Jiang Zhou transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character. The original owner had a Heavenly Water Spiritual Root and the constitution of a top-tier cultivation furnace.
According to the original plot, cultivators from all sides would try to capture her and take her back to absorb her yin energy and replenish their yang. She would live in constant fear, only to eventually fall into the hands of demonic cultivators.
Since she was going to die either way, in the original story she chose to self-destruct rather than let her cultivation be drained dry.
Her father, the sect leader, died trying to avenge her, and the sect that had raised and protected her was wiped out root and branch.
Jiang Zhou, who had planned to laze around: ...
Forced to hit the books!
Her awful constitution made her dislike every male cultivator around her.
The male lead, a hidden powerhouse pretending to be weak, was approaching and ingratiating himself with her. It was obvious he wanted to use her as a stepping stone to win her father, the sect leader, over.
That famous young genius from the neighboring sect kept bringing her nice things for no reason. The fact that his cultivation had made no progress for quite some time was proof enough: he was probably hoping to use her unique Heavenly Water Spiritual Root and cultivation-furnace constitution to advance his cultivation.
Male cultivators really were all bad news.
But it didn't matter. Jiang Zhou would train herself to death, cultivate hard, become stronger than all of them, and beat them away. Simple.
But her senior brother was different. He was a good person. Though he was aloof and taciturn, he was devoted to the sect and always answered his junior sister's requests.
Most importantly, her senior brother cultivated the Ruthless Dao. He wouldn't have any of those ulterior motives the other male cultivators had.
Senior Brother: Who told you that?
Theme: Keep striving every day