The Cultivation System: From Lying Flat to a Comeback

After modern programmer Lin Xiaofan works himself to death from overwork, he unexpectedly transmigrates to the Xuanhuang Continent and takes over the body of a menial disciple at the Qingyun Sect who shares his name. The original owner had a fake five-element spiritual root, was buried in debt, and was constantly bullied, but everything changes completely when the "Lie Flat Cultivation Renegade Immortal System" activates.

The System's guiding principle is "Reject the rat race, lie flat and make a comeback." It provides Lin Xiaofan with comprehensive support, including the Lie Flat Ease Scripture, a shop where he can exchange lie-flat points, and danger alerts. By day, he appears to laze around in the sun among the menial disciples; in secret, his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds.

He earns money refining pills to pay off his debts, learns the Five Elements Escape Technique to protect himself, and makes a stunning debut in the preliminary round of the outer sect's minor competition, defeating his archrival Zhang Hu. Yet the jealousy of Senior Brother Wang from the inner sect, the covetous gaze of demonic forces, and the secret of his Chaotic Spiritual Body gradually come to light...