The Immortal Venerable Is Determined to Die

[The full text has been revised. Pirated versions contain errors, and many plot points don't match. Please support the official version.] [Not a power fantasy. The protagonist has no golden finger. My kind of beautiful, strong, and tragic character.] Blurb: After dying one day, Zhou Xingwan transmigrates into the body of a villainous Immortal Venerable in another world, who shares his name. A System calling itself 003 tempts him: "Want to stay alive? Want to return to your original world and get your revenge? Just complete this world's mission, and I'll bring you back to life in your original world!" Zhou Xingwan has no objection to being revived in his original world, of course, and immediately asks humbly, "What should I do?" The System flips through the world setting. "In his youth, the original owner was one of the greatest geniuses in the cultivation world. After joining a sect, he was surrounded by countless people with exceptional talent. A demon lured him into stealing his fellow disciples' golden cores to cultivate, and his power advanced by leaps and bounds until he became a mighty cultivator, known to the world as the Jade Venerable Hengwan." "Later, when the sect took on new disciples, the original owner accepted a remarkably gifted student and developed wicked intentions, hoping to repeat his old trick. But who could have guessed that his disciple would turn out to be the Child of Destiny?" Zhou Xingwan understands. "All I need to do is wait for him to see through my true nature and then die by his sword. That'll count as completing the mission, right?" "No." The System closes the script. "We came to the wrong world. Your only goal now is to die, so I can send you to the right one." Zhou Xingwan: ? The System tries to reassure him, guiltily. "But don't worry. We're late in the story, and everyone in the cultivation world knows the original owner's true nature. It should be easy for you to die." Easy...? . To get back to his own world as soon as possible, Zhou Xingwan is determined to die. He raises his life-bound sword to his neck and slashes, but the sword spirit, who had once despised him, draws back its edge and glares at him furiously. "Do you think taking your own life will make up for all the evil you've done?" Zhou Xingwan doesn't bother to explain. When someone tries to poison his junior brother, he volunteers to taste the medicine for him. A mouthful of black blood spills out, and Zhou Xingwan thinks he has finally completed his mission. But his junior brother saves him with every miraculous pill and remedy he can find, his eyes bloodshot. "Do you want to die here so the whole world will know that this Venerable owes a favor to a scoundrel like you, and make me everyone's target?" Later, at the Immortal Sect Tournament, his senior brother is badly wounded, and Zhou Xingwan volunteers to fight in his place. He deliberately makes a mistake, letting his sword stray by just a little. His opponent's sword pierces his heart. Certain that there's no saving him, Zhou Xingwan closes his eyes in peace. But when he wakes, he's still in the cultivation world. His senior brother, who has never treated him kindly, looks at him with mixed feelings. "You gave it your all at the Immortal Sect Tournament. You still lost, but you saved the sect's reputation. From now on, we're even. I won't make things difficult for you again." Later, the demon race rises again and their forces invade in droves. The male lead, the Child of Destiny, is too busy saving his fellow disciples to protect himself. Zhou Xingwan seizes his chance and takes a fatal blow for him. His body is almost torn in half. Thinking that this time he'll finally die, he opens his eyes... and finds himself in that familiar bedroom again. The overpowered disciple, who should care about nothing, crouches by his bed, looking miserable. "Master, I was wrong. Didn't you want my golden core? You can have it. Please don't die, okay?" "No!" Zhou Xingwan finally breaks down. "System, is this what you meant by 'easy to die'? These main and supporting characters won't stop whining. Are they going to let me die or not?!" [Reading Guide]: 1. The protagonist grows over the course of the story. 2. The love interest appears later. 3. The plot is somewhat angsty. The plot is angsty, but the romance is sweet. 