Cultivation: It All Began with a Possession!

Looking for Cultivation Novels with a Genius Protagonist

Traditional cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core (Purple Mansion), Nascent Soul (Out-of-Body), Deity Transformation (Spirit Division), Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and Great Ascension. At the Great Ascension stage, a cultivator only stays briefly in the cultivation world before ascending. I want a story with a sensible, brisk plot and decisive characters. No protagonists with some weird mixed spiritual root.

Seeking a Male-Oriented Cultivation Story Where the Protagonist Starts Out as a Genius With Excellent Spiritual Roots

Novels About Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Cores, Nascent Souls, and Deity Transformation

No saintly protagonists.

Cultivation Novels with No Saintly Protagonists, Decisive Killings, and Smart Leads

Cultivation stories with an intelligent protagonist and villains who aren't idiots.

In a Reading Slump. Recommend Me Something

I’d love recommendations for period novels where the heroine is reborn without a golden finger and grows stronger step by step, preferably an academic achiever story. Nothing too far-fetched 🤔🤔🤔