The Cannon Fodder Villainess Cultivates Her Way to Godhood by Working Hard

It's alright. The female lead is beautiful on her own, unlike the typical female lead who gets entangled with the original male and female leads.

When I saw that the female protagonist needed 500 low-grade spirit stones to advance from the first to the second level of Qi Refining, I was furious! What's the point of cultivating if it requires so many resources?! All cultivators should just self-destruct! Self-destruct as soon as possible! Dropping the book.

Nice

It's pretty good. The plot mainly focuses on the female lead, and the other supporting characters don't appear for long. However, there are quite a few impressive female characters, which is a plus.

In summary, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It's a cultivation novel with no romantic pairings. The advantages are a very good reading environment, no female rivalry or melodramatic plots, and the story mostly revolves around the female protagonist. Her friends are also female, and her master is a spirit beast (most of the characters with significant screen time are female). Even the reason for the original owner's death wasn't sexual; she was skinned alive (although somewhat hellish, many authors like to use forced scenes to express the harm suffered by the female protagonist). This is a plus. Also, none of the characters are stubborn; they are very compliant when they encounter someone they can't defeat, instead of being like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, one after another. The stubborn ones are those who genuinely harm the female protagonist's interests (heaven knows how absurd it is when some plots make someone they bump into on the street inexplicably become mortal enemies). The progression is also good (not the late-game kind where it's about forming the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages and then rapidly leveling up and ascending). In short, it's very enjoyable to read. There's revenge, principles, and no excessive sympathy (some parts of the story even made me feel like I was the one with excessive sympathy). The downside is the numerical settings. Here's a friendly reminder: if you're impatient, you can skip to the last sentence. (The female lead levels up very quickly because each realm is described, making the leveling up seem very fast.) The female lead frequently kills people of higher realms (similar to how a Golden Core cultivator kills a Nascent Soul cultivator). Other major sects couldn't handle the magical beasts (the magical beast's soul escaped during a group attack), but the female lead, at the Golden Core stage, could slay them without leaving a trace. In short, the female lead is invincible at the same stage plus the previous stage, and with godlike performance, she can easily overcome three or four realms (although this is rare). Also, she has a huge cheat ability (this might be a slight spoiler, so I'm not entirely sure, but I'll put a patch here). The few spiritual treasures the female lead obtained in the early stages were used until after she attained enlightenment in the final chapter. (The female lead's treasures were all from before...) (This belongs to the female protagonist's past life.) (Although the other treasures are all incredibly powerful, the invisibility cloak (which ensures no one can detect the female protagonist; note that it means no one can see her, allowing her to escape combat directly from a place where no one can see her) is truly invincible. Once worn, she is undetectable in the lower realm, providing excellent protection. The female protagonist obtained it while still in the Qi Refining stage and thus began her invincible life.) Although the other treasures are all incredibly powerful, the female protagonist was able to live a peaceful life thanks to the cloak, which allowed her to do bad things without being detected. This applies to escaping from crime scenes and leveling up (the female protagonist likes to use pills and rare herbs to level up; the pills are set to be top-grade with zero toxicity, including immortal pills). This makes the female lead seem weak in combat, yet she often defeats enemies of higher levels (it seems like she's crushing weaklings, while the other powerful figures are portrayed as powerful but are actually quite weak). It's suitable for watching without thinking too much. In short, the flaws don't outweigh the merits (the plot moves too fast after the final ascension), and the righteous path is eternal in just a few chapters.

No romantic pairing, but the general plot is good and worth watching.

The pacing of each small plot point is too fast, feeling uneventful and simply rushed through. Furthermore, the currency and spending systems are somewhat strange and chaotic, failing to effectively showcase the female lead's wealth. While the female lead is given a powerful cheat ability, this strength isn't adequately highlighted by the weakness of those around her. She basically defeats all enemies instantly, making it impossible to observe her character's growth. The fight scenes are also poorly written, described in just a few sentences, yet frequently depicted. Even fights with strong opponents are brief, failing to reveal the strength of the stronger characters. The only explanation given is the female lead's strength. Some insertions of background information feel forced, merely intended to inform the reader and hindering their engagement with the plot. However, it's undeniable that the female lead is independent and strong. The female lead's character and the surrounding characters are well-developed, but the writing style is truly mediocre. I couldn't bear it after around chapter 100.

I thought it didn't have a personal storage space, but it's not very powerful.

It's really good to read, I like it a lot, and I hope there will be another cultivation novel.

It's good, there's no romantic pairing, the female supporting character doesn't appear for long, and there's no angst.