Monsters Die When Killed

Li Hanshan. Male, 19. A student at the Western Capital Qinxing Academy, dual-majoring in combat and exploration. A Dao Mimic Cultivator with an incomplete bloodline. His hobbies are reading, writing, and eating.

"Our family’s bloodline is incomplete. Speaking carelessly will cause the Blood of Chongming to become unstable. Instead of bringing a Blessing like the Phoenix Cry, it will create all sorts of negative Curses for yourself and the friends around you."

"For example, it can make both the speaker and the listener lose heart and motivation, become unable to study seriously or focus on books, and even feel inexplicably depressed. The next day, they might be unable to get out of bed and won’t want to go to school. These are all tragic examples that have happened to young children of the Li Family who couldn’t control their power."

"So, children, the reason we train you from a young age to master sign language, write neatly on a blackboard, and type quickly on a keyboard is to prevent you from hurting others with this incomplete power, which would lead to you being unable to make friends and suffering through a miserable childhood."

These were the words his father, an Elder of the family, had solemnly sent to all the Li Family children in a WeChat group chat back when Li Hanshan was six and starting elementary school.

’But... kids in other elementary schools at this age don’t all have two phones per person like our family, do they?’

Aside from this question, from that time on, Li Hanshan often found himself frowning in contemplation. Why was it that even though he hadn’t heard his family speak and hadn’t been subjected to the Curse, he still often zoned out in class, couldn’t focus on his books, and struggled to get out of bed? ’Could this be the hidden sorrow that everyone in the Li Family bloodline must bear?’

Especially the bed on a winter morning... It had a gravitational pull like a Black Hole! ’This Curse is truly terrifying!’

But in the end, Li Hanshan discovered that while the Curse was indeed real, the description of its effects was complete nonsense. Because even without him speaking, the vast majority of students were pretty much the same way.

It was just that by the time he realized this, he had already—with his family’s encouragement to ’fight the Curse’—started waking up early every day and studying diligently. He achieved exceptionally good grades and was admitted to the Qinxing Academy on West Mountain.

Even his hobby of writing had exploded in popularity due to the Spiritual Energy Revival, and his books were doing far better than before.

"The author writes as if it’s all real!"

"Seriously, so many of the details are just like reality—I read the author’s previous books and always thought the world-building was very creative. But after the Spiritual Qi really revived, it turns out a lot of the settings are incredibly similar to the real thing!"

"It’s a shame it’s only *kind of* similar. Some key parts are still clearly fantasy... Reality and novels are different after all."

"Checking in."

’Of course it’s similar. After all, I’m writing about real things. The different parts were changed to avoid suspicion.’

Every time he saw these comments, Li Hanshan would nod slightly. Though his face remained expressionless, he was quite pleased with himself on the inside.

Let’s try that introduction again.

Li Hanshan. Male, 19. A contracted author with Zhengguo’s Zhongdian Chinese Network and a well-known web novelist. His pen name is ’Cold Mountain Scenery’, and he has published five works.

His daily hobbies: reading, writing, eating, and gathering material from real life.

Recently, Li Hanshan started a new Spiritual Energy Revival novel in the academy genre. The reason was self-evident—who else had actually gotten into a real Extraordinary Academy?

’Mhm, so this is the training curriculum after enrolling in the Academy. Not bad, this is valuable. I can use it after a few tweaks. Better write this down!’

’So the Academy’s system works like this! I’ll make a note of it. It’ll definitely come in handy later!’

’I see, I get it now! The credit system... that’s a part I can use to create some satisfying moments. I can just copy this directly. It’s not like there’s a Qinxing Academy classmate reading my novel, right? The odds of that are low, anyway.’

After entering the Academy, Li Hanshan immediately discovered that this place was a giant treasure trove for him. Material was everywhere he looked. Especially since he was currently writing in the academy genre, he didn’t even have to think about things like plot progression or satisfying conflicts. He just had to observe reality, and he’d have all the material he could ever need.

However, amidst his excitement, Li Hanshan still felt a tinge of regret.

’It’s a bit of a shame. One of my teammates is a silent, ice-queen type, another is just an ordinary muscular gym-bro, and the last is just a generic, sunny, rich, handsome guy. There’s nothing special about them I can use for character archetypes.’

But a writer must be good at using their imagination!

’If I were to gender-bend them... then the team would have a cold, stoic, handsome guy; a cheerful, athletic beauty; and a gentle, approachable, high-class lady...’

He drew a sharp breath. ’Now that’s an idea...’

Thinking this, Li Hanshan’s gaze toward his teammates instantly sharpened. However, his habitually expressionless face and autistic-like tendencies, combined with his habit of turning his head to hide it whenever he wanted to smile, meant that his teammates didn’t notice anything unusual about him.

’Sometimes, all you need for a flash of inspiration is to flip your perspective a little.’

The plot of an academy-genre story is always fast-paced, and Li Hanshan’s real life at the Academy was no different. He had just enrolled and already had to start preparing for the Kunlun Secret Realm. As one of the top performers during the training period, Li Hanshan regretfully realized that he would probably have to rely on his stockpile of drafted Chapters to keep his novel updated, because—naturally—there was no internet connection around the Kunlun Secret Realm.

However, it was also at this time that Li Hanshan met his team’s theoretical mentor, Su Zhou.

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