I Outworked the Dragon-Protagonist

Jiang Yanling transmigrated into a male-oriented power fantasy about a domineering hero.

In the story, she was the hero's first love, his master, and the wicked woman who bullied, humiliated, and deceived him. She looked down on the hero for being terrible at cultivation and sent him off as a sacrifice to heaven. But on the day of the sacrifice, he cut off his feelings and killed her with a single sword stroke, then ascended all the way to immortality.

Jiang Yanling, who had just transmigrated into the book: "..."

Isn't this just an easy target for gaining experience?!

So a brilliant idea came to Jiang Yanling: take the hero, Meng Xingwei, as her first disciple.

If she could train him into a failure, she'd be safe once and for all!

And so Meng Xingwei became Jiang Yanling's first disciple.

Facing her puppy-eyed disciple, Jiang Yanling did her best to act aloof and untouchable. "From now on, you'll take the trials I assign you every month. If you fail even once, I'll expel you from the sect."

Meng Xingwei gritted his teeth and nodded. Jiang Yanling was ready to begin.

In the first month, Jiang Yanling taught halfheartedly, while Meng Xingwei studied earnestly.

Then he passed the first test.

In the second month, Jiang Yanling didn't teach him at all, so Meng Xingwei studied on his own.

Then he passed the second test.

By the third month, Jiang Yanling realized she had to change her teaching methods.

She started teaching him nonsense.

He asked questions, and she answered with empty verbiage: "Well, you see, the secrets of heaven, they're just... you know, like I said, you really just... get it?"

He practiced, and she gave him a pirated book: "I found this copy of The Domineering Immortal Venerable: Ascending Beyond the Firmament in a secret realm. Take it."

He studied, and she tried to distract him: "Stop studying. C'mon, let's go shopping."

After all that, his cultivation soared.

Jiang Yanling: "...?"

*

After countless trials, both Jiang Yanling and Meng Xingwei grew haggard.

Jiang Yanling felt like it was torture. The hero was far too talented. She had to teach nonsense during the day, prepare lesson plans at noon, and secretly cultivate at night to make sure she stayed stronger than him.

Meng Xingwei felt like it was torture too. His master's teachings were so profound that he couldn't understand them at all. He could only attend class during the day, study extra at noon, and cultivate diligently at night.

During class, they sighed in unison and finally made up their minds.

Meng Xingwei: For my master, I have to work even harder!

Jiang Yanling: Maybe I should just let him stab me to death with one sword after all.

Tips:

1. An emotionally heavy romance between a dark, clingy, manipulative, scheming male lead and an unsentimental female master.

2. Daily updates. If anything comes up, I'll post a notice in advance.

3. This is Lovecraftian cultivation, so it's not quite like traditional cultivation. Eldritch cultivation magic is boundless!

4. Plot-driven!

Theme: Hard work brings rewards