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After Changing Into a Beautiful Fairy, Everything Went Wrong

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Good news: A pure-hearted young man transmigrates into the body of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel with a system. Bad news: After losing all his cultivation, he discovered that his two female disciples were yanderes. Even worse news: she unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a delicate, stunningly beautiful, and easily swayed peerless fairy. The system miraculously died. Gu Baizhi, contemplating her "heaven-defying" physique, decided to hide within the Heavenly Sword Sect to avoid being coveted by others and trigger a defeat CG. However, unbeknownst to her, her most beloved female disciple's feelings for her had long since lost their former purity. One day, her cultivation was sealed by Liu Yin, who pushed her down and pressed her to the ground. "You traitor! You've defied your superiors! You don't know what's good for you!" Gu Baizhi clutched her tattered clothes tightly, her face flushed with shame, and said pitifully. "Master, you're always philandering outside, so isn't it only natural for your disciple to bully you?" "My disciple longs to tear away your aloof exterior and see what you look like when you fall into the mortal realm." Daily Chapter Advance 5 chapters in my Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1808883?view=expanded Original Title: 性转成绝美仙子后,一切都不对了 Original Author: 迁就匠 and Qian Jiu Jiang
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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: Can I travel through time again?

[PS: Brain Storage, multiple female leads, forced love, the further you read, the more exciting it gets.]

[The beginning is still being revised. If there are any problematic points, please leave a short comment. The dialogue of the minor characters in the beginning is a bit explicit, but it will be gradually changed later.]

[There's a little bit of abuse towards the protagonist in the beginning, but not later on, so feel free to read on.]

[Also, don't just skip to those specific scenes!!]

In a cold, damp basement, only slivers of sunlight pierced through the gaps in the boards, illuminating a fairy of peerless beauty.

Cold chains wrapped around her body, her hands bound and suspended high above.

A few strands of silvery-grey hair cascaded loosely over her shoulders and the chains.

At this moment, she lifted her head, and as the sunlight gently graced her face, her true beauty was revealed.

Under the glow, a cascade of silver hair flowed like moonlight, moving without a breeze, creating a hazy halo behind her.

Her long, silvery-grey hair poured down like a waterfall, as if the entire starry river had condensed into strands.

These strands fell casually into the chains that bound her, making her skin appear even more translucent and snow-white.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains veiled in mist, and her eyes were like autumn waters reflecting cold stars.

Those light brown eyes seemed to be frozen with a thin layer of ice, clear yet distant.

Yet, at this moment, they appeared so delicate and pitiful, making one want to cherish her fiercely.

She lowered her head slightly, revealing a segment of her fair, slender neck, its lines as elegant as a proud red-crowned crane.

Her exquisite collarbones were faintly visible beneath the thin gauze.

Most striking was her slender waist, gently cinched by a plain sash, truly no more than a handspan.

Her figure was gracefully undulating, a perfect curve like the most captivating rhythm in heaven and earth, neither too plump nor too thin.

Her skirt swayed in the wind, and as it rippled, the outline of her jade-like legs was faintly discernible.

Her fingers were long and slender, her hands as white as if carved from ten thousand years of cold jade.

Her fingers gently rested on the chains.

This ethereal beauty, who could truly be called the most beautiful in any world, making all men who saw her reluctant to tear their gaze away, and even capable of turning women, was originally a pure-hearted college boy.

Ever since he transmigrated a second time into this world, gender-bending into an unparalleled and stunning fairy, everything went awry.

Not only was he brutally bullied by the female disciple he had painstakingly nurtured, but now he was also imprisoned by that rebellious disciple, his cultivation sealed.

"How did everything go wrong…?"

"…"

His name was Gu Beichen, originally an ambitious freshman who, with his outstanding looks, had gained the favor of many senior girls at school.

Just as Gu Beichen was about to top the campus heartthrob list and live a life of being a kept man, he suddenly transmigrated into a cultivation novel he had read.

Like most transmigrators in novels, Gu Beichen also acquired a system.

Not only did he know the plot and have a system, but even more incredibly, the male lead of the novel he transmigrated into, Gu Qianchen, was a true protagonist of a power fantasy novel.

