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Following his father's murder, Wu Ling's mother returned to the life of a courtesan, disguising her young son as a girl to take refuge in the Bamboo Silk House, a women's only sect dedicated to the arts.

Now, as Wu Ling comes of age, he'll attempt to shed the disguise he's worn for so many years to step onto the path of cultivation. If only life would let him do so. Haunted by his father's enemies, Wu Ling leads a double life as the handsome Brother Wu Ling and the enchanting Sister Hua Qianhu.

Guided by a mysterious immortal master, Wu Ling will face the world's dangers with art as his weapon. His greatest challenge, however, may lie in matters of the heart: as he pursues the woman he loves in one guise, he is entangled by the affections of men captivated by the other. In a world where identity is fluid and love knows no bounds, can Wu Ling find true happiness without sacrificing half of who he is?

Note: This was originally submitted as part of a previous WPC, however, it has undergone significant revisions (volume one alone is 27,000 words longer than the previous version), so if you've seen it before, give it a chance again!

Unparalleled Artist: Unlikely Hero

The caravan of wagons and carriages, full of scholars and their supplies, trundled along the Pilgrim's road for almost an entire day before stopping for the night at one of the many bustling waystations that lined the road through the foothills. Another day's travel further along the road and the terrain would become significantly harsher with much poorer road conditions. If someone wanted to reach the Paragon Sword Sect, not only did they need to conquer the harsh landscape of the mountains, but the higher they progressed the more often they would encounter barriers intended to test the worthiness of potential disciples. For all the pilgrims that traveled this road toward the sect each year, three in four traveled the road in reverse not long after beginning their ascent. The remaining one in four were divided between those who died in the attempt and those who succeeded, but the exact ratio between the two was known only to the Paragon Sword Sect itself.

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