The Outcast: Trained by Ziyang, I Split into Three Pure Ones

[Not overpowered + plot-driven + a few original twists + no fawning over women + a smart protagonist + a little scheming + brains and strength + exceptional talent + ready to strike when the moment comes] He joins the company to make use of it, not to become its lapdog. The protagonist is no ethereal sage, has no desire to lecture others, and won’t play caretaker. There’ll be a hook planted here and there. Zhang Chen wakes up a hundred years in the future, having mastered the art of Primordial Qi. He often remembers what his master once told him. “What is an immortal, and why become one?” “This disciple does not know.” “Immortality represents the end, the ultimate limit. You... must become an immortal.” “May I ask what I must do to become one?” “Your opportunity lies in the future.”