He possessed a Supreme Bone throughout his body and a Primordial Chaos Sacred Body.

He also independently comprehended and created three heaven-defying cultivation techniques.

These were the "North Profound Devouring Heaven Art," which complemented the Chaos Sacred Body and allowed him to absorb all surrounding spiritual energy without actively cultivating.

The heaven-defying movement technique "Nine Heavens Free and easy travel ," which made it almost impossible for anyone to touch the practitioner with spells or physical attacks.

And the "Chaos Ninefold," which could greatly enhance his strength in a short period, allowing him to advance three major realms in a very short time.

However, this technique caused immense damage to his body, and the protagonist rarely used it.

After transmigrating, Gu Beichen became even more arrogant than the original protagonist.

With the system and his knowledge of the plot, he suppressed the villains from beginning to end.

He established his own sect, the Sword Dust Sect, and had two beautiful female disciples, Liu Yan'er and Bai Bingqing, both of whom had reached the Great Emperor realm, only one major realm lower than Gu Qianchen.

He even accomplished things the protagonist hadn't, subduing eight great divine beasts: the True Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Chaos Kunpeng, Supreme Qilin, Fiery Phoenix, and Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, and had them all transform into beast-girls.

He enjoyed a blissful life surrounded by beauties every day.

After leading the Sword Dust Sect to become the number one sect in the world, the Demon Lord, Old Thief Kuhan of the Demonic Sect, led many demonic cultivators to launch a fierce attack on the Righteous Alliance.

The battle between Gu Qianchen, after his transmigration, and Old Thief Kuhan became a turning point in his arrogant life after transmigration.

Gu Qianchen raised his hand, and thousands of golden light swords condensed around him.

With a wave of his hand, thousands of light swords instantly pierced towards the Demonic Sect from all directions.

The Demon Lord clasped his hands together, and huge barriers dispersed among the many demonic cultivators, blocking the incoming light swords.

However, some demonic cultivators were still pierced through the chest by the light swords.

"Old Thief Kuhan, how dare you attack the Dao Alliance? You truly have immense audacity!

Did we not hurt you enough last time to make you submit?

For your crime today, I will not give you another chance!"

Gu Qianchen raised his hand again, condensing even more light swords and thrusting them towards the Demonic Sect.

Old Thief Kuhan raised his hands and formed a hand seal, and a massive barrier appeared in the center of the Demonic Sect.

This time, the barrier only formed in the center, and almost all of the demonic cultivators on the periphery were tragically killed by the randomly piercing light swords.

The bodies of the demonic cultivators killed by the light swords lay on the ground, their deaths gruesome.

A mass of black gas appeared above the bodies, which was neither demonic energy nor evil spirit .

This black gas was silently flowing into Old Thief Kuhan's body.

Gu Qianchen did not notice this black gas, nor did he guess Old Thief Kuhan's true purpose in conjuring this barrier.

Gu Qianchen formed hand seals with both hands, and golden energy swirled around his body.

A formation plate named "Dao" appeared directly above the barrier conjured by Old Thief Kuhan.

Around the formation plate, countless light swords, several times more numerous than before, appeared.

Gu Qianchen brought his middle and index fingers together and gently swept them downwards.

A massive light sword suddenly emerged from the formation plate, covered in countless intricate patterns.

This sword was precisely the Demon Slaying Holy Sword, "Demon Cleaving Sword," which Gu Qianchen had spent several months refining.

Old Thief Kuhan suddenly formed another hand seal with both hands.

Gu Qianchen thought he was going to strengthen his defense again, so he increased the spiritual energy he was applying downwards significantly.

However, the barrier suddenly vanished, and countless light swords pierced into the demonic cultivators in the very center, instantly leaving corpses strewn everywhere and cries of agony echoing.

A general of the Demonic Sect pointed a trembling finger at Old Thief Kuhan.

"Demon Lord, why, why would you harm fellow disciples? Why, why would you…" Before he could finish his sentence, Old Thief Kuhan split his head open with a sword.

"Why? I'll tell you why." With that, he formed a hand seal with both hands, and instantly, the bodies scattered across the battlefield began to gather this unknown black gas, which continuously converged into Old Thief Kuhan's body.

