I Kicked Out My Senior Brother and Became Sect Leader to Revive Our Sect

Before Ling Xun went down the mountain for training, her master looked at his obedient, sweet, and adorable little apprentice and said:

"You have a senior brother. He's gentle, kind, courteous, frugal, and talented. He comprehended the Way of the Sword at sixteen and broke through the Spirit-Treading Realm at eighteen. He's now the head of the Diting Sect and is known as the greatest sword cultivator under heaven..."

Ling Xun's eyes lit up, and she could hardly wait. "All right, Master! I'll make sure to cozy up to Senior Brother! If I get into trouble while I'm out, I'll just give them his name!"

Her master nodded in satisfaction, then added, "But he's also one of the villains who plotted to overthrow me and drove me from the sect."

Ling Xun: "...Huh?"

Thinking of the Diting Sect's spies, said to be everywhere, and its ruthless methods, then looking at her master, who had spent years in hiding and living a miserable life, Ling Xun slowly fell into thought.

The good news: A senior brother with absurd combat strength has dropped into her lap.

The bad news: Her senior brother has already left the sect and is currently trying to wipe it out.

Ling Xun: All right, I'll do my best to rebuild the sect under the pressure of my evil senior brother!

-

Many years later, after a long seclusion, her master asked an old friend for news of his little apprentice. Hearing that she was not only safe but had burst onto the scene to claim the top spot on the Qingyun List and even stopped a demon invasion plan to destroy the world, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction. "Excellent. That's my good apprentice! Compared with that wicked disciple Suyang, she's so well-behaved and sensible, so upright and kind!"

His old friend hesitated, unsure what to say.

The next day, her master was bundled off in a daze to the inauguration ceremony for the new head of the Diting Sect.

The wicked disciple was tied up beside him, smiling as he looked at him. "Long time no see, Master. Are you here for Junior Sister's inauguration ceremony, too?"

Master: Get lost. You're no disciple of mine.

Master: ...Wait a minute. Who did you say became sect leader?

His innocent and adorable little apprentice came running over excitedly. "Master, I figured out how to rebuild the sect right under the Diting Sect's nose!"

She unfurled a "Voluntary Letter of Abdication" written in Suyang's own hand and said matter-of-factly:

"We just have to kick him out and make me the head of the Diting Sect!"

Seizing power and taking the throne: a proud sect tradition!

-

Suyang heard that the master he'd overthrown had taken on a little apprentice.

At first, he paid no attention, turning a blind eye as the little junior sister, who'd appeared from nowhere, barreled through the treacherous world of cultivation.

Later, he thought that since they were fellow disciples, it couldn't hurt to help her out once in a while.

And later still...

Beneath the soft moonlight, with a long sword pressed against his throat and those bright, shining almond-shaped eyes fixed on him, Suyang thought:

I inherited everything from my master. Why shouldn't I inherit my little junior sister along with it?

[Black-hearted senior brother who acts innocent x naturally black-hearted junior sister]

[Reading Guide]

1. This is my take on the cultivation world, with lots of original worldbuilding.

2. Primarily plot-focused, not a story about a powerful female lead.

3. The male lead is set, and many characters have one-sided feelings.

Theme: Hard work brings rewards.