MTL - How Can the Saintess Be a Boy!? - ~ "Angel sitting on the left side of God 'second

When Zhou Shu woke up, he learned that he had become a Forging Apprentice at a workshop in the Forging Division of the Great Xia empire.

99 is one, and nine refinements are returned to Xian.

A young town boy, stepping on Xiuxian Road, is not a family, no gold fingers, with his own determination and wisdom, the nine major cultivation system, the nine realms step by step to the peak, and finally ninety-nine one, the achievement of true immortal.

- Description from Uukanshu translation

This web novel’s a hidden masterpiece. Give it a few chapters......Li Xun was meant to live a quiet, privileged life as the heir of Prince Fu in the mortal realm. But that future shattered the day he was kidnapped and forced into one of the most powerful righteous sects. There, he was coerced into stealing one of their secret techniques.In a world of ruthless schemers and intricate plots, where every step hides a plot and traps are laid one after another, only those who plan flawlessly can survive to the end.What began as a desperate struggle to stay alive would transform Li Xun from a helpless pawn into the most terrifying cultivator the world had ever known.......

In my previous life, I was half a move short and ultimately failed to reach the summit. Having traveled back to the past, this time... I want to become the strongest in this world! To become the strongest in this world, one only needs three simple steps: 1. Pick up a newly-transferred Demonic Sect Enchantress off the streets. 2. Subdue and vanquish the demon. 3. Take her cultivation technique for myself. Awesome! I’m already invincible! ———————— Years later, Yan Yu, who had earned the title of “the strongest,” was interviewed on television: Host: To whom do you want to give thanks for your success today? Yan Yu: I’d like to thank a very important woman to me. Host (eyes lighting up): Oh, is she your wise and virtuous wife? Yan Yu: No, consider her a stepping stone, I suppose. Host (wiping sweat): Then... what about the other members of your team? They must have helped you as well, right? Yan Yu: ... How could there possibly be only one stepping stone on the path to godhood?