I'm No Swordsmanship Prodigy

Famous actor Lu Zhuo transmigrates into a cultivation novel as its most popular supporting character: Lu Zhuo, the renowned head disciple of the Divine Sword Sect. He's a sword prodigy with extraordinary talent, a refined air, a gentle temperament, and a photographic memory. Lu Zhuo, who became famous for his historical dramas: I can manage the first two, but extraordinary talent and a photographic memory? There's no way I can pull those off! On the first day as senior disciple Sect Leader: "A Zhuo, go look through these rare, out-of-print cultivation manuals. Tomorrow, share your insights with your junior fellow disciples during the lecture." "Yes, Master." The white-robed sword cultivator looked at the pile of jade slips before him, which was as tall as a small hill, without changing expression. That night, someone saw the candle burning late in the Divine Sword Sect's senior disciple's room, and heard incoherent muttering that sounded like a monk chanting sutras. "I'm not sleepy. I can keep memorizing. Ma... what plum?" The next day, Lu Zhuo stood at the lectern and spoke eloquently, explaining the originally abstruse sword techniques with such precision that everyone listened, enthralled. On the second day as senior disciple Sect Leader: "A Zhuo, I'll demonstrate my self-created Heartless Sword Technique for you... Do you understand it?" Lu Zhuo: "This disciple... understands." Sect Leader: "Good. In seven days, demonstrate it for your junior fellow disciples." "Yes, Master." The white-robed sword cultivator calmly and confidently accepted the task. On the night of the sixth day, someone passed through the rarely visited back mountain and saw a strange figure in the bamboo grove, disheveled and wild-eyed, sword in hand, moving frantically. "I don't get tired! I can keep dancing for three days and three nights!" On the seventh day, Lu Zhuo wielded his sword in the training grounds, his movements as smooth and graceful as flowing water. Everyone was thoroughly impressed. To avoid being mistaken for a demonic cultivator who'd possessed someone and being tortured for it, Lu Zhuo diligently played the role of a genius senior disciple. Until one day, he finally threw caution to the wind: "Master, actually, your good disciple Lu Zhuo died a long time ago. I'm Lu Zhuo, with the Zhuo meaning 'outstanding.'" "I know you're a possessor. The old Lu Zhuo was lazy and unlearned. How could he have worked so hard and persevered so tenaciously, like you?" The usually cold and expressionless Sect Leader touched his face and gave him a dazzling smile. "Lu Zhuo, you truly live up to your name." This is the story of a driven top who works himself to the bone to show off in public, while secretly hanging himself from a beam to stay awake, stabbing his thigh to keep studying, rising at the cock's crow, and burning the midnight oil. After being driven to madness, he ends up with his master. Top's perspective, strong x strong, one-on-one romance. Main couple: A top student who'd rather exhaust himself than let anyone else outdo him x a devilish master who teaches his disciples to death as long as he doesn't kill them. There's also a side couple: A poker-faced sword genius who cares only about sword training x a talisman cultivator who just wants to be a lazy slacker but gets swept up in the rat race. A science student's cultivation fantasy series. Serializing in 2025, so stay tuned! Thanks to @-Yun Xiaoxian- for drawing the cover character designs~ Theme: An inspiring story that encourages people to study hard.