After Becoming a Mountain God, I Became the Cultivation World's White Moonlight

Going VIP this Saturday, thanks to all my lovely readers!

Up next: Beta, But a Fence-Sitter (Everyone Loves Me)

The war between the immortals and demons accidentally shattered the fate chart of the last god in the world. From then on, the cultivation world had no gods, and no one could ascend.

Lingshan had a secret no one knew.

Though she was a personal disciple of the Wanxu Sect, she wasn't from this world.

The good news: The Heavenly Dao said that if she gathered the divine artifact, the Heart-Seeking Sword, she could go home.

The bad news: The war between the immortals and demons had left the world without gods, and the Heart-Seeking Sword's fragments were scattered among secret realms, the mortal world, and the ghost market. She could only search for them one by one.

But Lingshan soon realized that something was wrong.

In the secret realm, she could make vines grow from her palm, see through all illusions, and heal people's ailments. These were the powers of a mountain god.

As she searched for the fragments, she discovered that the friends traveling with her were all struggling in one way or another.

Her senior brother was vain and arrogant. A fragment of the Heart-Seeking Sword remained in his body, leaving him with no memories. He was the quintessential beautiful but tragic soul, destined to die young.

Her sworn enemy was a talisman cultivator who looked fierce but was actually a simple-minded goof. Born into a prestigious family, he could never decide his own fate.

Her junior brother had ambitions that reached the heavens, but he had died long ago. He lived neither as a man nor a ghost, having forged a body of supreme evil.

Her senior sister was cold and aloof, with a mysterious past. She never removed the half-mask covering her face. Yet she was the best senior sister anyone could ask for. When she found herself on the brink of life and death, Lingshan saw through her sensitivity and helplessness, and how alone she truly was.

*

Lingshan asked the Heavenly Dao: What is the Dao, really? Who am I, and what does fate want?

The Heavenly Dao replied: Your Dao is to follow your destiny. Fate cannot be defied.

Lingshan smiled and brushed it off. "If that's the case, what harm is there in defying the heavens?"

*

Years later, the name of Lingshan, the mountain god, was known throughout the world.

It was said that she cultivated the Heart-Seeking Dao, following her own heart, and stories of her spread far and wide.

In her youth, she once crossed swords with the leader of the Immortal Alliance with reckless abandon, then sat beside him to listen to an opera. He risked his life to send her home.

She once snatched the sword most coveted by the greatest saber cultivator of the era right off the street, gave him a cultivation manual, and helped him break free of his cage. Then she watched with a smile as he made a name for himself across the land.

She was the person hated most by the master of the ghost market, yet someone once saw a memory stone bearing her image beneath the Ghost Lord's pillow late at night.

She helped the sect master of the artificers overcome her inner demons and remove her mask. With the power of a mountain god, she took her to see the world's most breathtaking sights.

She sought the Dao through her heart, saw through the many faces of the world, and became the first person of her era to ascend. She was a wandering soul from another world, and the mountain god who protected all living beings.

And the words she said most often were: "Fate is on my side."

#Also known as: I wanted to go home, but accidentally became everyone's favorite!

#So it turns out I'm the mountain god?

Reading Guide:

1. There will be romantic rivalry and competition among the men. Happy ending, with alternate-universe bonus endings for everyone.

2. The characters are all flawed. The world includes monsters, ghosts, immortals, and demons.

3. The female lead grows over time. She cultivates through hard work and a little talent. Ensemble cast, with a nontraditional cultivation setting and original worldbuilding.

4. If this interests you, thank you for adding it to your reading list. Bows and sends love.

Theme: Becoming your true self