She's a Cheat Code Herself, Even in a Cultivation Family

[Upcoming cultivation novel with no romance: Ascension? Just a Scam] Though she comes from a terrifyingly powerful family and is adored by her elders, she still has to go down to the lower realm to gain experience. She is handed over to a great sect there and becomes the junior sister. Gradually, she discovers that the cultivation world is a place where people eat one another. Only by becoming powerful can she avoid being the one who gets eaten... One day, Tiansu mused, "Does this make me the ultimate cheat code?" Reading guide (it's long, but I hope you'll skim all of it, because there might be things you can't accept): [Poor writing] [Some plot points are explained away, usually with just a passing sentence, so they're easy to miss. They may not make perfect sense, but the author has tried to make them fit. The intention is to write a pure power fantasy without much thought, so if the author has explained it, it's reasonable. Don't overthink it and make yourself miserable.] [I don't like seeing people sympathize with male characters. The original setup and the protagonist's behavior in the chapters before the paid section make my stance very clear.] [Showing off, everyone being shocked and fawning over the protagonist, and piling on settings the author thinks sound impressive. A simple, brainless power fantasy with no logic.] [Lots of rambling and simplistic dialogue. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. I write entirely according to my own preferences, while also providing content for people who share them. My favorite tropes are always niche. I know that, and I know many people dislike them. There may be lots of things you consider dealbreakers, or plotlines you find boring, but I enjoy them.] [I'm writing this to feed myself because I can't find anything to read. This is a mutual choice. If you're unhappy, you can drop the novel and find something you like better. Knowing when to stop is good for both our mental and physical health. Thank you.] [The protagonist grows gradually; she doesn't transform all at once. She has a child's innocence. If you want to read about a young person who's already mature, this isn't it. I treat her like my daughter, and I like it when she's childish. There are many things she doesn't understand and has to figure out over time. If you expect her to grow up in just a few chapters, that won't happen. She grew up sheltered, so how could she be completely mature? Since this is a story about growth, she will keep growing all the way through, rather than becoming a mature person in just a few chapters.] [The protagonist needs major events to spur her growth. Would it make sense for her to grow for no reason, out of nowhere? Given her own experiences and background, her growth is bound to be a slow process.] [This isn't a world that's entirely good and beautiful. It has its cruelties: powerful cultivators oppress others, and powerful factions are arrogant. A cultivator's standing is determined by their strength and the faction behind them.] [The protagonist won't help the poor, nor will she go out of her way to oppress innocent people. She just wants to become stronger. To her, most people are only passing through.] [The initial transmigrate plot point does mean something, but not until the ending. I came up with an idea and wanted to explore it in an original way. It might also lead to some changes. I wrote it this way at the beginning to leave myself a path for the plot later on. That's a brief explanation.] [Please don't read a few chapters and then imagine what the whole novel is about. You're not the first person to do that. If you read further, you'll see that I want to take a shot at patriarchy :). What's the fun if I don't set it up this way? If they're completely crushed from the start, how can they have room to act? The whole novel would be bland and boring. As it turns out, returning to the upper realm isn't as satisfying as being in the lower realm. Some readers have said the same thing. I don't find the later parts as satisfying, either, because everything is perfect and the protagonist has everything. There's no conflict. The lower realm is where the conflicts are created, and I thought that was obvious. If I wrote it like the upper realm, even fewer people would read it. Even if the entire world were like that, at most people would say, "Good," and move on, because many would find it boring.] [Do you get it? If you keep them completely underfoot, there's no satisfaction. You need to give them room to jump around, then slap them down. That's the fun part.] [In response to questions about the upper realm setting: I remember reading a line that said, "The matrilineal system follows blood ties, while the patriarchal system follows the family name and genealogy." I don't know if that's accurate. I looked it up, and it seems that's what people say, so I focus on bloodlines, give them significance, and use family structures to reinforce inheritance. That's the best way I could think of to explain why families exist in this setting, like tribes and tribes. The title "ancestor" should be fine; some people have also said that the title itself isn't a problem. I don't know exactly what a matrilineal system looks like, and I admit the upper realm isn't matrilineal enough. I couldn't imagine it, and there aren't many resources I could find. There's an information gap, and I don't know where to look. All I could find was scattered information that didn't seem very useful. In the end, I could only describe and build the world based on what I currently understand. In the author's notes for a later chapter set in the upper realm, I also mentioned that I hadn't done a great job with that setting. I forget which chapter. Someone discussed the matrilineal system with me and found some materials, which helped me realize that some things I'd written weren't quite right. But I found out too late, after I'd already written more than half of the upper realm arc. After that, I tried to describe the upper realm in a gentler way and move it away from patriarchal class structures.] [As for why I didn't research everything thoroughly before writing, it's because I was in a hurry, really desperate for this kind of power fantasy to soothe my boredom. So this novel has almost no merits besides being satisfying, and character development isn't its main focus.] Theme: Becoming the strongest yourself is the only truth