's see who lives longer!"

He Lanyuan: "..."

After a lifetime of setting traps for others, Lord He finally gets a taste of what it feels like to be trapped himself.

But...

So be it. He isn't afraid of a little competition.

There is a saying that every star in the sky is connected to the fate of an immortal.

The star He Lanyuan had looked up at countless times slipped from the heavens and fell into darkness.

"Look. In the end, I won."

Lanyuan's rambling thoughts:

They say rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows. Luo Qingchuan and I have known each other since childhood, and he turned around and took a bite.

As for how he told me he liked me, I've experienced that, too.

Money, treasures, fireworks, love poems... None of those.

He just came right out with, "I love you."

Did he think I'd say yes that easily?

I did.

After spending a whole lifetime being lovey-dovey with Luo Qingchuan, I went to the underworld after I died and realized I'd gotten a pretty good deal.

My partner is an immortal.

Reader's guide:

1. Shou protagonist, told from the shou's perspective in the blurb.

2. First-person narration.

3. A lighthearted, sweet everyday story (not really, except for the final two chapters). The ending is tragic.

4. Paragraph comments are open, with no restrictions.

5. Entirely fictional setting. Please don't scrutinize the historical details T∧T

Theme: Love life and cherish the people by your side