BEING GOTH IN A CULTIVATION WORLD IS TOTALLY COURTING DEATH! Ai Baoni has a forbidden cultivation technique, a tragic destiny, and some VERY STRONG OPINIONS about white robes. Unfortunately, the Huogehuazi Sect has standards - no channeling pure angst into spiritual energy, no dying your spirit stones black, and absolutely NO unauthorized accessories. But when her ever-changing birthmark starts acting up and a mysterious male jade beauty in suspiciously well-billowing crimson robes appears, Ai Baoni realizes she might be part of an ancient prophecy. One that involves the legendary Dark Phoenix, who was totally misunderstood and probably just needed better eyeliner. Now, with her repeatedly-dying-and-resurrecting raven as witness (current head count: seven and counting, though it fluctuates with each dramatic demise), Ai Baoni must navigate forbidden love, tragic destinies, and the constant threat of proper cultivation etiquette. The Orthodox Cultivation Alliance wants her gone, Ha Li's jade ornaments won't stop tinkling disapprovingly, and someone keeps suggesting she try wearing pink. Whatever. Being the prophesied Ge-de Cultivator is like, SO hard. "Finally, a cultivation technique that speaks to my inner darkness!" - Elder Deng's secretly glowing red beard "Dies from cringe in F descending to B natural, the forbidden tritone of pure spiritual angst. Resurrects with randint(1,9) heads, each wearing tiny book critic hats" - Shadows-Upon-Shadows-Darknight-Void, Huogehuazi Times Bestselling Raven This is a SERIOUS and TRAGIC story about AUTHENTIC cultivation through darkness. Any perceived similarities to other works are purely coincidental and probably because they copied deeply meaningful techniques for channeling emotional damage into spiritual energy. Tags: Cultivation, Tragedy, Ancient Prophecy, Not A Parody, Proper Feng Shui Alignment Of Accessories Is Very Important