4. Later, a character will appear whose unusual name gets censored. The last character in the name is pronounced ji with the second tone. It is the character for "artifact" with the dog radical removed from the middle. The author only wanted to make a pun and meant no offense, and hopes Jinjiang will improve its recognition of rare characters soon. Please check out my upcoming novel, I'm No Saint: Wei Xiedan is a hypocritical, malicious fool. At least he was born with a pretty face, so he's not completely without merit. In the eighteenth year of Duke Xiang of Chen, the Yan kingdom is defeated. Crown Prince Liang Yan of Chen personally selects Xie Dan to be sent to Chen as a hostage. From then on, the arrogant young son of Yan's senior general becomes a prisoner anyone can bully, with no hope of turning his fortunes around. The first time Xie Dan sees Liang Yan again, he feels hatred and spite, but pretends to be timid and harmless, all to win Liang Yan's trust and take revenge. . The young son of Yan's senior general is an unparalleled fool. The first time they meet, Liang Yan is sent to Yan as a hostage. Xie Dan frames him for stealing a jade pendant, but accidentally loses the pendant that has been passed down through the senior general's family for generations. The second time, during a grand banquet at the Yan palace, Xie Dan tries to push him into a lake, only to spend the entire night soaking in the freezing water himself. The third time, Xie Dan tries to drug him and falsely accuse him of sleeping with a palace maid, but accidentally drinks the love potion himself and delivers himself straight to Liang Yan's bed. Liang Yan spends two years as a hostage in Yan. For those two years, Xie Dan regards him as a thorn in his side, but half of all the humiliation and schemes Xie Dan directs at him end up falling on Xie Dan himself. At first, Liang Yan just wants to see how stupid this man can be. But in time, he finds Xie Dan's foolish antics rather amusing. Two years later, Liang Yan returns to Chen. The only thing he says to Xie Dan is, "Xie Wushuang, we'll see each other again soon." . Now, just as he wished, they meet again before long. Let Go of That Villain, I'll Handle Him!: As an outstanding graduate in this class at the System Academy, EC2570 draws its first assignment: a beginner-level mission to save a villain and stop him from turning evil. EC2570: A little villain? Piece of cake! Following the training manual, it picks a sweet, soft, ditzy beauty, the most popular Host type these days. It also gathers a mountain of guides. "With these guides, winning over the villain will be a piece of cake!" The bona fide ditzy beauty Host: Yay! EC2570 thinks the villain-rescue plan will be simple and trouble-free, but the Host keeps getting into one mess after another and making mistake after mistake. Part 1. The villain is being beaten up by a group in an alley. EC2570 shouts excitedly, "Now! Go!" The ditzy Host charges into the crowd, but before she can deliver her dramatic line, she accidentally bumps into a thug standing beside the villain. The thug's club comes crashing down on the villain's head. EC2570: ? The ditzy Host: Hehe~ EC2570 takes a deep breath. "Move aside. I'll do it!" Part 2. In winter, the villain is locked in a restroom. A bucket of water mixed with ice is about to be dumped over his head. EC2570 shouts excitedly, "Now! Get in there!" The ditzy Host yells and slams into the door, knocking over the bucket perched on top of it and soaking the villain. EC2570: ? The ditzy Host: Hehe~ EC2570 clenches its fists. "Move! Let me handle it!" Part 3. The villain is homeless and miserably living on the streets. EC2570's eyes shine with excitement. "Now! Time to save the villain! We can't wait!" At last, the ditzy Host gets it right. She persuades him to come home with her, ready to give him shelter from the wind and rain. But before they can even get inside, her parents return from a business trip and unceremoniously throw the villain out. EC2570: ... The ditzy Host: Hehe~ EC2570 grits its teeth. "I'll do it!" Relying on its wealth of theoretical knowledge and repeatedly transmigrating into its Host, EC2570 finally manages to complete the initial mission. It finishes the assignment, satisfied, and returns to the System headquarters to apply for a permanent position, only to see an unexpected figure at the Extraordinary Incidents Bureau. The man, radiating a murderous air, gives it a smile so obviously false that anyone could see through it, then opens his arms. A crushing sense of oppression follows. "Baby, weren't you supposed to win me over? Why did you run off first?" Theme: The moon sets, Zhou Xingwan sails alone through the night.