The Sword Cultivator Student Handbook

Blurb posted on March 9, 2024.

Eighteen-year-old genius, carefree, universally adored male college student as the bottom x aloof, white-haired Sword Venerable, the strongest under heaven, but hopelessly in love as the top

College student bottom x Sword Venerable top

Fang Jinghan x Xue Guanlan

(Possibly a funny, sweet story?)

College life in the cultivation world.

A story about a prospective college student, fresh from passing his entrance exams, who inexplicably transmigrates into the cultivation world and becomes a sword cultivator at Qingheng Academy.

1.

As a young man of the twenty-first century, Fang Jinghan had studied hard for twelve years, burning the midnight oil every day, all so he could get into the university of his dreams.

Heaven rewards hard work. Fang Jinghan did exceptionally well on the college entrance exam and successfully received an acceptance letter from Qingheng University!

His parents looked at him with pride.

At last, someone in their generation had gotten into a prestigious university.

"Jinghan, the hopes of the whole family rest on your shoulders. Study hard and bring honor to our family."

"Our Jinghan has really made something of himself. This is an acceptance letter from Qingheng University! You'll be working in an office someday!"

2.

Fang Jinghan's happiness didn't last long.

He blinked, and the Qingheng University acceptance letter in his hands had turned into an acceptance letter from Qingheng Academy.

His parents had transformed, too. They were dressed in ancient robes, watching him with eager anticipation.

Fang Jinghan: "..."

Had he... transmigrated?

Other people transmigrated after dying. Could someone tell him why he had transmigrated just by looking at an acceptance letter?

3.

The cultivation academy offered eleven majors: sword cultivation, talisman cultivation, medicine cultivation, alchemy, spellcraft, music cultivation, formation cultivation, puppet cultivation, body cultivation, artifact crafting, and beast taming.

Fang Jinghan accepted the fact that he had transmigrated.

Qingheng University and Qingheng Academy weren't so different. Both were top-tier schools.

And his major was the one no male college student could resist: sword cultivation!

Fang Jinghan was fired up. "What man could resist a mighty, imposing sword?"

He certainly couldn't.

As a saying in the modern world went, the first page of the sword manual says to cut down your beloved first.

As long as you don't have a beloved, you can reach the very peak of swordsmanship!

4.

After a while, Fang Jinghan realized that college students in the cultivation world weren't much different from modern college students.

A group of students went to train in an ancient secret realm. When they saw swarms of rampaging demon beasts, they panicked. "How do we kill these things? The teacher never covered this!"

Suddenly, a voice called out, "The teacher said killing a demon beast earns you one credit!"

The crowd fell silent. In less than fifteen minutes, every last demon beast had been slain. Some people even complained that there weren't enough beasts to go around for the credits.

5.

Fang Jinghan had extraordinary talent and soon made a name for himself at Qingheng Academy.

Even Xueji Sword Venerable, Xue Guanlan, who had been secluded for many years, was willing to personally teach him swordsmanship.

Xue Guanlan: "You look a lot like someone."

Innocent Fang Jinghan: "Who?"

Xue Guanlan: "My dearest friend. He's dead."

Fang Jinghan: "...That's a dark joke."

Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, bottom's point of view, happy ending. No switching roles or pairings. Fang Jinghan is the bottom and Xue Guanlan is the top. In both their past and present lives, they have eyes only for each other.

2. Xiao Fang's universally adored quality is platonic: he's cheerful and outgoing, and lots of people enjoy making genuine friends with him. It's not romantic.

3. A villain has an intense one-sided crush on the bottom. The villain is purely evil, not a good person, and will not be redeemed. The bottom only loves the top, and the top only loves the bottom.

Theme: Diligence is the path through the mountain of books; hard work is the boat across the boundless sea of learning.