Li Zhixing suddenly found himself in a cultivation novel. In this world, his namesake was not a good person. More importantly, he was in a disastrous position. Li Zhixing was a villain with no scruples, no morals, and no close ties. From being one of the protagonist’s earliest comrades, the man had become a hated enemy - mainly by violating an important love interest. Naturally, it did not take long before Li Zhixing suffered a fate befitting of his crimes; his capture and subsequent torture were a cathartic release for all readers. Now, Li Zhixing entered this world just after he had committed his crimes. Unless he wanted to face the same fate, Li Zhixing believed he needed to change things, and most importantly, change himself. No matter the consequences. Wrote this because the transmigrating into villain genre was getting a bit stale (for me). First, I wanted a novel where the MC did not start from the beginning. Second, and more importantly, had a problem with how "original MCs" acted (without brains) and how female characters fall in love with the new MC lightning quick. Hopefully that would not be a problem in this story. And hopefully you will enjoy this story of mine, fellow cultivator.   Note: as of now, I have no intention for harems or romance, nor will there be any explicit sexual scenes.