The Laid-Back Female Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect

At first, Xie Ningcui wanted nothing to do with the Hehuan Sect. It wasn't that she disapproved of the sect's cultivation methods. She was just socially anxious.

Being quick-witted and good at getting along with people was a basic requirement for Hehuan Sect cultivators, but she simply couldn't manage to charm people and navigate social situations.

But Xie Ningcui had no choice. She was about to turn fifteen, and if she didn't enter a cultivation sect, she'd have to face marriage and being dragged off to have a third child in the mortal realm.

So Xie Ningcui arrived at the Hehuan Sect with little hope. Like prey fleeing a natural enemy, she darted into the first cave she saw, thinking that she might as well lie low for as long as she could. But her master, Jin Queyu, showed no intention of pushing her to improve. Left to her own devices, Xie Ningcui confidently began her life of doing as little as possible.

While her fellow disciples forged immortal bonds, Xie Ningcui slept in Jin Queyu's abode. While they went out on adventures, she grew fruit to eat. While they gathered yang essence, she tinkered with ingenious magical devices.

Centuries later, Xie Ningcui had become an outsider in the cultivation world. The changing tides beyond her had nothing to do with her, and somehow, she still managed to prove her Dao.

*For content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter 1. There wasn't enough room for them here.

Theme: Survival of the fittest, the freedom to lie flat