Who Let This Guy into the Cultivators' Circle?

There's an unwritten rule in the world of cultivators: you can swear brotherhood with people from the demonic path, but never become related to Han Yu.

Ever heard of the Night-Blooming Epiphyllum Pill? It grants astonishing talent at night, but once the sun comes up, you're a good-for-nothing again. That damned pill diluted with water has supplied over a hundred “geniuses” to other sects.

Would you take a pill that heals your grave injuries but destroys all your true essence? What about a Pill of Good Deeds and Evil Absolution, which can even cure Dao wounds? Its side effect is that you must keep doing good deeds throughout the healing process. Stop even once and you die. And wouldn't you know it, a demonic-path magnate took one.

If your enemies are after you, having an eighty-year-old mother won't help. But say, “I've taken one of Physician Han's pills,” and everyone will feel for you. The righteous and demonic paths alike erupt in outrage: Damn it, which bastard let this guy into the cultivator world...