Ling Yue was a genius praised by everyone. That was how people described her.
Of course, that would have been true if she hadn't been reborn.
But just as she picked up her sword, she was struck by lightning. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a “peach blossom demon” who had only just reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
The worst part was that someone was pointing a sword at her head.
Ling Yue figured that staying alive was what mattered, so she smiled ingratiatingly. “Fellow cultivator, I didn't do it on purpose. I apologize. I hope you'll be generous and forgive a lesser person like me.”
Gu Yanzhi wore a black outfit with a gold-trimmed belt and a first-grade jade pendant hanging from it. If she hadn't felt his sword energy, she would have thought he was some handsome young noble from the human realm.
Gu Yanzhi gave her a wicked smile. “Demons these days are so bold?”
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Ling Yue put some distance between herself and that “demon” and planned to give herself a good treat.
Then she overheard the people at the next table talking. Her ears perked up before she even realized it.
“I have to join the Ascension Martial Meet. I want to see Senior Brother Gu!”
Someone else spoke up. “Don't talk nonsense. Gu Yanzhi cultivates the Heartless Dao.”
Ling Yue raised an eyebrow and picked up a piece of beef to put in her mouth.
“But Gu Yanzhi is gentle as jade and handsome as a tree in the wind. He's also the immortal sect's representative and a once-in-a-thousand-years genius. I'd do anything to be with him.”
Ling Yue got so angry that she ate a few more bites of meat.
Damn it! What a pretender! A stinking phony!
She turned around and patiently advised them, “Calling him a once-in-a-thousand-years genius is a bit of an exaggeration. There was another genius just a few decades ago. And you haven't even met him. You shouldn't believe every rumor you hear.”
The girl who had just said she wanted to be with him retorted, “Are you jealous of Senior Brother Gu? And I'm not exaggerating. The person you're talking about wasn't a genius, but a demoness hated by everyone! If the immortal sects hadn't joined forces to set up the Thousand-Kill Sealing Formation, the Divine Land would have been devastated by now, overrun by demons and monsters!!! The immortal sects suffered heavy casualties back then. She brought disaster upon all of them!!!”
She got more and more worked up as she spoke, her face turning red.
Ling Yue froze like a statue.
What?! Did I become a demoness everyone wants to kill after I was reborn?!
Who's slandering me?!
1. Both leads are powerful; happy ending.
2. Past and present lives.
3. I'm not good at writing blurbs, so you can try reading the story first.
4. The author made up all the worldbuilding and likes to write in plain language.
Theme: Find a way to survive when all hope seems lost