Suddenly, a powerful oppressive aura rushed towards the Daoist sect.

Those with high cultivation realms could resist it, but those with lower realms were instantly reduced to ashes by the pressure.

Suddenly, a massive pillar of light descended from the sky, landing directly on Old Thief Kuhan's body.

"I've broken through! I've broken through! I've finally become a child of the Heavenly Dao!

Gu Qianchen, I will repay you for all the humiliation I've suffered these past few years, twofold!"

At this moment, Gu Qianchen was also utterly baffled.

"System, you damn scammer, how did Old Thief Kuhan break through?

I remember this wasn't in the original book.

Shouldn't he have been brutally pierced through the chest by my Demon Cleaving Sword?

How come the roles of who gets stabbed to death have been swapped now?"

"Host, the plot has severely deviated.

Please endeavor to restore the plot, otherwise…"

"Otherwise what?"

"Your body and spirit will perish, and you will never transmigrate back to your original world again."

"No, you still haven't told me why Old Thief Kuhan suddenly got a power boost.

Even if you don't tell me why, you should at least…"

Before he could finish his sentence, Old Thief Kuhan had already raised his demonic sword and lunged at Gu Qianchen.

Gu Qianchen resisted with all his might, but originally, because they were both at the Heavenly Emperor realm, Gu Qianchen, with the "North Profound Devouring Heaven Art" and "Nine Heavens Wandering Journey," could completely suppress him.

However, he had now reached the Heavenly Venerate realm and had become a child of the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao would spare no effort in sending down divine punishment to aid him, causing Gu Qianchen to be suppressed at every turn.

When another divine lightning bolt struck Gu Qianchen, he plunged his sword into the earth, supporting himself with it, and knelt on one knee.

"Gu Qianchen, aren't you very arrogant?

Don't you want to completely eradicate our Demonic Sect?

Look at your pathetic state now.

Is this still that arrogant brat who vowed to slaughter our Demonic Sect to the last man?!"

"Hahaha——"

"…"

"Master, are you alright?"

"Master, are you alright?"

Liu Yan'er, Bai Bingqing, and the eight divine beasts, who had just fully transformed into human form, forcefully withstood the surrounding thunder penalties and came to Gu Qianchen's side.

"I am fine, my disciples.

You all must leave quickly.

This battle is not one you can interfere with.

Hurry and depart!"

Then he pointed to the eight divine beasts who had just fully transformed.

If they could only be called beast-girls when they first transformed, then the eight women standing in front of him now were no different from fairies.

"And you all, you have just fully transformed.

If you are struck by the divine lightning now, not only will all your previous efforts be in vain, but your cultivation will also stagnate from this point on.

Leave quickly!"

At this moment, Old Thief Kuhan was leering at these exquisite fairies.

"Gu Qianchen, if you are willing to send them to my Demonic Sect to be my slaves and my cauldrons, and if you cripple your own cultivation and kowtow to me several times in front of everyone, I will consider sparing you and your sect."

"Dream on, Old Thief Kuhan, you are talking nonsense.

If you dare to touch the people I cherish most, even if you are the son of this dog-like Heavenly Dao, I will tear you to shreds."

Gu Qianchen pulled his sword from the dust.

He raised his sword with a stern expression, the cold blade reflecting a chilling light, aimed at the arrogant Old Thief Kuhan in the sky.

"That depends on whether you have the ability to tear me to shreds."

With that, he raised the sword in his hand and unleashed a sword qi capable of destroying heaven and earth towards Gu Qianchen.

Just as the sword qi was about to strike Gu Qianchen, in an instant, that indestructible sword qi, upon touching Gu Qianchen, seemed to hit an invisible wall, shattering inch by inch, and finally sublimating into a myriad of sparkling light particles, vanishing into the air like fireflies.

The divine beasts, Bingqing, and Yan'er were all working together to cast a barrier, neutralizing the sword qi.

"Do you think that by blocking this sword qi, he will live?"

He flew beside the barrier, shattered it with a single sword strike, and then raised his hand to unleash demonic energy, trapping them.

"I like obedient slaves, and I prefer obedient cauldrons.

Don't worry, I will gradually teach you the rules from now on."

