I Dominate the Cultivation World Through Failure

[Mischievous lucky koi girl x aloof-looking nine-tailed fox]

Tan Qianye had terrible luck her whole life, so bad that even a sip of water would make her choke. Then, by chance, she was transported to a world of immortals and suddenly became a lucky koi. Through a series of mishaps, she joined the Defeat-Seeking Sect, where failure was a badge of honor. Her efforts to lie flat caught the sect leader's eye, and she was accepted into the inner sect. Only then did she discover that all her senior brothers and sisters were quite unusual...

The first senior brother had made a bunch of money-saving inventions, then disappeared into the demon realm.

The second senior brother had given up being crown prince to join the sect and enter seclusion.

The third senior brother was loaded, but had come to the Defeat-Seeking Sect to dodge his debts.

The fourth senior sister came from a cultivation clan, yet was happy to cook in the back kitchen.

Later, Tan Qianye learned that the Defeat-Seeking Sect was the shame of the cultivation world, the kind of shame that could never be washed away.

Ji Yanci, the Kunlun Sect's first disciple, was peerless in swordsmanship and inscrutable by nature. When others challenged him, he dealt with them all without batting an eye. When disciples got rowdy, he simply threw them out of the inner sect. When his master tried to stop him, he injured him and left with a flourish.

There was an unwritten rule throughout the cultivation world: unless absolutely necessary, don't provoke Ji Yanci.

Until everyone saw Ji Yanci drinking on a rooftop with Tan Qianye, following her into the demon realm, and clinging to her without letting go...

Everyone: How on earth did you manage that?

Tan Qianye: ...By telling him to drink more hot water?

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A little scene

Tan Qianye was studying late at night when the sect leader caught her.

Sect Leader: "Do you know you've broken the sect rules?"

"...I do."

"Which one?"

Tan Qianye hesitated. "This... I don't know, Master."

"Hmph! There's still hope for you." The sect leader calmed down a little.

A disciple nearby blurted out, "I know! Rule fifteen: no reading after the hour of the Pig. Violators are forbidden to practice cultivation for three days and must sleep instead."

The sect leader kicked him. "Why are you showing off? You even memorized the sect rules! What are the other disciples supposed to do?"

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Reader's guide:

1. Overall, this is a comedic cultivation story, though supporting characters may occasionally get angsty plotlines.

2. The leads have no misunderstandings, it's one-on-one, and it has a happy ending.

3. The male lead has the highest combat strength in the entire story.

Theme: We hear so much about how to succeed, but no one teaches us what to do when we fail.