#if wei wuxian was shen jiu's demonic cultivator teacher au

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For the Wei Wuxian becomes Shen Jiu’s shizun idea, I bet there was a point where Shen Jiu, seeing how easily his new teacher rose the dead and beating about Wen Ning, said “Teach me to do it so I can reunite with my Qi-ge.”

Wei Wuxian: Huh? Oh yeah sure let me make some inquiries-Uh, ya sure he’s dead?

Which leads to the pair tracking Yue Qingyuan down and Shen Jiu ripping his ass a new one for leaving him instead of the canon way of murder and chance reunion. Yue Qingyuan is immediately chugging vinegar seeing how close his Xiao Jiu is with this rogue cultivator who’s all awkward smiles and laughter.

And shut will hit the fan when Wei Wuxian keels over when his soul is yoinked into Mo Xuanyu’s body and Shen Qingqiu is going to storm into the Great Abyss to steal a world ripping sword, he’s getting his shizun back damnit!

To be more accurate, Wei Wuxian isn't going to say "you sure he's dead". Instead, he's going to bring his cute student grave robbing because they need a dead body.

Well, if you want to be more technical, Wei Wuxian is still going to need Yue Qi's soul or it will just be a dead body obeying commands, not anything like Wen Ning who has independent thought and emotions.

Wei Wuxian does want to help Shen Jiu ensure that Yue Qi's spirit is at peace however! No resentful Yue Qi ghost hanging around please!

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Okay, I want to pull together more detailed thoughts at some point, I think, because the sheer amount of material means I have about ten billion thoughts to sort out. But I’ve read all three of the mxtx novels now, and loved all of them, in different ways. Though I already tried to figure out if I can pick a Favorite, and tbh, I can’t. I love them all in ways that are too distinct to let me rank them easily. And... man, it’s lucky for my friends that social distancing is in place, or I’d be hassling them shamelessly to give these novels a try.

RIGHT. So.

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System: Shen Yuan goes to bed full of rage directed at a trashy webnovel with a grimdark blackened hero who conquered the world and collected hundreds of women into his harem.... and wakes up in novel, while that hero is still an innocent youth. As the hero’s abusive teacher. Who is doomed for a horrifying death unless he can somehow turn things around.

I think I had the most fun with this one. I really enjoy self-referential stories, and stories poking fun at certain genres, and I’ve run into the concept of transmigration before (the idea being a person enters a fictional world, a la lost in austen), though I’m blanking on any media like that I’ve actually consumed. This was chronologically the first book mxtx wrote, and it has less of a sprawling cast with complicated relationships than the other two books, but it definitely has the thing where she lays early groundwork for later revelations that shatter my poor heart. 

And there may be fewer relationships to play with, but my GOD, do I love the relationships we got. I’ve been rolling around in svsss fanfic since I finished the book, even more so than mdzs or tgcf. There’s a lot of good crunchy relationship content with the 79 ship (they destroy me, all day every day), Liu Qingge owns my whole-ass heart, and Luo Binghe makes for a fascinating love interest. I love that even at his best, he remains a needy, needy, manipulative boy, who’s so smart and strong and nEEDY. I don’t love how the book handled moshang, but mmmm the fan content is Good. And Shen Qingqiu does the unreliable narrator thing that is usually not my jam, but works so WELL in these books, in that his unreliable narration is hugely skewed towards not giving himself nearly as much credit as he deserves. Xie Lian takes this to UNBELIEVABLE heights in tgcf, but in Shen Qingqiu’s case, it’s done on such a casual, immediate, personal level that I’m fascinated by everything he does. 

And, since Shen Yuan/Shen Qingqiu is a millennial fan of trashy romance webnovels who gets yanked into the universe of a novel he hates, into an old-timey xianxia setting, the prose is SO COOL. You swing between modern slang and old school high society courtesies at the drop of a hat, and I’m honestly awed that the translators were able to catch so much of that. Like, in-setting, I love all the nuance you can get in ‘qi-ge should give his a-jiu the scroll’ vs ‘yue-shixiong should give this teacher the scroll’ vs ‘you should give me the scroll’. But then it adds a whole new layer when the person ALSO has modern-day casual speech bouncing around in their head. It makes for a fascinating, fascinating reading experience.

The Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation: Thirteen years ago, Wei Wuxian died. And then he wakes up! In someone else’s body. I’m not going to try to summarize the premise of this one, go look up The Untamed if you want someone to do a better job of this than me XD

Ahhh, this was the book I read first. I still haven’t watched the show (only clips) and I’m not sure I ever will, because adhd is a hell of a drug. But it’s hard to purely evaluate the prose when there’s also this gorgeous, beautifully-acted visual adaptation all over my tumblr to bias me in its favor. I think this book benefits a lot from the MYSTERY of it all. From the very start, there’s the question of ‘what the fuck is up with this goddamn arm’ that the characters pursue, even as that takes them through flashbacks and other arcs within the story. It gives a thrust to the novel that I think isn’t exactly there in tgcf, though I’m torn on which one is “better.” This gave the story momentum, yes, but it also meant I was much more impatient in yi city and the 3zun flashbacks, because this isn’t what I was focused onnnnnn this is cool but how much longer will we BE HERE--

That being said, I think I’ll be more patient with those flashbacks on my next time through the book, now that I have a better picture of where everything is headed. I think the balance and structure of the book worked really well, I was setting myself up for self-sabotage because of the pace I was plowing through the thing. My reading habits didn’t lend themselves well to the nonlinear storytelling, and it speaks to the story’s strength that it held up that well despite me. And the CAST. My GOD. I went in not caring about anyone but Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji and maybe the jackass nephew, but... that Did Not Last. I didn’t intend to care about 3zun? Nope, too bad, you care so much now. Who cares about Xue Yang? Me. I care. Way too much. HECK!!!

And something that happens in this book and tgcf that was much less of a thing in svsss is that there are some meaningful holes in the story that I’d like to be filled, and I really care about filling-- and the story doesn’t go there. But it doesn’t leave me unhappy, it leaves me cheerfully scrabbling around in the throwaway details trying to piece together a picture of what happened when I wasn’t looking. What happened to Wei Wuxian in the burial mounds? How did Hua Cheng take control of the ghost city? Idk, but let us Rummage and theorize and roll around in ideas and have a fantastic, speculative time. Svsss might hook me more than the other stories from an au+shipping perspective, but mdzs and tgcf do a great job of making me want to roll around and create within the bounds of canon.

Heaven Official’s Blessing: 800 years ago, Xie Lian ascended to heaven. And fell. And rose again! And fell again. Now he’s ascended for the third time, and things are Awkward.

God, I just finished this, and I’m still reeling. This is the LONGEST mxtx book, that’s for sure. I also think it’s the most tightly edited translation. All the translators did an unbelievable job, I could never even approach what they accomplished, but I am genuinely stunned that a book this long was edited so well. I blew through this in about 3.5 days (if not for work, i could have made it in three dghsafdsgf) and my brain was cooking in my skull by the time I was halfway through, but I couldn’t STOP. I was ENCHANTED the entire time! I was reading so much my head was destroying me and I still sulked so HARD every time I had to put my phone down and sleep.

This book sprawls the hardest, I think, because it involves a cast made of mostly immortal/immortal-adjacent people, so time and space get... flexible. And I feel really bad saying this, because Lan Wangji is DEVOTED, but this is seriously the book with the most attentive and adoring and respectful love interest. Hua Cheng is..... god. I truly don’t think I’ve EVER read a character quite like him before, and I am so, so sad, because I don’t know how I’ll find one who lives up to these heights ever again XD I recommend reading this book just for the Hua Cheng experience, if nothing else. I was making audible noises at literally flailing at multiple points in the story, but most often, it was because of him. 

Shipping is what usually drags me into a fandom hardest, and all of these books do pretty well for themselves, all of them have a nice selection of fluffy and crunchy ships to choose from. And this one... goddammit. I just realized, that the best, most crunchy ships are too spoilery for me to be willing to talk about them here. Hell. Goddammit. But I think tgcf has the crunchiest ship of all, even better than xuexiao. I was so invested, and then there were Reveals, and then I was like OH NO THIS IS TERRIBLE BUT MY INVESTMENT HAS EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED. 

And something that I really, really appreciate, is that across the mxtx books, even though a lot of characters fit into strong archetypes, there’s nobody that is blurring together for me, either within or across the books. Liu Qingge isn’t Jiang Cheng isn’t Feng Xin. They’re all blunt, fighty boys, but all super distinct in my head, and what I want for each of them is distinct and character-driven. I want Liu Qingge to be properly cherished and I want Jiang Cheng to relax with his brother and nephew and I want Feng Xin to [goddammit i don’t want to spoil this book AGH]. It’s something I appreciated in the other books too, but I can really FEEL it in this book, with how long and luxurious it is. 

