Luring a God to Become a Demon

扬琴春柳文化Jan 2024

2.7

Word count: 111K words
Chapters: 34

Summary

Mu Zhi takes Yun Cang as her master and hides her love for him. Yet he keeps thinking of someone from his past and never pays her any attention. When he finally turns back to her, she remembers that in a “past life” her clan died because of him. Reunited in the heavenly realm, she kisses him and thrusts a phoenix-feather sword into his chest: “Master, if you cut out your heart for me, I will smile at you once more—how about that?” Later, he does it. For her, he will not even be a god; he falls from godhood and becomes a demon. (Original title: Banished Immortal)

Editor's review

Originally titled Banished Immortal, this book centers on a tragic romance woven from hidden love within a master-disciple relationship and the causality of a past life. Mu Zhi takes Yun Cang as her master and hides her feelings, while Yun Cang keeps thinking of someone from his past; by the time he turns back, Mu Zhi remembers that her clan died because of him. The reunion scene in the heavenly realm, with the kiss and the phoenix-feather sword, compresses love and hatred into a single action and is the emotional peak of the book. The setup of “cut out your heart and I will smile once more” pushes the emotional cost to an extreme, and later he falls from godhood and becomes a demon for her, completing the turn from god to demon. It suits readers who like master-disciple tragic romance, past-and-present-life causality, and intense emotional conflict. When reading, pay attention to distinguishing the “past life” memories from the present heavenly-realm reunion timeline; the emotional intensity is high, so it is not suited to being read as a light sweet story.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like master-disciple tragic romance and intense emotional conflict
Readers interested in past-and-present-life and causal-memory setups
Those who can accept extreme plot developments such as the protagonist falling from godhood to demonhood for love
Readers who like short xianxia romance with high emotional intensity

Not a good fit for

Readers looking for a light sweet story or a light-comedy tone
Readers uncomfortable with romance in a master-disciple relationship
Those who dislike intense-conflict plot elements such as tragic romance, heart-cutting, and falling into demonhood

Reading tips

While reading, note the points where “past life” memories appear and distinguish the two timelines of memory and heavenly-realm reunion.
The kiss and phoenix-feather sword passage at the heavenly-realm reunion is the emotional core; read it slowly and sort out Mu Zhi’s intertwined love and hatred.
The emotional intensity is high, so it is best read in segments; avoid binge-reading late into the night and leave room to digest the plot.

About the publisher

春柳文化

Chunliu Culture is a Chinese book publisher focused mainly on romance and youth literature. Public information is limited, and its founding year and location are not recorded in the available data. Judging from the 17 titles currently listed, its output leans toward historical romance and time-travel and alternate-world settings, while also covering modern romance and youth literature. Representative works include palace-themed novels such as Chong Guan Liu Gong, Qingyi Huanghou and Qingcheng Huohou, as well as lighter fantasy-romance titles like Shifu Ni Bie Xiaozhang: Gonglüe Wuliang Shangxian. The short-story collection Xiangsi Ran: 18 Gegu Mingxin de Gufeng Yanqing Gushi shows its ability to assemble historical romance anthologies, while Shenqing Xiangyu, Xiao San Quantui Shi and Qianfan Guojin Yusheng You Ni turn to contemporary urban relationships. Its authors include Baise Dianhua, Jian Xiaoshan, Lianmu Chuguang, Muzi Ling, Shuimei Yiren, Wenyu, Tu Cangcang and Yangqin, giving the list a clear orientation toward female readers, with historical and modern themes, novels and themed collections developed in parallel.

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FAQ

Is this book the same as Banished Immortal?

Yes, it is the same book; the information notes that its original title is Banished Immortal. The content revolves around Mu Zhi and Yun Cang’s master-disciple relationship, the past-life clan causality, and the heavenly-realm reunion; the story itself is unchanged after the retitling, so note the correspondence when looking it up under the original title.

Why does Mu Zhi stab Yun Cang with the phoenix-feather sword?

Mu Zhi originally hid her love and took Yun Cang as her master, but later she remembers that in a “past life” her clan died because of him. At their reunion in the heavenly realm, she kisses him while thrusting the phoenix-feather sword into his chest, compressing love and hatred into a single action, and says that if he cuts out his heart she will smile once more.

Is the ending a tragedy?

The information only goes as far as Yun Cang cutting out his heart for Mu Zhi, refusing to be a god, and falling from godhood to become a demon; it does not say whether the two ultimately end up together happily. What is certain is that the emotional cost is heavy and the turn is intense, so do not judge the ending’s direction by the expectations of a light sweet story.

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About the author

扬琴 Author

Yang Qin is a web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available. To date, three works are known under this name, spanning the two categories of otherworld fantasy and modern romance. Representative titles include Tempting the God into a Demon, Provocative: He Is Like a Wolf, and Entertainment Circle Sweet Story: Soft and So Fragrant. Judging from the titles and categories, the works tend to center on emotional entanglements within fantastical settings and on love stories set in urban life, with a light and sweet entertainment-industry theme as well. Because the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name have not been disclosed, it is difficult to trace the author's writing career or stylistic development further. Based on the available works, Yang Qin writes in both fantasy and romance, moving between otherworld adventure and modern romance, and shows a fairly diverse choice of subject matter suited to readers who enjoy strong plots combined with prominent romantic storylines.