Ye Chunluo, a Chinese medicine student preparing for graduate school entrance exams, suddenly transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the sole disciple of a certain advisor.
Her advisor looks like an immortal, but is actually a good-for-nothing. Here's what their daily conversations are like:
Advisor: My project got stolen by that old thief Zhong again, disciple.
Ye: Master, you're so useless! Hurry up and take it back!
Advisor: Forget it. I'm in a bad mood and just want a bowl of shrimp wontons from Cai's.
Ye: ...I'll go earn money to buy you some. Remember to look for a project!
Advisor: Good disciple, you're so filial. [Smile] [Smile] Though Old Thief Zhong has accomplished a fair bit academically, he doesn't have a thoughtful disciple. Remember to buy yourself a bowl, too.
Ye: ...Master, maybe you should spend more time learning from Professor Zhong!
#Help! My Advisor Wants to Lie Flat. What Should I Do?#
To help her advisor secure projects and graduate on time, Chunluo has no choice but to work hard and earn money to cover their daily expenses. She ventures into the depths of the mountains, fights vicious beasts, gathers immortal herbs, grows medicinal plants, distinguishes the four natures, and refines pills. Before she knows it, she's become the strongest pill cultivator in the cultivation world.
A sect master suffers from a serious illness caused by improper cultivation and can't recover despite prolonged treatment. Chunluo cures him with a single pill formula.
Sect Master: You can pursue your doctorate under me.
Chunluo: Thank you. Let's settle the bill first.
The academy heartthrob and strongest sword cultivator is gravely injured on a mission. Chunluo heals him with a few tubes of pills.
Heartthrob: I owe you my life. I'll repay you by giving myself to you.
Chunluo: No need. Just pay me.
Years later, Chunluo becomes a legend in the cultivation world. When she returns to the academy to give a lecture, students rush to pass her notes: Great expert, how did you become the strongest pill cultivator?
Ye Chunluo, in tears: To be honest, all I wanted back then was to graduate in peace.
Theme: Only by striving to improve yourself can you find good fortune
