My Daoist Self Doesn’t Want to Ascend Today: a heartwarming comedy that turns traditional ideas about cultivation on their head.
Gu Xiaoyao is an ordinary young man who transmigrates into the world of cultivation. He should have followed the usual path of a good-for-nothing making a comeback and conquering the world, but instead he makes a choice that shocks every cultivator: “I don’t want to ascend. I just want to lie flat.”
In a cultivation world where “not ascending makes you a loser,” Gu Xiaoyao proves through his philosophy of life that true cultivation isn’t about pursuing immortality, but happiness.
When he meets Ye Wuwang, another fellow “rebel,” the two hit it off and begin enjoying a carefree life of cultivation while lying flat. Then their son, Gu Qingfeng, is born, and everything takes a delightful turn.
This baby has been cultivating since the womb. He breaks through to the early Nascent Soul stage at three, can rewrite the laws of heaven and earth at five, and becomes the cultivation world’s youngest “super dad” at ten
His father: “Son, why work so hard at cultivation? Lying flat is much more comfortable!”
His mother: “Qingfeng, I’ve warmed your milk. Drink it, then go cultivate.”
Qingfeng: “Dad, Mom, you don’t understand. Cultivation is for the sake of lying flat even better.”
And so, the family begins a heartwarming and hilarious life of cultivation, taking on the old Heavenly Dao, reforming the cultivation world, establishing a new order, and taking “cultivating while raising a child” to a whole new level.
