I'm No Savior

In her previous life, Liao Shiyu rose to nationwide fame as a young internet celebrity after showing off her top-student smarts on a deduction variety show. Then she transmigrated into the body of an outer disciple in a cultivation sect, someone who was constantly bullied. And not just any disciple: she was a cannon-fodder nobody with no spiritual root, no Golden Core, and no connection to the immortal path. Falsely accused and driven out of the sect, she had nothing but a battered copy of The Laws of the Universe. The book had only three lines: 1. The countdown to the apocalypse has begun. 2. Saving each important person will delay the apocalypse. 3. And you are the chosen savior. Liao Shiyu: ... Thanks for asking, but I don't want to save the world. I just want to stay alive. Quick-witted as ever, she immediately came up with a plan: why not get close to the important people and let them save the world instead? A mute girl with psychological scars, the eldest daughter of a family that favored sons over daughters, twin brothers with astonishing talent but lowly birth, and a sealed Demon Venerable whose power stood at the pinnacle... She'd save them all! And not only save them: she could play the role of their master, confidante, or comrade through hardship whenever needed, and even give them a bit of counseling. Liao Shiyu thought it was a perfect plan. She'd rescue people. They'd grow stronger. When the apocalypse came, she'd let these future big shots handle it. As a useless little Qi Refining cultivator, all she had to do was cheer from the sidelines. But then... As she kept saving people, the mute girl with the much-maligned “demonic spirit root” really did return with countless demon beasts at her side. The young lady her family had excluded from the line of succession really did reach the mountain's peak and lead the entire cultivation world in disaster relief. The down-and-out sword cultivator bent on revenge really did let go of his family's old grudges and turn around to save people who had once meant nothing to him. Even the great Demon Venerable, imprisoned for a hundred years, finally decided to stop waiting alone for the world to die. Cultivators, mortals, demon beasts... One after another, they all started pulling their weight. Liao Shiyu: “...” Hold on. Wasn't that just a lazy workaround she'd come up with on a whim? How had she actually managed to raise them all into big shots?! And even more absurdly... When the apocalypse truly arrived, The Laws of the Universe spoke to her once again: [Sacrifice the few to save the many.] [Savior, please answer.] Liao Shiyu: “?” No. How many times does she have to say it? She is really, truly, absolutely not the savior! #IRescuePeopleYouSaveTheWorld# #IJustWantedToStayAliveAndEndedUpRaisingABunchOfBigShots# #WhoeverWantsToBeTheSaviorCanHaveTheJob# #TurnsOutTheWorldMightNotNeedASaviorAfterAll# Theme: The relations of production are determined by the productive forces, and in turn react upon them.