The Exam Covers the Entire Cultivation World

[Quick version]

The original heroine and I become sisters.

The original second heroine and my contracted ghost flirt with me.

My rival villain and I have an ambiguous relationship.

Haha, great. I'm avoidant.

[Full version]

After accidentally dying on Earth, Yue Zijin opens her eyes to find that the System has informed her she's transmigrated into an old-school fantasy Mary Sue novel. If she doesn't complete her mission, she risks dying. The System is too busy to manage this world, so it brings in a local spirit who's been unable to reincarnate for a long time to help her.

A girl and a ghost stare at each other in silence, then hastily get bound together in a random soul contract at their very first meeting.

"Hello, I'm Yue Zijin."

"Hello, I'm Qu Youqing."

She thinks keeping the plot on track and following the original novel will be easy. But can someone explain to Yue Zijin why the sweet, innocent heroine insists on being her friend, why the vicious second heroine insists on calling her big sister, and why the contracted ghost who originally wanted to use her has suddenly lost all her wits and become a loyal puppy?

After living in the cultivation world for years, Yue Zijin thinks nothing unexpected will happen, until a transmigrator from the opposing faction arrives with a whole host of dark forces.

Yue Zijin: There's something I can only ask you.

Villain: Trying to pry into our secrets?

Yue Zijin: No. What exactly is my mission?

Villain: Your System didn't tell you? Don't exams give you a list of topics to study?

Yue Zijin: It did. It told me the whole cultivation world was on the exam.

[Notes and warnings]

1. The setting is the same large world as the author's previous book, New Dust Shakes the Sea, but the plots are unrelated. Da Qi has been changed to Da Qi, and Yuezhou to Quezhou.

2. Simple cultivation fantasy, nothing grand or impressive. The cultivators' lifespans are shortened, and even the most powerful cultivators are only a few hundred years old.

3. Light, silly story with an unserious writing style.

4. The official love interest will disappear midway through.

5. The official couple's relationship is familial at first.

6. There is a positive male character who shares the protagonist's position.

7. Entirely fictional setting. Prices and such are completely made up.

8. Both the heroine and the original heroine are saints in the literal, non-derogatory sense.

9. Discuss things peacefully and enjoy the story. Don't insult any female character, even if she isn't very "good" early on.

10. (To be decided*)

Premise: Choose to become yourself, and hold fast to that choice through every setback.