And last thing I have to say, I think, is that tgcf is so long. It’s so, so long. But I would FITE if anyone tried to pare it down at all. I can’t think of anything I’d be willing to sacrifice. I enjoyed every last piece of it so much, and it was all ultimately SO well-constructed and interlocking, that any piece I can think of snipping out would take away significant emotional impact from what was left. It’s a nonlinear story, like mdzs is nonlinear, and I loved mdzs a lot! But the construction here is so, so, so elegant. I’m just in AWE of how well it was assembled. I was in Agony as reveals happened, because oh no no no no, now that they’ve told me this, that casts this whole other scene in a brand new light! The one I read hundreds of thousands of words ago! Literally, I need to go start the book over so I can savor the shitty teens in new ways, given [redacted] as revealed in like, the last twenty percent of the book. The book was a fun experience, but there’s so Much here that I know I haven’t even absorbed yet. I loved the other mxtx books a lot, and in many ways, they were easier to get a grasp on than tgcf was, but even before I finished tgcf I was already despairingly trying to figure out how easily I could fit a full reread into my life, and I think that says a lot

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Wei Wuxian as Shen Jiu's demonic cultivator teacher

Shen Jiu trained under the biggest and baddest demonic cultivator Wu Yanzi, right?

Well, who did Wu Yanzi learn everything from? What if... Wei Wuxian, upon his death in the Burial Mounds, woke up in a new world (ahem PIDW) and continued his demonic cultivation again?

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Wei Wuxian, alias Wu Yanzi: How did I ever raise a kid to become a mini-Lan if Lan's worse green instead of blue! Ahahaha Lan Zhan, are you haunting me in my second life?! Is this the kid we would have raised together if those events didn't happen?

Shen Jiu: ...fuck Shifu found the alcohol stash again

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Once he becomes Qing Jing peak lord, Shen Jiu regularly hauls his demonic cultivator teacher back to the peak because no one can trust Wei Wuxian to practice proper self-care. Wei Wuxian goes by his name instead of alias when on the peak of course.

And how does Wei Wuxian pay his cute little student back? By releasing a bunch of rabbits into the bamboo forest! Shen Jiu is ready to whack his teacher into oblivion for the stunt.

Wei Wuxian: QAQ how did my student become such a Lan! Next thing you know, he's going to write up a wall of rules!

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Sept and Oct 2023 Masterpost

transmigrated Shen Yuan marries courtesan!Shen Jiu as a concubine AU

Luo Bingge finds a world where Shen Yuan has a THING for Meng Mo instead AU

Luo Binghe is the Bai Zhan peak lord AU

post-PIDW SJ wakes up as a child again in a world where SQQ died earlier and luo binghe becomes the next qing jing peak lord AU

Modern AU where Xin Mo is a sports car

wei wuxian and the wen grow a radish body... named Shen Yuan AU

 if Cang Qiong had an Irish peak lord AU

Nie Huaisang Lan Xichen Meng Yao and Nie Mingjue reincarnate into PIDW and are Cang Qiong disciples at the same time as Luo Binghe is AU

Mobei Jun's quest to save his dad's dead body (aka a Shen Yuan who transmigrated into an ice demon instead) from an obsessed Luo Bingge AU

luo binghe needs medical training to use his heavenly demon blood for healing and his new shizun... is married to his scum shizun?! AU

shen yuan's wifebeam hits the entire imperial city and there are Consequences AU

the Cang Qiong food fight AU

luo bingge is stuck in the form of a cat during the bingge bingmei encounter au

alfred becomes aizawa's butler au

luo bingge is stuck in the form of a cat during the bingge bingmei encounter au

shen yuan plants extra sun and moon dew flowers; luo binghe wants a harem of shen yuan's now au

if wei wuxian was shen jiu's demonic cultivator teacher au

luo bingge is stuck in the form of a cat during the bingge bingmei encounter au

bnha x one piece: quirkless shouto ate a devil fruit AU

Cat-shiftshaper!Shen Yuan X Luo Binghe AU

a nail technician tranmigrates into mdzs and sets up a nail salon there au

mdzs crossover with kung fu panda

shen yuan and luo binghe are aizawa’s adoptive parents au

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Nov 2023 Masterpost

shen yuan enters shen qingqiu's body in a different way AU ft. giving birth

Yue Qingyuan turns into capybara because of a curse AU

Sung Jinwoo is Jinah's maternal grandfather who reawakens as S ranked hunter au

sung jinwoo treats couponing as an extreme sport that he places gold in every time AU

