Sword Heart, Bright Moon

P.S. Chapters 1–22 have been extensively revised. Some content differs from the previous version, so please read the official edition.

Plot blurb:

After Lin Zhu transmigrates into the cultivation world, she has to accept one good piece of news and one bad one.

Good news: She has transmigrated as an outstanding genius, blessed with exceptional talent, one in a million.

Bad news: Her master personally crippled her meridians, turning her into a complete cripple, then demoted her to the lowest rank of menial servant. She will never be allowed to leave the sect.

Thinking this was all her life would amount to, Lin Zhu quietly waited to die. But halfway through, a System appeared.

System: "Want to ascend? I have a shortcut."

Romance a target or save the world?

System: "No, Host. Your mission is to deliver packages."

Lin Zhu: No problem. As long as I stay alive, that's fine.

At a certain talent tournament, everyone cautiously fought their enemies, not daring to let their guard down.

The recording stone swept across one tense face after another. Even the audience watching from outside held their breath.

Suddenly, Lin Zhu pushed through the crowd and ran to the front.

For a moment, she had the imposing air of a single defender holding off an army.

Everyone was stunned. Was she about to...

Lin Zhu simply lifted the hem of her robe, knelt on one knee with a smile, and held out a bunch of bright red flowers.

"Hello! Your delivery is here. Please sign for it. Have a nice day."

The people inside and outside the recording fell silent, then erupted. "Damn! Is she a delivery person or something?!"

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Romance blurb:

Later, the master who had personally shattered Lin Zhu's meridians came looking for her.

"Come back with me."

Lin Zhu glanced at the person beside her, signaling him to handle it.

The man, who looked like an immortal, spat out a curse. "Get lost."

Reading Guide:

1. The male lead is the System. He won't be much use as a System. The female lead herself is her own greatest advantage.

2. My take on cultivation, with tons of original worldbuilding.

3. Not a fast-paced cultivation story. Some ensemble elements, plot-focused.

4. The characters are flawed.

-------------------Upcoming Story-------------------

The Lingyun Sect has two great talents: Senior Sister Beixiu Xue and Senior Brother Lou Yangui.

The sect's disciples all admire and respect them, treating them as role models to follow.

Outsiders envy the Lingyun Sect for having two such geniuses. With two outstanding talents in one sect, its future must be bright.

But outsiders also know that Jiuhua Mountain and Chunqi Mountain are as incompatible as fire and water.

From the two thousand-year-old elders who fight at the slightest disagreement, to the head disciples under them who can't stand the sight of each other, the conflict runs deep.

With the sect divided internally, it is bound to end in mutual destruction. The Lingyun Sect is no threat.

Beixiu Xue joined the sect one second after Lou Yangui, which technically makes her his junior sister.

But no one dares mention this to Beixiu Xue unless they want to miss tomorrow's sunrise.

Only Lou Yangui, heedless of his own safety, calls her "Junior Sister" over and over again.

On the fifteenth of every month, the head disciples from each peak must gather on the Sect Leader's Peak for a heart-to-heart.

The sect leader values decorum, so the disciples must greet each other in order of seniority.

Under the sect leader's watchful eye, Beixiu Xue is forced to sit beside Lou Yangui and humiliate herself by calling him "Senior Brother."

Lou Yangui raises an eyebrow and drawls, "Junior Sister, I can't hear you."

People wonder why Beixiu Xue hates Lou Yangui so much.

Remembering his behavior, Beixiu Xue frowns. "He's hypocritical, vicious, and two-faced."

Lou Yangui, passing behind her, stops in his tracks and deliberately pauses. "So the radiant, noble Junior Sister talks behind her senior brother's back?"

Beixiu Xue immediately clenches her fist, draws her sword with one hand, and snaps, "Let's fight!"

*

During a certain secret-realm expedition, Beixiu Xue is struck by a love curse. There's only one way to break it: cultivate dual practices with someone else who has been cursed.

The next moment, Lou Yangui enters the cave, looking uncomfortable, the tips of his ears red.

When he sees Beixiu Xue, he freezes. "Why is it you?"

Beixiu Xue's eyes, bright as cold stars, fix on Lou Yangui. She sneers, "Who else could have done this?"

Theme: Never give up hope, even when faced with adversity