Ascend at Lightspeed on the Merciless Path

Bai Shuiyun had been the envy of everyone ever since she joined the Tianxuan Sect.

Her master was the sect leader, who had reached the Great Vehicle stage and was just one step away from ascending. Her three senior brothers were all renowned figures, each a sought-after expert in a different field. And she herself was a prodigy who entered the sect in three days, reached the Qi Refining stage in seven, and established her Foundation in three months.

The only thing that made people sigh was the "disciple" she picked up at twenty-five, when she entered the Nascent Soul stage: a good-for-nothing who couldn't be helped, no matter what.

Oh, perhaps there was one other thing.

As a sword cultivator, she had chosen the Heartless Path without a moment's hesitation.

"Why do you want to cultivate the Heartless Path?"

"Because it's the most straightforward road to immortality."

When she joined the sect, Bai Shuiyun chose the fastest path of cultivation, the Heartless Path, without hesitation.

The Heartless Path means cultivating without emotion.

Cultivators who follow this path face far fewer tribulations than those who follow other paths, and their cultivation grows faster, too. That's because, in the hearts of those who cultivate the Heartless Path, nothing matters more than the pursuit of immortality.

Their eyes see nothing but cultivation and the Dao. Nothing else exists for them.

Yet over the centuries, countless cultivators have fallen to love. In time, those who followed this path seemed cursed, and fewer and fewer people chose to cultivate it.

People with all sorts of intentions watched her from the shadows, wondering when this understanding senior sister, so unlike a heartless sword cultivator, would fall to love and develop a heart demon.

But no one expected Bai Shuiyun to keep progressing so smoothly.

She did not become a cold, heartless sword cultivator, nor was she troubled by love.

Step by step, she cultivated the Great Dao.

[Reader's Guide]

1. The heroine is Bai Shuiyun, a sword cultivator on the Heartless Path. She isn't emotionless or skilled at scheming, but is a perfectly good senior sister in most people's eyes, and the object of everyone's admiration.

Important warnings: The heroine is a prodigy and not a virgin. There is no pairing and no romance plot. She has two ex-boyfriends, but they broke up because they didn't share the same ideals. They're just background details and are mentioned only a few times in the whole story. The author wants her to have experienced love and decided it wasn't all that, rather than being born with no worldly desires. This setting will not change, so please don't leave negative reviews over it! Although the blurb sounds serious, this is actually a brainless power fantasy with a little comedy. There is no romance storyline for the heroine. Everyone in her sect cares for her in the proper familial way. Even if someone turns evil, it won't be because of love. There are plenty of stories like that already, so let's enjoy some refreshing sect affection!

2. The cultivation ranks are: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Grain Avoidance, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Soul Division, Body Integration, Great Vehicle, and Tribulation Transcendence. They aren't really important; the story rarely mentions them except to indicate rank.

3. Everyone around the heroine has maxed-out debuffs. For instance, her master is an otherworldly righteous cultivator who develops a heart demon just one step away from ascending. The good-for-nothing disciple she picked up is actually born with an alluring physique suited to demonic cultivation. And although everyone in her sect has all kinds of fortunate encounters, there are always villains trying to harm them.

4. Updates depend on whether the author is busy in real life and whether inspiration strikes (most important). Except for a few stories written in full before publication, the author's daily updates depend on love, every-other-day updates are a surprise, weekly updates are the norm, and monthly updates are unavoidable.

Author's profile: Not a Sweetheart, I'm a Cool Big Sis

Theme: The world is full of love, but the Great Dao is heartless.