[Blurb in first person, story in third person]
I am a cat, a free and easy cat whose territory stretches across three whole streets.
One day, I took a tumble while patrolling my territory. When I woke up, a frostily aloof immortal in flowing white robes stood before me.
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I had landed in the cultivation world. The immortal was the head of the sect, and after finding me with a broken leg, he brought me back to the sect to treat my injury.
Once I recovered, the Immortal Venerable placed a manual in front of me and said, "Our sect doesn't keep idlers."
He glanced at me. "Or lazy cats."
Me: .
Practice, practice, practice. My senior brother practiced his sword while I slept. My senior sister chanted sutras while I scratched the wall.
After all, slacking off is in a cat's nature.
I'm the best at it.
Until the scratched-up meditation cushions, the bitten-through sword tassels, and the spiritual herbs chewed down to half a leaf were brought before the Immortal Venerable.
Uncle-Master: "I know this isn't right."
Senior Brother: "Cultivation takes diligence and hard work."
Senior Sister: "Ascending to immortality is our first priority."
They all looked sorrowful. "But it's just a cat."
What bad intentions could a cat possibly have?
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Of course, as the only cat disciple at the cultivation sect of overachievers, I couldn't keep being this lazy forever.
Luckily, before long, I stumbled upon a dual cultivation manual. They say dual cultivation with another person can improve your cultivation and make your efforts twice as effective, so I decided to give it a try.
But finding someone to cultivate with was a problem.
I made the rounds of the sect. Uncle-Master tapped me on the head, Senior Brother pinched my ears, and only Senior Sister buried her face in my belly and sniffed me for a while before firmly shaking her head and turning me down.
Darn it, people in the cultivation world are so difficult!
With nowhere else to turn, I carried the manual in my mouth and scratched at the Immortal Venerable's door in the middle of the night.
The Immortal Venerable always puts cultivation first. If he sees how hard I'm trying, he shouldn't turn me down, right?
Heh, I'm such a clever cat!
The story is in third person. It's a beloved-by-all cat story, with the protagonist as a cat at first and taking human form later. It follows the everyday antics of a cultivation academy.
The love interest is the Immortal Venerable. The protagonist has no romantic entanglements with anyone else, though before taking human form, everyone will gather around to pet the cat (.
The one-line summary is adapted from an internet meme. If that's not allowed, I'll delete it, sob.
Theme: Tolerance is the greatest virtue in the world