The Record of the Three Flowers Returning to the Origin

The Way of Spiritual Roots Is Ultimately a Minor Path; Traditional Cultivation Alone Leads to the Great Way

No spiritual-root fantasy. It’s too monotonous. I want traditional fantasy.

No Saintly Leads + Clear Goals + Cunning and Meticulous + Plenty of Well-Placed Foreshadowing + Lots of Scheming

I’m hoping to find a story where the protagonist works toward a specific purpose or goal, preferably one that other people would find hard to understand, and uses every means possible to achieve it.

I'm in a Reading Slump, Are There Any Good Novels?