Unfit to Be a Teacher

Qing Qi is a once-in-a-millennium cultivation prodigy.

They call him lucky, yet he was left helpless and alone amid the wars of the mortal world. They call him unlucky, yet the kindest immortal lord in the world took him in as his only true disciple.

Only Qing Qi knows the truth:

This so-called compassionate good man eventually purged the entire Immortal Sect, then took all the blame upon himself.

In his previous life, Qing Qi committed a grave crime and went berserk. He was taken to the forbidden cultivation grounds and thrown in, while his master, Rong Xiaocheng, stayed by his side until the end.

By then, Rong Xiaocheng had become the sole Immortal Venerable. Dressed in white, his dark hair flowing in the wind, he embodied the ethereal grace of an exiled immortal.

By a final stroke of luck, Qing Qi crossed the Valley of Severed Passion and returned to his childhood.

When he saw Rong Xiaocheng again, countless tangled emotions surged in his heart.

Rong Xiaocheng was still the same immortal lord, robes fluttering as he healed the sick and saved the world. He had rescued countless people and blessed all under heaven. Only Qing Qi, carrying broken feelings and vivid, intact memories, knew what kind of person he was:

He secretly colluded with the demon realm, was cold-blooded and ruthless, and put his own interests first... He had raised Qing Qi under his protection, only to send him to his doom with his own hands.

"Even if I live again, fate cannot be changed, and destiny cannot be defied."

Qing Qi sank deeper and deeper, his absurd feelings growing like madness.

He wanted to ask Rong Xiaocheng, Master, if you were truly determined to use me and frame me, why did you wear that sorrowful expression and say you regretted what happened to me? Why did you...

Qing Qi came to understand Rong Xiaocheng's obsession and inner struggle. Even after living again, he still ended up above the Valley of Severed Passion.

Theme: Explore a villain's motives and self-interest through the perspective of an upright male protagonist, with a little romance along the way.