Immediately, Old Thief Kuhan's laughter erupted, his exceedingly arrogant laughter echoing across the battlefield.

A silent despair spread like a plague through the hearts of the Dao Alliance members.

Most of the Dao Alliance members were already scared out of their wits, and their defenses instantly crumbled.

No one dared to provoke this future Heavenly Dao.

"Haha, Gu Qianchen, you ultimately lost to me.

Your disciples, your sect, everything you cherish will be mine…"

"Hmph," Gu Qianchen let out a soft snort.

"You wouldn't possibly think you've already won, would you?!"

"I said, if you dare to touch them, even if it's the Heavenly Dao, I will make them pay with blood."

Gu Qianchen formed hand seals with both hands, unleashing that ultimate technique, his final trump card.

And that last move was precisely the final move of the three peerless techniques—the "Chaos Ninefold."

In an instant, wisps of golden light enveloped Gu Qianchen's body, converging into a massive golden pillar of light that shot straight from Gu Qianchen's body towards the heavens.

This pillar of light was several times wider than the pillar of light that descended from the sky upon Old Thief Kuhan.

This was not power bestowed upon Gu Qianchen by the Heavenly Dao; this was power bestowed upon the Heavenly Dao by Gu Beichen.

"If you are the son of the Heavenly Dao, then I am the grandfather of the Heavenly Dao."

The golden energy around Gu Qianchen grew even denser; this was the "Chaos Ninefold," power that transcended all things in the world.

At this moment, his light brown deep eyes had turned golden.

His gaze was filled with fury.

He drew the Demon Cleaving Sword, and the golden energy coiled around it, with wisps of sword qi flowing from the blade.

With a raise of his hand, a massive sword energy cleaved the heavens and earth, causing mountains to crumble and the ground to shatter.

At the same time, a huge golden-glowing rift appeared in the sky—the heavens had been split open.

Golden gas continuously flowed from the rift, and at the same time, the thunderous punishment ceased.

The Heavenly Dao was afraid; indeed, they felt a profound fear towards this young man who had cultivated for only a few decades.

The earth was also split open, and an endless canyon appeared before their eyes, similarly filled with golden gas.

Everyone was stunned by Gu Qianchen's terrifying combat power; no one expected that in their era, someone would dare to confront the Heavenly Dao directly.

"How is this possible? I have already transformed into a son of the Heavenly Dao, why would I still be defeated by you, defeated by…"

The withered old villain was cleaved by a single sword strike, instantly turning to dust.

"I won,"

Gu Qianchen said, trembling. The Demon-Slaying Sword slipped from his hand, and he could no longer hold on, fainting.

When he opened his eyes again, looking at the familiar surroundings, Gu Qianchen took a deep breath.

"This 'Chaos Ninefold' power is truly immense. No wonder the original owner never used it throughout the entire book. I only used it for a short while, and it left me so weak."

"Wait a minute."

"Where is my cultivation?!"

Gu Qianchen felt it deeply again; the situation was the same as before.

"My cultivation is gone!"

Immediately, Gu Qianchen burst into tears, wailing and crying bitterly.

"Damn system, get out here."

"Host, I'm here," the system said with a smug chuckle.

"Damn system, you promised I could go home after ascending. That old villain suddenly went berserk and almost killed me—I'll ignore that for now—but where's my cultivation?"

"Host, the system is currently undergoing maintenance and cannot answer your question at this time."

In the blink of an eye, the damn system vanished without a trace.

"Damn system, is this how you scam people? Get out here, don't run!"

"Master, what's wrong?"

Liu Yan'er pushed the door open and entered. She looked at her master roaring at the air and found it strange.

"Ah… Yan'er, your master is fine. I was just talking to myself, no need to mind it. Also, Yan'er, remember to knock before entering your master's room from now on, otherwise…"

Before he could finish, Liu Yan'er pounced on Gu Qianchen.

"Yan'er, what do you… what do you want to do?"

"Master, what your disciple wants, haven't you always known?"

Liu Yan'er looked at Gu Qianchen with a mischievous smile.

