[No Romance] [Absurd Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Nonhuman Heroine]
When other people end up in the cultivation world, either a divine sword recognizes them as its master from the start or an old man lives inside their ring.
Si Lan transmigrates as a key. The good news: She can travel freely through secret-realm barriers. The bad news: She's a five-out-of-ten metal spirit root.
In other words, she's basically scrap metal, not even qualified to sweep the sect's front steps.
In the original novel, she's just a tool for the male and female leads to sneak into secret realms. In the end, they marry and casually melt her down to forge a keepsake for their love.
"All roads lead to Rome, so why am I expected to be both the mule and the horse?"
Knowledge changes your fate.
The five-star metal key who transmigrated into a book decides to pursue a doctorate at the greatest sword sect under heaven and polish herself into platinum.
Not enough money for travel? Si Lan sets up a stall at the entrances to major secret realms:
"Professional secret-realm tour guide, 20 years' experience. Tickets: 10. Insurance: 30. Accidental trap activation? Funeral costs included. No discounts for anyone surnamed Gu or Bai."
As she keeps doing business, someone becomes a familiar face in all the major secret realms of the cultivation world...
In the Medicine King Secret Realm, while prodigies outside fight to the death over the inheritance, she plays gomoku in a cave with a thousand-year-old monster.
At the Artifact Spirit Hall, everyone else has to drip blood to claim an artifact. The artifact spirit adds her as a friend of its own accord and pulls her into a group chat to complain about the new sect leader.
Outsiders face near-certain death in the Dragon Clan's forbidden grounds. She goes in to trade snacks with the little dragon princess, casually takes a "not for sale" item from the princess's father's treasure vault, then puts it back with a scathing review: "Mediocre quality. Don't brag about it next time."
The destined male and female leads from the original story still want their heartwarming plot, but suddenly the villain isn't delivering, the cannon fodder aren't dying, all the promised treasures have vanished, and even the secret realms have started making life difficult for them!
The Cultivation World's Latest Strange Tales:
Blood may flow, heads may roll.
Just don't provoke Si Lan in a secret realm.
What a novel theme! The protagonist casually reveals her divine power in front of everyone, which is exactly the kind of story a strong female lead should read.
It's pretty good, worth a try.
It looks great 🤔, I'll give it five stars first 👍
It's a very novel theme, and the plot hasn't had any major flaws so far. It's a good read during a reading slump, but there aren't enough episodes to satisfy everyone.