The World Ascends, But I'm Just an Ordinary Person

Overnight, the entire world ascends to a higher dimension. Spiritual qi revival begins, Western magic and Eastern fantasy become reality, and spirits, demons, monsters, and all manner of strange creatures appear. The age of universal cultivation has arrived. Everyone awakens a talent for cultivation. Everyone, that is, except Xu Zhangyi! Her closest friend abandons her: "You can't cultivate, and I'm a cultivation prodigy. We're worlds apart now. We shouldn't hang out anymore!" The guy she's been dating for three days breaks up with her: "I was only dating you so you'd tutor me, but you have no talent for cultivation, and the college entrance exams have been canceled anyway. Being with you will only hold me back!" Even her homeroom teacher, who had high hopes for her, hands her a notice of expulsion: "Our school is regrouping students according to their cultivation talent. You have none, so leave. Otherwise, you'll hurt our school's admission rate!" Former top college entrance exam prospect and science ace Xu Zhangyi: ? Fine, fine. So that's how you want to play! She immediately calls a quantum nuclear energy professor at Capital University. "Professor, is that offer to recommend me for admission to your program still open?" Professor Qi, who is fretting over education reform and can't find students: "Of course it is! While everyone else wants to cultivate and become an immortal, you still want to devote yourself to physics research. That's so... sensible! The School of Energy and Power Engineering welcomes you!" Later, cultivation prodigies gather in Kyoto, fighting tooth and nail over cultivation and their assessments. Anyone who can't pass the demon-slaying exam can't graduate. Xu Zhangyi's former best friend and ex-boyfriend join the cultivation teams to chase a powerful demon across the desert for half a month. They still can't kill it. They really can't kill it! Suddenly, a thunderous explosion erupts up ahead. When the mushroom cloud clears, the demon's body lies in pieces, and the blast has left the cultivators covered in dust. Xu Zhangyi steps down from a helicopter and calmly tells them, "Don't worry, I modified this sniper round. It isn't radioactive. I just missed by a little. Nobody got hurt, right?" Former best friend: ! Former boyfriend: ! The handsome young man in a white lab coat behind her calmly pulls on his gloves and starts collecting the demon's corpse. "Move aside. You're blocking us from collecting points and research materials." Former best friend: ? Former boyfriend: ? P.S. This is a fictional setting, so please don't draw parallels with reality. It's a world where technology and fantasy coexist, and the heroine levels up through science. This is a very slow-burn, unconventional power fantasy, about the crossing and merging of civilizations and classes, from the Blue Star to the mysteries of the greater universe. Pairing: Cool-headed, rational science ace vs. beautiful, scheming genius of traditional Chinese medicine Here's a recommendation for my upcoming works. Once they're launched, I'll update daily. Take a look if you're interested. Mwah! Coming soon 1: The Disabled Cadet. The command department's top student is a "sweet girl" who earns the title of strongest. A space military academy and alien-beast combat story, starring a wheelchair-using commander heroine. Coming soon 2: The Temp Goes Berserk in a Horror Game. Everyone knows a worker's resentment is heavier than a ghost's. Once she enters the horror game, the monsters are the ones who should be scared. A sharp-tongued working woman who never turns her anger inward and just slashes away. Coming soon 3: This Palace Also Knows a Little Martial Arts. She was supposed to study law and govern the country, but the ruler overlooked her talent and took notice of her beauty instead. So she has no choice but to rise from the harem and become an empress! A character-driven story of the Hundred Schools of Thought and a world at war. Theme: Hard work is always the only way to change your fate.