Gu Qianchen's face was red, and he couldn't speak. Their faces were pressed tightly together; with just a slight lift of his head, their lips, so close, would touch. Yan'er's large breasts were pressed against his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

Liu Yan'er gently raised her fair, tender hand, first stroking her master's face, then his abs, and finally, even more audaciously, reaching directly towards Gu Qianchen's lower regions.

Gu Qianchen quickly grabbed Liu Yan'er's audacious hand.

"Yan'er, if you continue to be so rebellious, your master will have to deal with you according to sect rules!"

"But Master, you have lost all your cultivation now, what can you do to me?"

With that, Liu Yan'er used her spiritual energy to break free from Gu Qianchen's restraining hand.

"Who told you that? How could your master…"

At this moment, Gu Qianchen was too nervous to speak.

Firstly, Yan'er actually knew he had lost all his cultivation. What surprised him even more was that Yan'er was a complete yandere. She had maintained the persona of a well-behaved girl and stayed by his side for so long.

Liu Yan'er stared directly into Gu Qianchen's eyes.

Gu Qianchen awkwardly turned his head away, not daring to meet her gaze.

"Master, do you know how hard it's been for your disciple to endure these past few years?"

"You've been flirting around outside; every interaction you had with another gender caused my heart immense pain."

"But now, Master, I will make you stay by my side forever, unable to go anywhere. I won't let you recover your cultivation. I will take you to a place where my junior sister and those several divine beasts can't find you, hide you away, marry you, have children with you, and spend our lives together."

"Master, you! Can't! Escape!"

Yan'er spoke each word slowly, her voice filled with temptation and allure.

Gu Qianchen was extremely nervous, cold sweat almost drenching his clothes.

Liu Yan'er clearly noticed his anxious expression.

"Master, it seems you haven't fully accepted your disciple yet. It's alright, starting from now, I will make you fully accept me. Master, you can only be mine!"

She used her slender fingers to cup Gu Qianchen's chin, her face continuously drawing closer to his. Her thick black hair cascaded over his face. Looking at those lips, so close, Gu Qianchen subconsciously clenched his fists.

It had to be said that Liu Yan'er was indeed the unparalleled beauty of this world. Gu Qianchen, as her master, was also moved. Watching her lips, like freshly bloomed cherry blossoms, drawing closer and closer, Gu Qianchen's heart beat faster and faster.

"Bang!"

Just as their lips were about to touch, the door opened.

"Liu Yan'er, how dare you! Master is still recovering from a serious injury, and you dare to commit such an act of disrespect towards your master and ancestors!"

The one who entered was my second disciple, Bai Bingqing, a cold and ethereal fairy with white hair.

"I disrespect my master and ancestors? Then aren't you also thinking of doing the same thing as me? I just arrived earlier than you. If you had arrived first, I imagine what you would have done wouldn't be any different from me."

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Bai Bingqing wanted to retort, but Liu Yan'er wouldn't give her the chance.

"Bai Bingqing, drop your facade of coldness and abstinence. You might be able to deceive Master, but can you deceive me? Don't think I don't know about you secretly taking Master's clothes and the sordid things you do in the dark at night."

"Bingqing, you!"

Gu Qianchen looked at her with a shocked expression.

"Since you know! Then hand Master back to me! Master, I will not give him to you!"

Seeing that she was exposed, Bai Bingqing also dropped her disguise. Her previous cold and abstinent demeanor instantly vanished, replaced by the same yandere expression as Liu Yan'er.

The atmosphere immediately became tense, both of them simultaneously summoning their spiritual swords and pointing them at each other.

Gu Qianchen hadn't fully recovered from the shock that his disciples, whom he had lived with and cared for since childhood, were actually yanderes who wanted him.

But he quickly came to his senses, because these two seemed to be genuinely about to fight. The spiritual energy around them grew more and more intense, ready to burst out at any moment.

He then had a flash of inspiration and pulled out an escape talisman from the bedside. While the two were still in a standoff, he used the escape talisman.

The two also suddenly reacted, but it was too late; Gu Qianchen had already been teleported away.

"Master…"

Just as Gu Qianchen thought he had escaped from danger, the destination of the escape talisman struck him like a blow.

He was teleported to the River of Death , which had devoured countless lives. Human cultivators below the Golden Core stage could not escape.

