The Aloof Immortal Venerable Is as Calm as a Chess Game

I.

In his previous life, Yue Zhongming fell to demonic ways, unified the demon realm, and slaughtered the immortal sects.

Reborn, he returned to the most humiliating period of his life: his time in the immortal sect.

He looked at the aloof Immortal Venerable who had stood up for him in front of everyone and taken him as a disciple, only to later dig out his spiritual root and force him to fall to demonic ways. He let out a scornful laugh.

This time around, he couldn't let the Immortal Venerable die as easily as he had in his previous life.

He had all the time in the world this time. They could take it nice and slow, his dear, esteemed, master.

II.

Yue Zhongming changed his ways from his previous life and pretended to be unambitious. He thought the Immortal Venerable would be delighted, but...

Immortal Venerable: At your age, how can you sleep at night if you aren't working hard!

He casually tossed him several top-grade cultivation manuals and insisted that he study them thoroughly as soon as possible, as much as possible, and with all his might, then handwrite his insights.

Yue Zhongming: ?

Yue Zhongming used his memories of his previous life to get the Immortal Venerable's monthly stipend docked. He thought the Immortal Venerable would fly into a rage, but...

Immortal Venerable: The more you talk about your stipend, the narrower your heart becomes. The more you talk about sacrifice, the higher your cultivation becomes!

Yue Zhongming: ...

III.

The Xuexue Immortal Venerable of his previous life was aloof, distant, and as unworldly as a chrysanthemum.

The Xuexue Immortal Venerable of this life was aloof, distant, and as unworldly as... a scheme.

Yue Zhongming gradually let go of the hatred he held from his previous life. While building the power of the demonic sect, he helped the Xuexue Immortal Venerable, who was useless at everything, manage the sect's affairs.

One day, Yue Zhongming brought him some materials of dubious origin and asked him to make pills.

The Immortal Venerable rubbed his hands awkwardly. "There's something wrong with these materials."

Yue Zhongming: Make an exception.

Immortal Venerable: Well, this is something I can't do in principle, but that's not to say it can't be done. If it is to be done, it has to be done without violating principles. Do you understand what I mean?

Yue Zhongming nodded, then pulled him close, wrapped an arm around his waist, and kissed the corner of his lips.

After the kiss, Yue Zhongming looked at the Immortal Venerable, who was panting, and asked, "Can you do it now?"

Immortal Venerable: ...

IV.

The conflict between the immortal and demonic sides grew increasingly intense, reaching a point where reconciliation seemed almost impossible.

To prevent a war, the various immortal sects chose the Xuexue Immortal Venerable as a sacrificial envoy for peace talks and sent him to the demonic sect as a hostage.

Knowing that his death was near, the Xuexue Immortal Venerable spoke through tears before the end: "W-we firmly oppose and condemn the demonic side's repeated provocations!"

The Demon Lord led the applause. "That's right, that's right. It's all our fault."

Xuexue Immortal Venerable: "Peace is the shared desire of all. We shouldn't indulge our selfish desires and recklessly wage war, destroy the environment, and damage our beautiful..."

Demon Lord: "Hold on, hold on. What did you come here for?"

Xuexue Immortal Venerable: "T-to make peace."

The Demon Lord nodded. "Good, I agree. You can go back now."

The Xuexue Immortal Venerable was wary. "Y-you just said so, but there's no proof. How do I know you won't go back on your word after I leave?"

The Demon Lord nodded again, removed his mask, and revealed a face that made the Xuexue Immortal Venerable's pupils tremble in shock.

Yue Zhongming: "How about this? Marry me and become the Demon Queen. In seven days, my demonic sect will send you home with a hundred miles of wedding gifts. Is that proof enough?"

Xuexue Immortal Venerable: ...

Wait, what happened to his wonderful disciple? When did he become the Demon Lord!

A reborn, cold and overpowered but dependable gong X a transmigrated, goofy, sunny Immortal Venerable shou

Gong POV. Probably a short story. No angst, no-brainer pure sweetness. Also, this story doesn't have a sprawling worldbuilding setup (probably).

Blurb screenshotted on 2024.5.4

Theme: Strive for peace and never give up