Wan Ling had always considered herself a rather lazy person. Among all the things in life, cultivation was the only path she found easy. After years of hard work, she finally ascended to immortality and thought her days of trouble were over.

Then, on a whim, she took in a snake demon disciple.

Back then, Lan Shuo was soft and harmless—a clingy crybaby who loved staying close to her side. He would tug at her sleeves, call her Shizun in a sweet voice, and act spoiled whenever he could.

In Wan Ling’s eyes, he was nothing more than a pure, innocent little white flower.

So who could explain how that same disciple became the terrifying demon ruler feared across the entire lower realm?

The current Lan Shuo was cold, calculating, and beautiful in the most dangerous way possible. Ruthless enough to make countless people tremble at the mere mention of his name.

Rumors spread everywhere:

They said the immortal of Misty Mountain had heartlessly abandoned the emperor who loved her beyond reason.

They said theirs had once been a legendary forbidden romance between master and disciple.

And they said immortals were all heartless creatures.

Wan Ling could only fall into troubled self-reflection. Maybe she really had failed as a teacher. Since things had already become irreversible, perhaps the best option was to avoid him forever and never meet again.

Unfortunately, her disciple refused to let her go.

When Lan Shuo’s actions alarmed the upper immortal realms, Wan Ling could no longer stay out of it. No matter what he had become, she could never stand by and watch him die.

Bathed in blood beneath flashing sword light, Lan Shuo looked at her and laughed with near-mad delight.

“Shizun… you still came back for me.”

Whether it was the taboo bond between master and disciple, or the impossible divide between demon and immortal, Wan Ling eventually realized something—

She had never become immortal solely for her own path.

And by the time Lan Shuo stood high above all realms clad in divine robes, gazing down at her with cruel indifference as he asked,

“Since you stand before a god, why do you not kneel? ”

—their fate had long since become impossible to escape.

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