A Hundred Thousand Spirit Stones, and Leave My Son

"I'll give you a hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones. Leave my son."

"Only a hundred thousand? Your precious son has a Heavenly Spirit Root and a Pure Yang Body. Even if I only want him for his body, he's worth more than that~"

"Three hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones, two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, and a high-grade Earth-rank flying sword."

"Deal! I'll pack up and get out right away!"

Five hundred years later, Paradise City, a lavish playground for female cultivators, had spread throughout the realms.

Song Zhixi had finally achieved her dream of becoming the richest woman in the cultivation world.

At some point, the name Song Zhixi had become a rather loaded adjective.

People would always say, in one tone or another, "You shouldn't be too Song Zhixi!"

Song Zhixi was utterly baffled.

Is it my fault I'm rich enough to rival a nation?

Is it my fault I'm as beautiful as a flower?

Is it my fault everyone loves me?

Everyone: Have the decency to say that with a hand on your heart.

Warnings:

1. Probably a trope-subverting, high-energy, silly cultivation story.

2. The heroine has a quirky style, is carefree and naturally ruthless, and always manages to show a little flair between being ridiculous and acting like a lazy fish.

3. The heroine has a terrible spirit root and is a true money-burning cultivator who needs mid- and high-grade spirit stones to train every day. She's a transmigrator and initially can't accept this "primitive" cultivation world. All she wants is to sit on her huge fortune and laze around until she dies. Later, she finds something she wants to protect, and after one trial after another, she grows into a true powerhouse.

4. There will be romance, but the focus is still on the heroine's growth.

Coming soon from next door: After Switching Bodies with My Master, I Won by Doing Nothing

Ruan Taotao transmigrates into the heroine of an old-school tragic romance between master and disciple.

The male lead, Ji Boxue, is aloof, chaste, and emotionless. Though he cultivates the Path of Compassion, devoted to saving all living beings, he's even more vicious than the demon lord next door, who cultivates the Path of Slaughter. He cuts people down like vegetables, a jade-faced King of Hell through and through.

The moment Ruan Taotao opens her eyes after transmigrating into the book, she knows she's doomed.

The original heroine has already confessed while drunk. According to the plot, Ji Boxue will reject her without hesitation and send her into seclusion in the Black Crystal Secret Realm. This will give rise to a heart demon, gradually turning her into a deranged villain.

The master and disciple will stumble through round after round of the same bloody cycle of chasing and fleeing, ending in a miserable double-death happy ending.

Ruan Taotao, who knows the whole story, struggles upright from the bed. "Master! Don't get the wrong idea! I wasn't finished! I, I like your... hairpin! Could I borrow it for a couple of days?"

Ji Boxue: ???

From then on, the plot bolts off course like a runaway horse.

Every day after that, Ruan Taotao tries to find ways to stay alive and keep herself and Ji Boxue from falling for each other.

She never expected the story to go so completely off the rails.

One day, she wakes up in Ji Boxue's bed and... sees his cool, otherworldly face in the mirror.

Ruan Taotao's vision goes black. She can't figure out for the life of her how she ended up inside Ji Boxue.

Meanwhile, Ji Boxue finds a survival manual under Ruan Taotao's pillow.

"Survival Tip No. 1: Start your own rumors."

"Pursue every senior brother in the sect, shutting down every possibility of Ji Boxue and me falling for each other. Check."

"Survival Tip No. 2: Always keep a safe distance from Ji Boxue."

"If he goes east, I must go west. If he points to the sky, I must say the ground. Whether in soul or body, we must never be on the same wavelength!"

Ji Boxue: "..."

He finally understood what sort of madness had gotten into his little disciple lately.

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During the time she and Ji Boxue spend switched, Ruan Taotao is miserable every day.

"She" first takes top place at the sect tournament and makes a name for herself. Then she exposes the demon clan's plot in a secret realm, becoming famous throughout the Nine Provinces.

Even her longtime rival's eyes light up at the sight of her, and they insist on becoming her underling.

Ruan Taotao, who only wants to keep a low profile, is deeply troubled.

Being too prominent attracts trouble. What happens when she's back in her own body and her enemies come looking for a fight she can't win?

Who knew she'd coast all the way to the Deity Transformation stage..._(:з"∠)_

[Timid, unhinged, sweet girl x seemingly aloof and cool, but actually gentle and proper gentleman of a master]

Little scene:

A: What do you think of romance between master and disciple?

Ruan Taotao: A recipe for disaster!

Ji Boxue: Something against the laws of nature, utterly immoral.

Years later...

A: What do you think of romance between master and disciple now?

Ruan Taotao: Effortless ascension, effortless childbirth, fame and glory, a name that resounds across the Nine Provinces... Who knew such a good thing existed!

Ji Boxue: Nothing to think about. I fell for her first. I'm the one who's utterly immoral. (smirks)

Theme: Love can change everything.