[No System + One heroine + Taoist cultivation. The male lead is a cheat in his own right, while the heroine still practices magic; a few supporting characters cultivate alongside him.]
“What a pity. If you had been born in an age when spiritual energy still flowed, Xiao Ning, your talent would have made you a grandmaster capable of founding a sect.”
“Master, please stop teasing me. I still haven't developed a sense for spiritual energy.”
“That’s because spiritual energy has vanished, making it nearly impossible to develop that sense. Don't sell yourself short. Hahahahaha!”
“Yes, yes. You're right, Master.”
I, Shen Ning, was a “genius disciple” who had learned the strengths of every Taoist school, yet I couldn't even develop a sense for spiritual energy. But that conversation was the last one I had with my master before he died.
One day, the moment I stepped out of the temple, I saw unfamiliar people, unfamiliar lands, and “magic,” something that existed only in people's fantasies.
It's okay, but it feels like something is missing, which makes people have no desire to watch it.