The Adaptation World Without Me

Qiao Xiyin, the beloved junior sister of her immortal sect, grows at her own pace. From spoiled and domineering to mature and steady, from shallow and arrogant to compassionate, from uneducated to a master in her own right, she eventually joins her senior brothers and sisters to face powerful enemies, seal the Demon Lord, and usher in peace. Then, while in seclusion, she discovers that she has returned to the day she first joined her sect. Next, with a reminder from the System, she realizes three things. First, she is merely a supporting female character in the novel The Legend of Sealing Heaven, and one of the heroine's close friends. Her early personality was so unlikeable, and her love interest so compelling, that she has more haters than fans. Even though the book ended twenty years ago, some readers still think she doesn't deserve him. Second, because The Legend of Sealing Heaven has remained immensely popular, it was adapted into a full-immersion game. And she is now in the world created by that game. Third, the game's lead planner is one of her haters, and hates her so much he'd like to erase her from existence. So the lead planner shamelessly indulged his personal vendetta, shifting all her best moments to an original character, changing her personality beyond recognition, and creating a knockoff version called "Qiao Xiyin." In other words, in this adapted world, there has never been a place for her. Everything that belonged to her has been given to someone else. Her arrival was an accident, and there is no telling how she might get back. Qiao Xiyin: ... Fine, it doesn't matter. If your heart is at ease, anywhere can be a place to cultivate. So she pretends to be an NPC, wandering around the game each day and helping players in trouble along the way. As she keeps helping, she gradually gathers a huge following. After being criticized for twenty years, the character "Qiao Xiyin" finally becomes popular overnight. Countless players make excited posts saying: [What is this butchered version of Qiao Xiyin in the game?! This is what a true cultivator, a true Immortal Qiao, should be!] Qiao Xiyin: ... Really, there's no need to care so much about things that have nothing to do with cultivation. But can someone explain this to her? Wasn't she supposed to be the only one who'd stumbled into this adapted world? So why, as I cultivate, have all the people from the original version come here too, including my senior brothers and sisters, my beloved, and my little pets? Original Immortal Sect: Xiyin! We heard you were kidnapped by a knockoff, so we've come to save you! Adapted Immortal Sect: ??? Knockoff, my foot! We're officially licensed! * When Ming Yanqiao discovers that his beloved has suddenly vanished while in seclusion, he is terrified. Others don't know, but he does: Qiao Xiyin is at a bottleneck in her cultivation, and her mind and personality have changed. In other words, she's lost it. A single wrong step, and compassion turns to evil. With Qiao Xiyin wandering outside in this state, he is so worried he could fall ill, afraid her pathological kindness will get her into trouble. Only after going to great lengths to reunite with her in another world, and seeing a crowd of people wailing because of her "compassion," does Ming Yanqiao realize: Perhaps he's been worrying about the wrong person. *Warning: The heroine has a saintly-savior complex, but only when it comes to herself. She has a pathological, instinctive obsession. She'll do what she believes is good for the other person, but won't let herself be taken advantage of. *The original world and the adapted world watch each other across worlds. Saved on 2022/11/13 Theme: The essence of life is a long journey of cultivation.