New upcoming novels: Farming and Ascending in the Cultivation World and Cultivating Immortality Through Food. Their blurbs are at the very bottom. Please add them to your collection!~
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Shen Li was a seasoned corporate drudge in modern society, an utterly ordinary wage slave. Then a bolt of lightning struck him and sent him to the cultivation world, where he still had to work diligently for the System.
Shen Li: "If I've committed a crime, let the law punish me."
System: "Our goal is to stand at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, shatter the void, and ascend to immortality!"
Become an immortal?
But Shen Li wasn't tempted. "Cultivating is so exhausting. No way, no way."
System: "You can live forever!"
Shen Li was a little tempted. "I'll think about it..."
System doubled down: "You'll get spirit stones, tons of spirit stones!"
Shen Li was very tempted. "Well, maybe it's not out of the question?"
Though the System was only meant to provide support, it was more career-driven than anyone, relentlessly pushing Shen Li to work himself to the bone, even harder than before.
It even declared, "Work like a drudge while cultivating, and your magic power will know no bounds!"
Shen Li, realizing he'd been duped: "Something doesn't seem right."
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Before he'd even figured out how to join a cultivation sect, a "Lin Daiyu" fell out of the sky.
Shen Li: "I hear you're the sect's senior disciple and its future leader. It shouldn't be hard to pull a few strings for me, right?" Ahem, he wasn't asking for much, just a place as an outer disciple.
Gu Yuanting said that a life-saving favor should be repaid a hundredfold. Arranging a place for someone was a small matter.
Shen Li thought that joining the sect would settle their debt, but after Gu Yuanting recovered from his injuries, he was so warm and attentive, helping him in every way. Shen Li fell deep into his tenderness and couldn't pull himself free.
Shen Li, who'd always thought he was straight: Being straight means falling straight in love with a man!
Shen Li went right in with a direct confession: "I like you. Be my cultivation partner."
Gu Yuanting: "But I only think of you as my junior brother."
Shen Li: "..."
Sure enough, men only slow down his rate of earning spirit stones. System, bring me a cultivation guide at once!
He was going to be the cultivation world's number-one workaholic!
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Reader's Guide:
One: A very long, million-word cultivation-leveling story. The pacing is slow, and the love interest appears late. He's not just a prop. (If you can't wait for him to show up, you can start reading from Chapter 50.)
Two: The protagonist is cool-hearted and self-interested, prioritizing his own interests. He'll use any number of methods to achieve his goals. A selfish, self-serving sword cultivator protagonist x an outwardly righteous senior brother love interest.
Three: The plot takes priority, with romance as a secondary element, at roughly a 7:3 ratio.
Four: Inline chapter comments are open, so feel free to leave your thoughts, cuties. (Every author's note has a little skit of the protagonist muttering to himself.) The anti-piracy lock is set to 70%, and bonus extras to 80%.
Five: Cultivation levels: Spirit Origin, True Origin, Core Tempering, Profound Mystery, and True Insight (Ascension).
Spell and martial technique grades are divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Each tier has four ranks: low, medium, high, and top.
Upcoming Novel No. 1
Farming and Ascending in the Cultivation World
Zhou Nian woke up one day to find that he'd transmigrated, and had become the lowest-ranking spiritual farmer disciple of the Xuanxiao Sect.
Every day, he got up before dawn and worked until dark, growing spirit grain and tending spirit herbs. The wind and sun beat down on him, and he was as exhausted as an old ox.
Other people cultivated by flying through the skies and burrowing underground. He cultivated by swinging his hoe faster than anyone else.
Fortunately, there was always a way forward. He stumbled upon a portable space of his own, filled with rich spiritual energy. Anything he planted grew, and time even passed faster inside!
That changed everything. Other people painstakingly grew spirit herbs for ten years, while he could harvest a crop every year, and the quality was ridiculously high!
By making a fortune through farming, Zhou Nian quietly saved spirit stones, took pills, and watched his cultivation soar. He went from an invisible nobody in the outer sect to an elite of the inner sect.
But... why did the cold-faced sword cultivator senior brother Shen Linyi keep showing up whenever he was farming?
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The first time they met, Shen Linyi flew past on his sword and caught sight of Zhou Nian furtively swapping out spirit plants in his field. His gaze turned cold. "What are you doing?"
Zhou Nian's hand trembled. "...Fertilizing?"
The second time, Zhou Nian was secretly gathering spirit herbs in a secret realm. He turned around to find Shen Linyi leaning against a tree with his sword in his arms, wearing a faintly amused smile. "A spiritual farmer disciple seeking opportunities, too?"
Zhou Nian forced a laugh. "...Just passing through. Purely passing through."
By their Nth meeting, Shen Linyi was waiting right outside his cave abode. He said coolly, "Give me half the spirit herbs in your space."
