No romance + ensemble cast + a talent for growing anything
Gu Yu transmigrated after working herself to the bone to finish her graduate thesis, then dropping dead from exhaustion.
When she opened her eyes again, she was in the world of immortal cultivation.
Transmigration was great! Transmigration was wonderful! Ending up in the immortal cultivation world was so insanely cool. At last, she wouldn’t have to farm anymore.
Gu Yu’s big toothy grin vanished in an instant after her talent was tested.
A mutated spiritual root was one thing, but why was her spiritual root a hoe?
Having to keep farming after transmigrating to the immortal cultivation world was bad enough, but why was she also poisoned?
After she joined a third-rate sect, her fellow disciples and master worked together to find a cure. That was when Gu Yu discovered that her body’s origins were anything but ordinary.
The Gu family may be small, but they made their own legends, and every member had a little secret.
Her sect also had its fair share of secrets.
Her master was a demon cultivator with a complicated past involving an elder from a major sect.
Her senior brother was born with a sword bone, and his whole family was wiped out. On his quest for revenge, he discovers that his enemy may have once harmed her too?
Her second senior sister got stuck with the role of the unlucky nobody who gets ignored in a story where the sect’s beloved disciple is adored by everyone.
Her third senior sister had it even crazier: she was the wife in a “kill your wife to prove the Dao” story!
Her fourth senior brother was born into royalty. After losing the struggle for the throne, he turned to cultivation, comprehended the Way of Heaven’s secrets, and became a fortune-teller on the street.
Gu Yu rubbed her chin. “Let’s get competitive right now! All of us! First we get rich, then we get revenge. We’re not letting anyone off the hook!”
Rare flowers and exotic plants, spiritual herbs and fruit: she could grow anything no one else could.
She could save the demon race’s sacred tree and handle all the magical landscaping for the fiends. She was the most hardworking farmer in the immortal cultivation world!
It's a pretty good ensemble piece, but the ending was quite unexpected. However, the fates of the supporting characters, aside from the female lead, are all resolved considering their pasts. The female lead's ending is also relatively complete, as she finally understands how her bloodline was severed (though I personally feel it could have been written further).
This short story, combining modern farming and cultivation elements, is my type, so I added a star. Farming and food are ingrained in the DNA of every Chinese person; they won't disappear with time or changing environments. The only difference lies in whether one is "just good at it," "proficient," or, in rare cases, "killer-level," but that doesn't diminish our love for these things.
Everyone's identity is clearly written. The relationship between the master, fellow disciples and siblings in the sect is super good, full of family affection. The main storyline is to find out the identity of the female lead by curing her poison. The process of finding her parents is full of twists and turns. The characters who are not in the villain camp are all very individual and interesting.
Although it ended too quickly, it's still 5 stars because it's well-written.
It's very well written; I read it in one go! The premise is interesting, with an open ending and no romantic pairing.
Although it's written rather plainly, it's still a pretty good short story.
A very good cultivation and farming novel. It features family affection, camaraderie among fellow disciples, and various adorable creatures grown by the female protagonist. A great bedtime read.
It's beautiful. Isn't the world too small? Everyone's cultivating immortality, and there are only these two towns.
It's great! It deserves a high score; it's not tiring to watch, nor is it dark or depressing!
It's a very interesting novel, but a bit short. The female protagonist's sect has a great atmosphere, with everyone helping each other. It would be great if there were more chapters in the story.