My Master Became My Sword Spirit After Ascending

Fluffy little troublemaker disciple top x workaholic, aloof master bottom

Ji Linqiu transmigrated into a baby snow ferret and spent years cultivating before finally taking human form.

But on the very day he transformed, he ran into a ferocious beast. Chu Qihan happened to pass by and rescued him, and somehow Ji Linqiu wound up hiding his identity as a "monster" and becoming the aloof master's "personal disciple."

After spending years pretending to be a well-behaved disciple in the "luxurious tomb" that was Taixu Sect, he wept uncontrollably on the day his master ascended.

His senior brothers rushed to comfort him. Sobbing, he said, "I just... can't bear to part with Master..."

As if! I'm finally free!

The three-year term is up. Cultivation world, welcome your god!

But at some point, a sword spirit had appeared inside the life-bound spiritual sword Master had left behind.

The sword spirit was bossy and controlling, and whenever Ji Linqiu said the wrong thing, it would unleash sword energy to teach him a lesson. It was a real headache.

But after spending a long time together, Ji Linqiu realized the sword spirit was all bark and no bite.

Whenever he was injured, the spiritual sword would scold him while humming with murderous intent.

Whenever he was unconscious, the sword spirit would secretly take human form, hold his hand, and keep watch over him all night...

Who knows why, but from that day on, Ji Linqiu began hoping the sword spirit would take human form every day and boss him around.

The sword spirit always wore a half-mask. Though only a small part of its face was visible, Ji Linqiu kept feeling like he had seen it somewhere before.

When the sword spirit didn't appear, he would hold the sword and complain about its previous owner.

He said Chu Qihan was too stiff, too boring, and had never once smiled.

Then he'd laugh to himself and tap the blade. "Don't you agree?"

Sword spirit: "...I'm going to sleep."

Until one day, Ji Linqiu was surrounded and on the brink of disaster.

The sword spirit took the blow for him.

The mask shattered, white hair fell loose, and that familiar face appeared before Ji Linqiu without warning.

Ji Linqiu froze for a full three breaths, his voice wavering.

"M-Master?"

When the final heavenly lightning bolt struck, Chu Qihan's soul shattered. Luckily, a fragment of his soul attached itself to his life-bound spiritual sword.

He was so badly injured that at first, even taking human form was difficult.

He could only watch as his personal disciple "wept bitterly."

Good disciple, so pitiful~

Then his little disciple turned back into a snow ferret and frolicked in the bedding, hugging his life-bound spiritual sword like a toy.

A demon? Well done!

So the notorious troublemaker "Xuan Yu Jun," whose name had been rising across the land these past few years, was actually Ji Linqiu!

Wretched disciple! Just you wait!

Once his injuries had stabilized, Chu Qihan finally managed to take human form.

He changed his hair to white, put on a mask, and lowered his voice before appearing before Ji Linqiu as a "sword spirit."

Failing to ascend was simply too humiliating.

And his "low-maintenance" disciple seemed to have plenty of secrets of his own. Chu Qihan would just have to find out!

Theme: Never give up, even when you're in a desperate situation.