How Did This Unhinged Little Wretch Become the Cultivation World's Darling?

Li Zijin understood one thing from a young age: people are divided into immortals and mortals, high and low, noble and base.

The immortals above the clouds are immortal and noble, while she is mortal and base.

So base that a bout of chills was enough for her father to sell her for three taels of silver. So mortal that a cultivator could decide her fate with a single word.

But Li Zijin knows she is no good person. She holds grudges and repays every slight. She can barely remember those who have shown her kindness, but she remembers every one of her enemies perfectly.

With a rusted blade and a single wound, she sent her father to the afterlife.

At the Kindness Hall, faced with cramped rooms, meager food, laundry that never seemed to end, and a manager who did nothing but drink and beat people, she pretended to obey. When he let his guard down, she slipped him a sleeping potion. In the end, his corpse rotted until it was found by the soldiers.

Determined to rise above everyone, Li Zijin embarked on the path of cultivation. With her clever flattery and extraordinary talent, she won the affection of a host of elders. She thought she would be accepted into the inner sect and defy fate, but then someone told her she had the fate of a stray dog, doomed to a miserable end.

But she refuses to accept her fate. She even adds Qing Yugu, the head of the Luocheng Sect, to her list of enemies. She will take revenge on everyone who wants to see her suffer. Whatever this so-called heavenly mandate or stray-dog fate may be, she will follow her path to the very end!

Fueled by sheer obsession, Li Zijin grows like wild grass. But as she grows, she discovers that Qing Yugu is always haunting her.

He teaches her the Heart-Cleansing Mantra, urges her to restrain her murderous intent, and guides her in cultivation. He's like a gardener tending a tree, doing everything he can to keep its branches from growing crooked and make sure it thrives in the sunlight.