After she transmigrates, Jiang Bai is adopted by the villagers of Ping'an Village and lives a peaceful, ordinary life.
She doesn't realize that something is very wrong with this little village.
Her neighbor, Uncle Wang, chops wood with a legendary sword and cuts vegetables with a divine blade. Every night, he hugs a roomful of cold weapons and calls them his wives.
Auntie Li across the way claims to be the leader of a mysterious organization, yet has to work ten jobs day and night to keep it afloat.
Auntie Gu, at the village entrance, walks without making a sound. She doesn't grow vegetables or cook at home, and every day she munches loudly on thin air.
Jiang Bai: They may fight until they're covered in blood all the time, but we're all from the same village. Surely they care about each other.
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The battle between the righteous and the wicked has yet to be decided.
With the dome of the Three Realms on the verge of collapse, the factions have no choice but to step back and form a temporary alliance, agreeing to settle the score once and for all in a hundred years.
The Sword Lord of the righteous path disguises himself as a mortal woodcutter to recuperate. One day, he finds a child at his doorstep.
Sword Lord: ?
The Demon Lord and Ghost King next door peek out at the sound: !
Sixteen years later, Jiang Bai shoulders a heavy pack and leaves Ping'an Village for the first time.
At the immortal sect entrance exam, Jiang Bai performs a Cloud-Climbing Platform technique with the bearing of the first Sword Emperor. When the examiner asks who taught her, she honestly replies, “Uncle Wang said this is a faster way to chop wood.”
Examiner: ...
When ghosts roam the night, Jiang Bai leads her team out of an encirclement. An elder asks what happened, and she tells him exactly what he wants to know: “This happens every night in our village.”
Elder: ...
Short on money, Jiang Bai opens The Worker's Handbook. Inside are 108 begging spots recorded by Auntie Li, the King of Part-Time Jobs.
Jiang Bai: ...
Later, Jiang Bai returns to her hometown in glory, now a leading figure in the cultivation world. She builds the village a highway and a Hope School.
The villagers look at one another, then finally grit their teeth and shake hands, making peace.
But Jiang Bai is worried: Now that she's finally gotten stronger, will the legendary battle between the righteous and the wicked even happen?
She's supposed to be the world's savior!
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