Zhou Nian was stunned. "How do you know I have a space?!"
Shen Linyi calmly drew his sword. "Now you know."
Zhou Nian: "..."
Weren't sword cultivators supposed to be aloof? How come he's even more obsessed with money than I am?
Make a fortune through farming, and pick up a sword cultivator as a cultivation partner along the way!
The comeback story of the cultivation world's number-one spiritual farmer!
Upcoming Novel No. 2
Cultivating Immortality Through Food
The Flower Nation's Gourmet System came out of nowhere. As a professional chef, Yan Su thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of his life. But the next second, he transmigrated, and not just anywhere, but to the cultivation world.
Lightning-struck stones that looked like potatoes, flame mushrooms that could run away, and the chaos of finding anything that could substitute for an ingredient. His head spun. There was no way he could cook with this stuff!
Then the System mutated...
Making "Three-Cup Sticky Rice" shot his cultivation straight to the second level of Qi Refining.
Stewing "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" gave him a sudden insight into the supreme cultivation method.
With his superb cooking skills, he opened a restaurant called Food Cauldron Pavilion in the cultivation world. Spiritual ingredients and delicious cuisine came together, and business was booming.
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One day after the rain, Yan Su was looking for ingredients when he found a palm-sized little black cat.
Weak and pitiful, but with a hearty appetite.
Yan Su held it close, kissing and cuddling it before lifting it high. "Be good. You're sleeping with me tonight."
The unwillingly shrunken demon lord Yun Qinhe: "...Don't come near this lord!"
But when a fragrant healing spiritual dish was set in front of him,
Yun Qinhe quietly lowered his head and licked the bowl clean.
Later, the entire cultivation world heard that
Food Cauldron Pavilion's owner could cook and cultivate at the same time,
and was always followed by a treasure-hunting black cat.
Only Yun Qinhe swished his tail and huffed:
"This lord is the one raising a chef, understand?"
The cultivation world's number-one restaurant is open for business!
Is my cat better at fighting than I am?
Reach the pinnacle of life through great food and cat cuddles!
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And while I'm at it, here are my completed novels: The Daily Struggle to Survive in the Cultivation World, Little Lotus, No Slacking Off in Cultivation, and Marrying My Childhood Friend, the Little Sword Cultivator.
Theme: Even after transmigrating to the cultivation world, you have to keep striving!
Cultivating from Qi Refining to Ascension with My Childhood Friend
A Taoist Priest in a World of Gods and Ghosts
Cultivating the Dao for Immortality: Ascending with My Cultivation Potential
The Bright Moon Shines on Everyone but Me
A Knife from the Start [Cultivation]
Farming My Way to Ascension in the Cultivation World
A Bad Seed on the Immortal Path [Fake Incest]
A Cultivation Guide to the Acacia Way
Cultivation Begins with Cuisine
A Guide to Cultivating the Heartless Dao
Don't Be Nice to Me
Reborn: Getting Better and Better
Wow, this paragraph is really well written. Expressed all the emotions that should be expressed. This is the attitude a cultivator should have - one cannot always be swayed by emotions. Since the last emotional turmoil, our Xiaoli has learned to adjust himself. He understands that feelings are not the only thing, and he will not have inner demons because of it. This mentality is really good and worth continuing. However, I still hope that in the subsequent plot, no matter what difficulties Gu Gou has, such as being drugged and forgotten, etc., Our Xiao Li can always put his own strength and cultivation first. I know he will definitely do this, but I still hope that whether it is a bloody misunderstanding, a simple unwillingness to recognize each other, or a feeling that times have changed, these will not affect Xiao Li's emotions and path of cultivation. It's really not easy for him to get to where he is today. We have been chasing him for a long, long time. And we can see clearly that this is not Xiao Li's problem, he has tried his best. Therefore, if there must be an emotional scene later, I hope Xiao Li will not be allowed to bear the pain and responsibility alone. After all, for so many years, even if he devoted himself to cultivation, he never forgot about Gu Gou. He had a sense of responsibility. I know there may be reasons for today's plot development, or it may just be a simple plot setting. But I hope that if there must be an emotional scene later, this bloody plot will not affect Xiao Li's state of mind and future of cultivation. You also know how much hard work Xiao Li has put in and how many times he has been on the line between life and death to achieve what he is today. I know that the other party may have difficulties, but Xiaoli has never given up on his responsibility. It doesn't have to be like other cultivation texts, where emotions affect cultivation or the way forward. The last time he was affected, it was because he had just started to get involved in relationships and had no experience. Coupled with the other party's guidance and his unfamiliarity with his inner demons, he fell into the trap. This time, I don't think he will fall in the same pit twice. He has gotten over his last demons and proved that he can look away when faced with similar things. It's not that you won't love someone once you see it, but that you won't be troubled by it anymore. This is what a true cultivator should do. After all, what you cultivate is truth and what you cultivate is soul. All nonsense and sadomasochism should be