The Spirit Beast Comes Down the Mountain

Any Stories with a Protagonist Who Knows When to Advance and When to Retreat? None of That Nonsense

Looking for books like The Spirit Source Immortal Path. Whether it's cultivation and farming or supernatural powers and martial arts, I don't want the kind where the protagonist claims to be cautious but constantly stirs up trouble and draws attention. It's so stupid to watch someone who could have slipped away perfectly and stayed out of the spotlight do the opposite.