Involution in the Cultivation World

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.