[The Grave Robbers' Chronicles] Sorry, I Cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness

Content warning: The female lead is the strongest character. Pairings: Zhang Qiling/Hei Xiazi (appears late). Characters may be out of character.

Jiang Wangyi spent four whole years as a little beggar in the prosperous capital. When she was seven, while fighting a stray dog over scraps, she met the sect leader of Yuncang, who is now her master.

Her master said there was no light in her eyes, but she had a natural sword constitution and exceptional talent. With two big meat buns, he tricked her into coming back to Yuncang Sect.

Later, Jiang Wangyi reached Foundation Establishment at ten, formed her Golden Core at fifteen, and reached the Nascent Soul stage at twenty. After four years of training outside the sect, she reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, making her unquestionably the foremost of the younger generation in the cultivation world.

But where some were pleased, others were worried. Her master often said his disciple was perfect in every way, except that she cultivated the Heartless Dao. She was too cold and uncaring, doing nothing but cultivate.

Jiang Wangyi returned from her travels just as the Northern Wasteland secret realm opened. Her master declared that the opportunity she needed to break through to the Deity Transformation stage lay there, and she absolutely must not miss it.

Who knew the depths of the secret realm held another mystery? Jiang Wangyi was sucked into a seal. She thought she was in a world of demons and monsters, but when she opened her eyes, she saw an ordinary man.

By then, Zhang Qiling had already spent some time following the army of the dead through the Bronze Gate with the Ghost Seal. He had witnessed the Ultimate, but his memories had barely returned.

He regretted acting so rashly and was preparing to leave when a woman in white, dressed in ancient-style clothes, emerged from a distant light. They stared at each other.

Jiang Wangyi: An ordinary person shouldn't be here.

Zhang Qiling: ... (draws his Black Gold Ancient Saber)

When the other man didn't respond, Jiang Wangyi said no more. She summoned her life-bound sword and rushed forward.

Zhang Qiling couldn't remember how he lost consciousness. When he awoke, he was back in Erdao Baihe, in the village where he had been with Chen Pi A Si and Wu Xie before they went up Changbai Mountain.

The village chief told him that someone as beautiful as a fairy had brought him down the mountain. She herself had gone up alone two hours earlier and still hadn't returned.

Jiang Wangyi, just then walking through the door: You can't beat me.

Zhang Qiling, who indeed hadn't beaten her: ... (a little annoyed)

Theme: The Highest Dao of Forgetting All Emotions is not heartlessness. Give up small attachments to cultivate the Dao-heart.