If You're a Genius, Then What Am I?

After studying all night, high school student Jiang Yue died suddenly from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes, she found herself transmigrated into a xianxia novel.

Her new body belonged to the only student of suitable age in a declining clan. The clan’s entire future rested on her, but she was born unable to absorb knowledge and couldn’t even stand reading cultivation manuals.

Jiang Yue: Could it be... dyslexia?

But if she wanted to keep her whole clan alive, she had no choice but to obediently attend a cultivation academy.

Classes started at nine and ended at five, with an exam every two months. Fail, and she was done for.

Hearing this, Jiang Yue immediately turned around and shakily began packing her things.

Think about it: classes at nine, dismissal at five, no evening study sessions, and an exam only once every two months? What a wonderful life!

The family members who had been preparing to talk her into studying: ...?

When Jiang Yue excitedly carried her bundle to the cultivation academy, which all the students described as a living hell, she was stopped at the entrance and told:

The academy’s coursework was complicated, and every day she would have to memorize a hundred-character cultivation verse.

With that, the immortal instructor tossed a classical passage shorter than “The Pavilion of the Old Drunkard” in front of them.

Memorize it! You can’t enroll until you do!

The instructor in charge of admissions looked down at them like they were ants.

“Cultivating immortality is arduous and full of hardships. If you’re scared, go scurry back to your little clans and save yourselves.”

Jiang Yue read the passage and was delighted. That’s all?

She could memorize it in a single morning study session!

Damn it, this was exactly the kind of academy she wanted to attend!

The classmates who had come to watch the fun: ...?

Wait... We haven’t finished memorizing it yet!

For a thousand years, the academy had produced countless geniuses, but beside Jiang Yue, they all seemed ordinary.

After all, she treated exams as nothing, memorized lessons as a matter of course, and became a genius admired by the entire continent.

As Jiang Yue’s fame grew, the day finally came to choose a specialization and decide what to study.

The students all began guessing whether she would choose formations, talismans, or weapons.

Then Jiang Yue asked:

“Um... do you happen to know anything about politics, history, and geography?

“Physics, chemistry, and biology would work too. I’m not picky.”

“Career Prospects for Science and Liberal Arts Students in a Xianxia World”

A sensational academy chronicle. Study first, find a job later. More or less a power-progression fantasy where a max-level expert trounces the rookies.

A light ensemble cast + a male lead who’s mostly scenery

Theme: Don’t give up when things get difficult!