I Conquered the Cultivation World with My Secret Identities

There is a male lead: that silly Li Qingyuan.

They're an immature, dog-like goofball and an unreasonable little tattletale.

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Only after Qing Deng died did she learn that she had transmigrated into the stepping stone the domineering male protagonist used to break through to the next realm.

The kind where he kills his wife to prove his Dao.

After Qing Deng died, only a wisp of her soul remained. To endure in this world and avoid reincarnation, she became a heretical cultivator who seized other people's opportunities and karmic ties.

Sword cultivators, zither cultivators, talisman cultivators, alchemists... Even the widely reviled demonic cultivators shut their doors to Qing Deng.

Only one narrow path remained: ghost cultivation.

Ghost cultivators were rejected by heaven, earth, and humanity, and the farther they went, the harder it became.

Qing Deng gritted her teeth, defied the heavenly way, and struggled forward with all her might.

She didn't seek to reach the heavens or attain the Dao. She only wanted her husband to pay for his blood debt.

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It's hard to get by as a heretical cultivator. A senior told Qing Deng to develop quietly and make survival her top priority.

Qing Deng took this to heart and carried it to its logical extreme. Soon, her secret identities were everywhere in the cultivation world.

A helpless, pitiful outer disciple with no support on Mount Kunlun.

The noble-born Lingbo Immortal Maiden, who lived in seclusion on Penglai Island.

The kindhearted, alluring owner of a ghost-market shop in Nahe City.

Her secret identities piled up layer upon layer, making her look like some kind of onion spirit.

Secret Identity No. 1: Kunlun disciple Xia Chi went to the Mingxin Pavilion to take a mission. After a moment's silence at the top-ranked "heretical cultivator Qing Deng," who had committed countless crimes, she solemnly took down the wanted poster and turned to her fellow disciples.

"Slaying demons and monsters is our duty. This mission is mine!"

Everyone was deeply moved and applauded her.

Years later, the righteous heretical cultivator herself had become the undisputed leader of the immortal sects.

Awkward.

[Before You Read]

1. The original title was Invoking the Gods. This isn't a female-led power fantasy, and the tone may switch between serious drama and over-the-top comedy, so I've categorized it as lighthearted (.)

2. Lots of secret identities, a fairly expansive world, and possibly multiple storylines later on. The focus is somewhat ensemble-based.

3. This is neither a traditional cultivation novel nor a traditional secret-identity novel. All the settings are the author's own, so don't overanalyze them.

4. Work has been brutal. I'll try to update daily. Bookmarks and comments are genuinely motivating, so send me a little star, please (rolling around).

Theme: Karma comes full circle, and good and evil are repaid in kind