And Gu Qianchen at this moment didn't even have the Qi Refining stage cultivation. There were no other cultivators around. Cold river water constantly poured over his head. He wanted to swim to the shore, but the river water wrapped around Gu Qianchen like clinging ropes, making him unable to move.

His internal injuries also flared up at an inopportune time. The cold river water continuously beat against his body, and Gu Qianchen's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

"Am I going to die?" "But I don't want to die yet…"

He didn't know how long passed, a few hours, or perhaps several days, when a bright light shone on Gu Qianchen's face, making him involuntarily open his eyes.

"Where is this?" At this moment, Gu Qianchen was not in the Mingwang River but on a piece of land.

"Ding-dong," a sudden sound.

"It's not the damn system, you scared me. I wasn't in the Mingwang River, how did I survive?"

"Wait… hello… hello…" "Hm?!"

Only a soft female voice reached his ears.

"Why has my voice changed?!"

"…"

He looked down again, and a pair of dazzling breasts appeared before his eyes, so large that he couldn't even see his feet when he looked down. Gu Qianchen quickly went to the riverside, only to see the calm water reflecting the image of a perfect fairy in appearance, figure, and temperament. He gently caressed his face, then gently stroked his soft, smooth, silver-gray hair that already reached far past his waist.

This was an unparalleled beauty of a fairy, hard to even imagine in a dream.

"But why is it me?!"

"System, come out and explain!"

"Apologies, Host, this system also doesn't know. Host, you have actually transmigrated again."

"What, transmigrated again?"

"Yes, that's right, Host. You are currently in a world completely different from your previous one. Your previous transmigration was soul transmigration, but this time…"

"This time what? Don't keep me in suspense!"

"Apologies, Host, this system has consumed too much power helping you transmigrate this time and is about to fall into slumber. Host, please quickly observe the character panel, this is very important."

"What, System, are you messing with me?!"

"Host's name: Currently none. Gender: Female. Cultivation: Golden Core mid-stage. Constitution: Innate Charm Bone, Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body. Summary: Top-tier cauldron physique. Note: And Host is currently the most beautiful fairy in all worlds. Host's figure, appearance, and temperament are unmatched."

After reading the system's description, Gu Qianchen's face was covered in black lines.

"System, are you serious?"

"Yes, Host. Please try your best to live in this world and await this system's awakening."

With that, the system disappeared.

You! Forget it. Gu Qianchen knew about the Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body. The body would emit an extremely fragrant scent. This scent was just as the name of the constitution suggested, like a mixture of tens of thousands of flowers, very pleasant to smell.

This constitution was a rare innate constitution, difficult to encounter in eons. However, its purpose was limited to being a cauldron. Although both men and women could dual cultivate with someone possessing this constitution to enhance their strength,

those who possessed this constitution were basically only females. And once discovered, females with this type of constitution would be treated like commodities, arbitrarily bought and sold by the powerful and influential, used as cauldrons for other cultivators.

However, the scent of the Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body is extremely unique and difficult to distinguish. Moreover, the scent emitted by Gu Qianchen's Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body was very different from the normal Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body. The normal Myriad Fragrance Sacred Body's scent is strong and has a small range. Mine, however, is lighter but fresher and has a wider range.

Therefore, the probability of my constitution being discovered is very small, but I still need to be careful, because the scent of this constitution changes with the personality of the person who possesses it. Simply put, the more shy you are, the stronger the scent will be, and the easier it will be to be discovered.

As for this Innate Charm Bone, who cares, I guess it's like the Supreme Bone, only working inside the body, probably useless outside. Gu Qianchen thought so.

Gu Qianchen shakily stood up. He thought for a moment and decided that the most important thing was to adapt to this new body. Gu Qianchen looked down at the lake again, carefully examining this body. Immediately, her face flushed. It was too shameful, no, no, I still can't accept it, she quickly turned her head away.

Just then, she saw the Angelica dahurica flowers blooming by the river, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, gilded with a golden edge. The Angelica dahurica flowers swayed in the wind. Angelica dahurica symbolizes purity and flawlessness.

"Since I've changed worlds, I'll change my name and start anew."

"Baizhi…"

"Gu Baizhi."