[Cultivation + strong female lead + ensemble cast, partly a progression fantasy]
Ye Zhen was the greatest genius in the cultivation world. At a young age, she maxed out her cultivation and defeated every opponent under the heavens.
People packed the streets just to watch her draw her sword. Cultivators admired her talent and called her a genius who appeared only once in ten thousand years.
Ye Zhen's response was: Thank you, thank you. I think I'm pretty amazing too.
Apart from occasionally being criticized by her master for having a too-brash sword style, being told by her senior sister to “cherish your life,” and hearing her friends complain, “Could you stop charging into the most dangerous place every time we fight?”, Ye Zhen had no major flaws.
Now, let's check in with the people around Ye Zhen.
“Hello. How would you describe Ye Zhen?”
One teammate, who demanded heavy censorship and wished to remain anonymous, said:
“Ye Zhen? You'd never guess what she likes to do when she's drunk… Mmph! Mmmph!”
“Hello? Hello? Are you there?”
The interviewee appeared to have been gagged, and the call was cut off.
Well, yes.
Oh, right, Ye Zhen does like to drink. When she's drunk, she just likes to get close to good-looking people. Don't believe rumors or spread them, okay? Nobody's gagging anyone.
Ahem, let's get back to the main story:
The demons have returned? There are spies everywhere in the cultivation world?
No problem. Just cut them down.
Ye Zhen stays busy fighting monsters, leveling up, and saving people, and accidentally manages to win a beauty as her cultivation partner.
Content warning: The heroine's growth takes center stage, and the story leans toward an ensemble cast. The male lead appears relatively late.
