Don't Pick Up Disciples on the Roadside

Yun Qingyu was an unprecedented genius, the kind seen only once in ten thousand years in the immortal sects. Everyone admired and cherished him, and rumors said he was about to take over as sect leader.

But after the battle between immortals and demons ended in defeat, Yun Qingyu was nailed to the pillar of shame as a traitor to the immortal sects. No one believed his desperate, hoarse denials.

His sect struck his name from its records, his master hated him to the bone, and even his childhood friend and senior fellow disciple broke off their engagement.

Overnight, Yun Qingyu fell from the heights of glory into the mud. Across the Three Realms, everyone spread tales of how he had betrayed his sect for profit and abandoned his principles.

Disheartened, Yun Qingyu spent his days drinking his sorrows away, hiding in a remote corner of the mortal world in the hope of finding a little peace.

Then one day, he met a young man who tugged at his hem and insisted on becoming his disciple.

The first time, Yun Qingyu refused politely: “Get lost.”

The second time, Yun Qingyu was less polite. He knocked the boy unconscious.

The third time, Yun Qingyu said nothing and simply buried the boy up to his waist in the ground.

The fourth time, Yun Qingyu discovered that the boy seemed to have demon blood?

Interesting. The immortal world loathed and despised him, while the demon race treated him like a treasure.

And so, their master-disciple life began.

Until one day, Yun Qingyu uncovered a shocking secret:

His wicked disciple was actually the Demon Lord?!

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Years later, chaos engulfed the immortal sects, and everyone panicked, crying out in terror:

“That Yun Qingyu, rejected by all three realms, has returned with the Demon Lord!”

“What?! Yun Qingyu was framed out of malice all those years ago?!”

“Of course there are scoundrels everywhere, but the immortal sects have the most!”

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Bonus scene:

One day, during an afternoon nap, Yun Qingyu suddenly discovered Kui Ming at the foot of his bed!

He kicked out at once. “Wicked disciple! Back off!”

“As you command, Master.” But Kui Ming grabbed his ankle, lowered his head to kiss his toes, then kissed his way up...

Yun Qingyu's face flushed hot. He bit his lower lip, but still couldn't stop a soft murmur from escaping. “Wicked... disciple...”

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Douzhi's friendly reminder:

* A world-weary, beautiful, powerful, tragic master who is the bottom, and an absolutely clingy yandere Demon Lord who won't leave his master's side, no matter how much he is beaten or scolded.

* One-on-one, both are each other's first, and they dote on one another.

* The younger one is a few hundred years younger, but they're both exceptionally handsome.

* My own take on cultivation, with entirely original worldbuilding.

Blurb posted on December 26, 2024, screenshot archived.

Theme: All living beings are equal.