Shen Yuan is born as Tywin Lannister's eldest son AU

Reincarnated Vader X Todoroki Enji AU

sung jinwoo explores european catacombs as a hobby AU

where in Batman stumbles upon a universe where Sung Jinwoo adopted his kids AU

If Sung Jinwoo and Sung Jinah flipped genders in Solo Leveling AU

Endeavor is married to the Prime Minister of Japan - surprisingly not a malewife AU idea

Tim Drake becomes Sung Jinwoo's son instead of Robin AU

shen jiu transmigrates into su she au

Luo Binghe is the Bai Zhan peak lord AU

lan qiren has a foriegn lover AU

Harry Potter's muggle teacher POV fanfic idea

transmigrated Shen Yuan marries courtesan!Shen Jiu as a concubine AU

sung jinwoo and lex luthor coparent connor kent AU

Shen Yuan replaces Tyrion Lannister AU

Xin Mo transmigrates into PIDW and decides to make BingJiu canon AU

Xin Mo the evil sword gets a human form and traumatizes Binghe further by stealing his Shizun from him AU

Sung Jinwoo is seen as a deity in the naruto universe AU

tell me that jedi masters are not just noisy asian aunties ready to impart all their wisdoms to you unwanted or not AU

wei wuxian and the wen grow a radish body... named Shen Yuan AU

liu qingge and Shang Qinghua have a baby together AU

Lan Wangji's mom was a Qing Jing peak disciple AU

shen yuan's wifebeam hits the entire imperial city and there are Consequences AU

Luo Bingge finds a world where Shen Yuan has a THING for Meng Mo instead AU

Shen Jiu the sun and moon flower seed farmer AU

if wei wuxian was shen jiu's demonic cultivator teacher au

Shang qinghua is actually an imperial prince AU

wondering about cho chang's backstory

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How do you think CQM would react upon encountering Fierce Corpse SQQ? Would they want to finish him off since he's dangerous now?

Also how abt LBH who just came out of the abyss? (or pre-abyss. whichever you prefer)

Well the moment Cang Qiong even makes a hint about wanting to eliminate Fierce Corpse Shen Qingqiu, they are in hot water.

Cultivators are carefully to stay (officially) neutral in mortal politics. This is how their reputation for being aloof, above petty matters comes to be. More importantly, this is why imperial courts don't try to interfere in cultivation politics.

It's kind of a "you stay out of my lane, I'll stay out of yours" agreement.

BUT THE MOMENT that Cang Qiong tries to finish off the Fierce Corpse that is officially an imperial prince's tutor...

a fierce corpse that has been helping Wei Wuxian politick and strengthen his position (and thus increasing his protection from his parents' enemies who would LOVE to kill off the kid since he's their one and only child... more importantly, their heir)... yeah Shen Qingqiu holds a very important position in the imperial politics in Wei Wuxian's parents' side.

Fingers would be pointed that Cang Qiong must be declaring sides and allying with the Crown Prince (aka Wei Wuxian's uncle) and then the greedy ministers, merchants, and more who have always wanted more control, more interference into the cultivation world, would leap at this chance to seize Cang Qiong's riches, knowledges, and people.

And you know that Huan Hua Palace would be in the fray to take Cang Qiong down too.

Anyways, this is the official reason Yue Qingyuan says no to disposing the fierce corpse. The unofficial (but more real) reason is that he can't bear to sentence any form or shape of Shen Jiu to death.

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Airplane aka Shang Qinghua: THE FUCK IS THIS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS PUNNY YOUNG LITTLE PRINCE IS NOT A PROTAGONIST, YOU STUPID SYSTEM????

Why? Because the little prince in question has the scum villain wrapped around his metaphorical finger, a tutor (aka the scum villain) who has swayed a third of the imperial court to supporting the prince's claim to the throne, an alliance with the newly declared Emperor of the Demonic kingdoms (aka Luo Binghe who's trying to protect this little child from his scummy teacher's tortures and thus in his eyes, that means eliminating the kids' need for shizun's political protection) who's also trying to conquer the country at the same time (aka LBG is trying to both make the kid the king or conquer and remove the country from the map - whatever plan works better and faster), and a... love interest(????) who's some mysterious adult figure clad in white descending from the skies like an immortal?????

The fuck is this???

(You bet Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji eventually have a reunion. More importantly, give me some good wife!Lan Wangji content.)

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