dismissed. I hope this will not affect our Xiaoli's path of cultivation. I also hope that Xiao Li can be happy. Also, if it is revealed later that Gu Gou has any difficulties, I hope Xiao Li will not forgive him easily. After all, he never sent any signal or hinted anything, which made us Xiao Li search for so long in vain. If it was forgotten due to some huge difficulties or bloody setting, I hope that Xiao Li will not be trapped by obsession when facing this matter, and will not have inner demons because of it. I think that normally, people who have cultivated to Xiao Li's level should already have a magnanimous state of mind. I know that Xiao Li may need to go through hardships to become more stable, but I hope that Xiao Li's hardships do not have to come from such sadomasochistic love or bloody plots, although I do not discriminate against such plots. I hope that if he really has to go through some calamity to stabilize his state of mind, it would be better for him to recall his boring life in the last life to the rich and exciting experiences in this life. He recalled many paths in his life and met many different monks and characters. For example, his two masters: a free and uninhibited swordsman who did not teach him seriously, but gave him a lot of resources and love; the other was a weird but powerful old man, who although they got along for a short time, later also caused trouble, but without him, Shen Li would not be what he is today. He also saw many friends, such as the stewards he met on the road, people he met due to interest disputes, and Lin Wan'er who he saved. Although they each have selfish motives, they are humane and are indeed very kind to themselves. He has seen a lot of bad people, such as the oppression of the big sects, the contempt of his brothers, and the contempt of the casual cultivators, but at the same time he also received a lot of help. He has seen through the complexities of many human natures in the world: those who have evil intentions are not necessarily bad people, and those who are not necessarily good people are not necessarily evil. He has seen absolutely good people, such as the female cultivator who would rather die than give in, which shocked him; he has also seen absolutely bad people, such as the shameless demon cultivator. He has seen so many things in the world, and his state of mind has already been understood. At this time, there may be a plot opportunity that triggers his memories, such as a fight, and makes him start thinking. Later, I hope that he will not sublimate his realm by experiencing love, but by realizing great love. Because he understands the diversity of the world and has experienced love and dislike, he can understand it better. For example, in a huge crisis or battlefield, he can be the first to stand up. Although he is usually a petty person and pays more attention to himself, it is because of this that he understands the difficulties of cultivators at the bottom, because unlike others, he can reflect and is very clear-headed. That's where he came from. He also understands that no eggs are left intact when the nest is overturned, so he will stand on the front line to fight for this. What he cultivates is great love, which is the process from being estranged to truly accepting the world. I won't go into details, after all, the author may write a similar plot later. But this is much better than simply sublimating one's cultivation through love. After all, he now pays more attention to the improvement of his state of mind. But you also know that Xiaoli has already been heartbroken once before. The last time it was because the other party "doesn't have a long mouth" or similar sect difficulties, and it was not Xiao Li's fault. He dared to love and hate, and there was no problem. This time, Xiao Li did nothing wrong. He had been searching for so many years and never gave up or betrayed. So I really hope that this kind of bloody drama will not happen again.
Finally tied it, just in time for the recent completion, it is really enjoyable to read all the way 💪 Originally, I didn't read the cultivation upgrade flow in the past. This book is my enlightenment in the cultivation upgrade flow. I feel that the author's writing is particularly good. It is in the top 10 of the books I have read! There are not many long novels that I have the patience to read. This one really surprised me! It's a pity that it's not popular, I feel it deserves better results 🥺 I also plan to tie up the other book, and look forward to the author's next better work [Spreading Flowers] And I am very curious if there are any extras in the back of this book~
I skipped through it, the emotional drama was really a mess 😩
Hahahahahahahahaha [Orange Candy] I got it
So who was the original target of love robbery?! 🙏
After not showing up for so long, he asked Xiao Li to rescue him when he showed up. After rescuing him and recovering, he left right away [angry] [angry] It would be better not to show up at all!
Hey, I feel that the author was a little tired in the later period. After upgrading Tongxuan, I feel that it is not as exciting as before. But overall, it is still a good upgrade flow. It is very valuable in Jinjiang now. Come on! Looking forward to the next one!
I don't understand. Doesn't life expectancy increase as one's realm improves? Why does the protagonist's lifespan still need system rewards? If the protagonist takes life-extending pills and the like, won't his lifespan be increased?
The first time I read it, I had no sense of presence, but I was able to finish it and found it interesting. He is indeed an excellent person, and all his books are interesting.
To be honest, this system is really useless. I don't like it. It's awkward when I see it. [Melted][melted][melted]💔💔💔