How to Humiliate the Aloof Immortal Elder

• Note: In the first few chapters, the female lead appears as an amnesiac avatar, not her true self.

It was said that the Immaculate Old Mother of the Joyous Union Sect was breathtakingly beautiful, yet insidious and vicious, with unclear entanglements with the Demonic Sect in secret.

Yet few knew that the Immaculate Old Mother, Liu Qiao’e, had once been an ordinary village woman who could not even recognize a single character.

From a mere village woman to the leader of a palace, Liu Qiao’e could no longer remember how many things she had abandoned.

She had not wished to join the evil path; she yearned for the poetry that spoke of “a three-foot sword in the scabbard on one’s back, to right heaven’s injustices.”

What had sustained her along the way was the memory of that elegant and otherworldly immortal, pure as snow and ice-hearted—Mu Daoying.

She had yearned for Mu Daoying, just as she yearned for the eternal life and light of her ideals.

She had indeed once liked Mu Daoying, but that was long ago.

Back then, she had not yet become the palace leader; she was merely a lowly disciple of the Joyous Union Sect, trapped in limbo and yearning for the righteous path.

For this reason, she had gone through untold hardships and finally infiltrated the Spring Terrace Dao Discussion Assembly held by the righteous sects.

She wanted to join a renowned orthodox sect, and she wanted to see him.

But Mu Daoying had merely glanced at her once before calmly saying to those around him, “This person is not of the righteous path.”

That day, she was treated as a demonic spy, beaten until severely injured, thrown off a cliff, and plunged into hell.

Mu Daoying was the Sword Pavilion Chief Seat of the Jade Clarity Temple, a heaven-proud son that the entire Eastern Florescence Realm saw only once in a millennium.

He was an unattainable bright moon.

Yet Liu Qiao’e insisted on dragging him down into the mud like dirt.

Jade Sword True Heart Mu Daoying had always been renowned for his uprightness and gentle kindness.

That day, the Immortal Alliance received a secret report stating that evil demons and heretics would disrupt the Spring Terrace Dao Inquiry.

It ordered them to guard strictly and prevent spies from infiltrating.

Mu Daoying carried out the orders. He dutifully stood guard at the sect gate and identified every evil demon attempting to sneak in.

Demons were cunning; who would care that one among them sought to turn toward good?

Mu Daoying had never wronged anyone in his life, yet he alone had wronged Liu Qiao’e.

And this one mistake would cost him his entire life to repay.

He had once vowed to have no interest in romance between men and women, devoting this body solely to merging with the Dao.

Yet he never imagined that Mu Daoying, the sword gentleman properly attired with fringed cap and jade pendants, walking the straight path, would one day defy the world’s great taboo and become the target of all righteous cultivators.

He would stand before her, his Dao shattered and his body broken.