The male and female leads fall in love at first sight. In this lifetime, the female lead named Lily Harris falls for the eldest senior brother William Carter, who still cares deeply for the world. She is devoted to him without regret, embarking on a torturous love story where both her body and heart are tormented, yet she remains unwavering in her affection. In the end, she gives up her divinity for William Carter, longing only for a life of lovebirds unconcerned with immortality.

To summarize the plot: there are schemes, misunderstandings, Lily Harris is imprisoned, abused, poisoned, hunted down, William Carter gets married but the bride isn’t her. Several important male supporting characters are devoted to Lily Harris, caring for and protecting her, but Lily Harris only likes William Carter, ignoring everyone else’s kindness and insisting on seeking out William Carter. After being hurt by William Carter, his wife, his admirers, and fellow disciples, she is rescued by other male characters, recovers, and then goes back for more torment.

This storyline spans over 800,000 words. Edward Morgan nearly lost his mind reading it. If Lily Harris were to appear before him right now, he would definitely crack open her skull to see what on earth she was thinking.

On the last page, instead of more plot, there were some rather blunt comments, labeled as book reviews. Most of the reviews read—

【Is the female lead crazy? She gives up being a god just to stick with this twice-married scumbag!】

【Trash, terrible ending. I read over a million words just waiting for the female lead to reclaim her divinity and punish the scum, but she ended up being pathetic to the very end.】

【William Carter loves the female lead, but the world is more important than she is, the sect is more important, innocent people are more important—everything is more important than she is. The female lead is someone William Carter can abandon at any time. This love is too humble, it’s not worth it, not at all.】

【William Carter has ruined the female lead for two lifetimes. She’s an innate deity, and you’re a mortal who became a god later—your worldviews are different. Causing disasters is her duty, to balance the heavenly way, but he forced her to side with humans and even interfered with her tribulation, causing her to be entangled with him in her next life. This man is terrifying—he tortures the female lead in the name of righteousness!】

【Love at first sight can be explained by past-life karma, but why is this karma so unimportant for William Carter? Why is it only Lily Harris who’s so desperate? William Carter can marry the head of Ziling Pavilion, so why can’t Lily Harris marry Henry Bennett or Edward Morgan? Is the heir of the top cultivation family not handsome enough, or is the demon lord not cool enough? Why hang herself on William Carter?】

【Edward Morgan was my only motivation to read over a million words. I just wanted to see him tear the male lead apart, but in the end, he was ruined by the female lead.】

【Edward Morgan, Henry Bennett, James Walker—any of them are better than William Carter. The female lead must be blind!】

【Still, James Walker is a no-go. He’s too scary.】

【Kick James Walker out. Just seeing his name gives me nightmares.】

【Kick him out +1. Let’s talk about Edward Morgan instead.】

Names like Edward Morgan, James Walker, and Henry Bennett, all familiar demon lords, appeared repeatedly in the comments. This was also why he forced himself to finish reading the book.

Edward Morgan knew that the names written in the book were indeed referring to himself.

Just as the opening lines of the book described, Edward Morgan was merely the devoted and domineering second male lead in "Torturous Love: You Are My Only Constant." Their world was nothing more than a story within a book.

Normally, when cultivators learn the truth about their world, most suffer a mental blow—some become despondent, others go mad. Edward Morgan was dazed for a while too, but fortunately, having gained enlightenment through slaughter, his will was extremely strong. He quickly realized that the cultivation world was just one of countless worlds, and to others, their world was merely a book. But "Torturous Love: You Are My Only Constant" only recorded the love and hate of a few dozen people. Places not described in the book formed their own worlds. This book merely chronicled the story of certain people in a certain era, not the entire world.

Edward Morgan knew he was truly alive, his thoughts and actions not controlled by anyone, and that his world was real. That was enough.

What truly baffled Edward Morgan was that the book claimed he would one day fall in love with Lily Harris, become her enemy against heaven and earth, and even give his life for her. This was something the cold and unfeeling Edward Morgan simply could not understand.

Just reading the book made him want to yank Lily Harris’s soul out, erase her feelings for William Carter, and stuff her back into her body. How could he possibly risk his life to help William Carter at her pleading?

Edward Morgan knew that if he didn’t get to the bottom of this, he would eventually develop inner demons and never reach the great Dao. Even if not for the task at the beginning of the book, he should resolve this for the sake of his own peace of mind.

After three days of contemplation, he made up his mind to figure out why Lily Harris was so stubbornly... uh, so devoted. He couldn’t figure it out on his own, and Lily Harris might be just as clueless—after all, she’d been struck by lightning, so it was possible her mind wasn’t right. But the others mentioned in the book, especially Lily Harris’s love rivals, probably understood, since they also liked William Carter and were willing to fight to the death for him.

If one person’s strength isn’t enough, then find more people. The more you ask, the more likely you’ll get an answer. Once he understood the root of the problem, it would be easier to change the plot.