MoShang but its literally just Mobei-Jun as a Cultivator, Rat in a Hat's Fic Recs
Uhh, went down a bit of a rabbit hole again where I reread every MoShang role reversal/cultivator Mobei-Jun fic that there was. So. Now you get to enjoy it, too!
As always, titles in orange authors in blue, I'll put the authors' Tumblr or other socials if I can find them.
it must follow, as the night the day by Tossawary
Words: 26,340 | Last Updated: 2020-10-10 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Airplane Bro transmigrates into his own web-novel only to find out that the System messed up his world! Shang Qinghua is a demon in this world! All the characters supposed to be humans are demons in this world! And all the characters supposed to be demons are...?
Moshang's first meeting in a Role Reversal AU.
Rat's Notes: An absolutely amazing fic, by an absolutely amazing author! @tossawary is the quintessential MoShang author, in my opinion.
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ย Nothing to Me, Nothing to You by Tossawary
Words: 59.8K | Last Updated: 2021-11-02 (Completed) | Rating: Mature
Summary: Shang Qinghua and Mobei-Jun meet at the Cloud Recesses during the guest lectures. Shang Qinghua is still a transmigrator and Mobei-Jun is still destined to kill him someday, and it makes copying the rules in the library really awkward. Shang Qinghua is just trying to survive his own sect. Why does it have to get more complicated?
Rat's Notes: @tossawary back again with another peak MoShang fic. While this isn't exactly a role reversal AU, Mobei-Jun is a cultivator, so it counts. Also, it's a Mo Dao Zu Shi alternate universe, I couldn't just not include it.
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER
What It Means to Be Mobei-Jun by Violent_entertainment
Words: 3.4K | Last Updated: 2020-10-28 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: โMay this one ask his king a question?โ he spoke softly.
The demon lord sat up a bit, leaning on a forearm, grinning. โOh course! This king is always happy to answer any question of his dear cultivator.โ
Rat's Notes: Shang Qinghua as the Demon Lord of the Northern Desert! With Mobei-Jun as an assasain, and SQH's right-hand man. Short :( but sweet.
Snake Following the Mongoose by Prim_the_Amazing
Words: 6.1K | Last Updated: 2026-04-02 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Mo Bei wakes up to the last demon of the pack he hadnโt managed to kill before passing out pawing at him, animalistically crouched over him and rifling through his pockets. Panic lances like a spear of ice through the haze of hot, sluggish pain and disorientation, and he wildly swipes at the demon with a burst of qi.ย
The demon yelps and throws himself out of the way, pouncing onto all fours before defensively throwing his arms up over his face, looking at Mo Bei with wide, frightened eyes. He would almost look like a victim, if it werenโt for his inhuman cat-slit eyes.ย
โMercy!โ the demon cries. โMercy, mercy, Master Cultivator, please donโt kill me! I was just looking for medicine! Forย yourย wounds!โย
Mo Bei, a righteous cultivator, is forced to rely upon a filthy, wicked demon.
Rat's Notes: Prim the Amazing has a ton of other awesome SVSSS fics, too, so I recommend you check those ones out too. The QiJiu ones, in particular. I really like this fic because it not only has MBJ as a cultivator, but SQH as a demon!
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER
Royal Responsibilities and Other Things to Avoid by crybabyenligne
Words: 4K | Last Updated: 2024-08-08 | Rating: Not Rated
Summary: Shang Qinghua is the youngest and weakest son of the ruler of the Northern Desert and destined to have a short and treacherous rule due to his traitorous habits and back stabbing tendencies. His role in the plot is to be killed by An Ding Peak Lord Mobei Jun who uses his victory to aid Luo Binghe in his efforts to become sect leader and unite the cultivator and demon worlds.
As a transmigrator, he is doing his best thigh hugging to avoid this fate. Meanwhile, Mobei Jun thinks he is succumbing to the wiles of a succubus, never mind the fact that this succubus is the worst seductor heโs ever met.
Rat's Notes: Poor Airplane is not the best at being particularly demonic
Room temperature by Lycheeluv
Words: 0 (Comic) | Last Updated: 2020-09-29 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary: "YOU are the Northern Ice Demon Lord"
"MUST YOU SAY IT, WOULD YOU LET ME DREAM"
"This is clearly a Nightmare"
Rat's Notes: I love the artstyle in this. Featuring a guest appearance from Cucumber-bro, having to deal with Airplane's BS
know yourself by half_sleeping
Words: 14.4K | Last Updated: 2020-04-14 (Completed) | Rating: Mature
Summary: ็ฅๅฝผ็ฅๅทฑ๏ผ็พๆไธๆฎ
If you know your enemy and know yourself, then in aย hundred battlesย you will not suffer one defeat
- Sun Tsu,ย Art of War.
"Supporting character-" sputters Shang Qinghua. "Bro, Ling Li is a secondary protagonist, ok, at least! He's disillusioned after the murder of his master is covered up by the worst scum villain and the sect head looks the other way. He becomes the protagonist's best friend and top supporter after they meet and work to uncover the scum villain. He was strong enough to fight on par with Liu Qingge, and that's before he goes off on the training journey in the endless abyss where he meets Bing-ge. He's super good looking and he's fucking ripped. If I didn't make him stone-faced and bad with women, he would have been ripped apart by you assholes, my precious punching son. Don't look down on Ling Li!"
"Yes, fine," says Shen Qingqiu, rolling his eyes. "But I didn't murder Liu Qingge. So what's next?"
Rat's Notes: A bit of a slow start, but picks up speed at chapter 2. Mobei-Jun as an unknowingly amnesiac cultivator
Restful Drabbles and Ficlets (Previously "MoShang Being Domestic") by Avencrest
Words: 20.5K | Last Updated: 2023-07-26 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: These boys getting the peace and love they deserve.
Ch. 11: The Death of a King - Cultivation AU - Fluff & Angst - MBJ's POV
A choice is made: One life is lost while another starts.
Rat's Notes: This is a drabble/ficlet compilation, so if you want species swap AU specifically go to Chapter 11: Death of a King
All the other drabbles are good too, though.
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER
Canโt Say Noย by HeyOkayMeow
Words: 1.3K | Last Updated: 2023-02-22 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: โWhatโs wrong?โ
โAh?โ Shang Qinghua flicks his eyes up for a moment, his blush deepening before he turns his attention back to his cup. โWrong? Why would anything be wrong?โ
Rat's Notes: Author is @heyokaymeow everywhere, this fic is short but so, so sweet.
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Halcyon Daysย by BethAdastra
Words: 2.5K | Last Updated: 2022-03-14 | Rating: Mature
Summary: Mobei-Jun knows that Shang Qinghua is dangerous. It's a fact as plain as any other way of the world.
The seasons come and go. Rain falls on the vine, and it grows, withers, and dies.
Shang Qinghua, King of the Northern Reaches, is a dangerous, cruel, and uncompromising demon.
So why does Mobei-Jun always return to him?
Rat's Notes: Bird demon SQH is so cool. MBJ usually ends up as either an An Ding or Bai Zhan disciple in fics like these, but in this one he's taken SQH's place as an An Ding disciple.
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if memory serves rightย by randomprose
Words: 2.3K | Last Updated: 2021-12-31 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Did you hear? Mobei Jun has brought home a man! A lunatic rogue cultivator they said! Oh, how scandalous!
Or: the mdzs au no one asked for featuring moshang
Rat's Notes: Author is @randomprose. Mo Dao Zu Shi alternate universe! Yessss
If you have any recommendations that I didn't list here, feel free to comment them! I'll probably update this list with more if I find some. Most of these are one-shots or pretty short, unfortunately.
