The Dating Sim Version of a Cultivation Game

[A Lighthearted and Joyful Cultivation Romance Game!]

Green River Games advertised its latest release, a full-dive otome game, with that very slogan.

You logged into the game, finished the first playthrough, and were forcibly ejected. Then, with unsteady steps and dark circles under your eyes, you applied for a refund.

Because out of its selling points, lighthearted, joyful, cultivation, and romance, the only one that came close was cultivation :)

Cultivating was as demanding as a full-time job. One careless move could get you killed, and it took decades of pursuing a man to win him over... By the time you finally ascended, your liver was already aching.

Green River's customer service rejected your refund request, claiming they would optimize the game and add a liver-friendly system within a month.

A month later, you started your second playthrough.

You chose the same character appearance as in your first playthrough, carefully picked your traits, and prepared to lie flat as hard as possible.

After selecting your ability traits, you moved your gaze to [Drawbacks].

This time, you had to choose carefully.

You picked the debuffs [Fall Asleep the Moment You Lie Down] and [Engaged to a Spirit Severing Cultivator], determined to make the most of the advantages of lying flat.

You entered the game.

[Your spiritual root test revealed that you have a mixed spiritual root.]

A mixed spiritual root was great. Cultivation with one progressed slowly.

[On a whim, you bought a book from an old Taoist priest on the street. It turned out to be a rare cultivation manual from the Hehuan Sect!]

...Damn it, why is it this book again?

[At an inn, you ate a medicinal meal made with spirit herbs by the owner and unexpectedly broke through to the first level of Qi Refining.]

What is this supposed to be, I Broke Through After Lying Flat, as Easily as Drinking Water?

[Your fiance is looking for you.]

...Isn't it a little early for someone to support me?

[Your fiance is an elder of the Hehuan Sect.]

...Wait, the Hehuan Sect can have fiances?

[A stunning young man affectionately takes your hand and brings you back to his cave abode. Satisfied, you settle into a life of idleness, living off his support.]

The game really was easier on your liver after the update, but... your fiance looks a little familiar.

You stare at his face, lost in thought. Just as you are about to remember, the debuff kicks in, and your eyelids droop heavily. The young man immediately catches you in his arms when he notices.

Through your fading consciousness, you think you see him smiling.

At last, you remember who he is.

You can't recall his name. You only know he was one of the men in your first-playthrough harem whom you'd made use of, then left once you'd achieved your goal. No, you can't call it using him. You'd only given up in resignation after realizing he wouldn't fall for you and trigger a romance plot.

That's what you tell yourself.

But he was only at Foundation Establishment back then. Why is he an elder at the Spirit Severing stage now?

[You wake up.]

[You try to check your fiance's character profile.]

[Check failed.]

You pretend everything is normal and continue spending time with your fiance. To your surprise, you discover that the second playthrough is a continuation of the first. With help from another kind-hearted fish in your harem, you escape from your fiance.

[You discover the rankings of the cultivation world's Heavenly List.]

[You spot many familiar names near the top of the Heavenly List. Your fiance is at the very bottom.]

[You discover that your fiance's affection value toward you has overflowed.]

[...You discover that everyone on the Heavenly List has the same affection value toward you.]

When you turn around, you find the fish watching you with a smile.

#First Playthrough: A Work Simulator That Wears You Out, Body and Soul#

#Second Playthrough: What the Hell, It's Still That Same Bunch of Stubborn Rocks From the First Playthrough... No Thanks#

◎ Beloved by all, otome-style romantic rivalry. A chaotic mix of self-indulgent fantasies and personal tastes. The harem is a wild jumble of master and disciple, siblings (unrelated by blood), brothers competing against each other, and more. Every fish is a virgin. As for the player, she's already practiced the Hehuan Sect's cultivation method (

◎ Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Crystallization, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spirit Severing, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension

*Not a strong female lead, not a strong female lead. This is simply my thing: all the fish competing for the moon. Now that the moon has returned to Qi Refining, of course the fish are going to do things they couldn't do before (shouts loudly). The player's feelings are in the superior position, the superior position, the superior position, the highest position. That's all.

Theme: Don't lie flat