The Moon in the Cauldron

[Wuxia/Xianxia] A story with a touch of jianghu flair and a dash of cultivation! My best friend turned sworn enemy, yet he’s offering himself as my cultivation furnace for the greater good? Qi Heng: pronounced like Qi Heng Shen Qiu: pronounced like Shen Qiu Qi Heng’s palm was burning hot, but his grip was so brutal it felt like he meant to crush him. “To serve as a cultivation furnace for a villain like me, all for the sake of the righteous path…” Qi Heng’s fingers traced his taut back. “Lord Zhenyue, you truly are… the very picture of selfless righteousness.” Shen Qiu closed his eyes, his Adam’s apple bobbing. But when Qi Heng’s lips brushed his neck, his fingertips trembled. In the end… he didn’t push him away. Silk covered his eyes Memories fell like a flash of swordlight: The crossed blades atop Changqian Mountain, their backs pressed together among the beams of a ruined temple, the pill passed to him still bitter in his throat. Two young men drinking together and questioning the heavens, sworn companions who’d risked their lives on the run. Yet even when their swords finally faced each other, it had never been like this “Ah!” Qi Heng’s fingertips dug into the root of his thigh, and Shen Qiu arched sharply. He knew every weakness in this body all too well, yet now he was conquering it in the strangest way. The silk soaked up sweat. The sword moves they had once wielded side by side were being dismantled and turned into punishments by Qi Heng. How absurd. “Shi Yuan, you’re trembling.” Qi Heng’s voice was rough with desire. His best friend’s waist quivered beneath his hand, like bamboo beaten by rain. Immortal Lord? Alliance Leader? Ridiculous. A man of perfect grace, the greatest under heaven. His fingertips dug into the brocade bedding, and the intent of the Flowing Cloud Sword shattered amid his gasps. [Mad, lovesick top x cool-headed, secretly calculating bottom] 1. Set in a fictional world, with a five-element spiritual root system: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. 2. I especially love writing fight scenes, so there will be lots of them. 3. 1v1, happy ending, no third parties, forced but entirely consensual. Theme: Good and evil both hinge on a single thought.