When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again
DragonOfRochester
What is my 1000-year-old monster self to do when I've failed my immortal ascension? Time travel — accidentally — and wind up back in my 9-year-old body, needing to re-cultivate, of course. But after that? Get REVENGE! The idiot who killed me — also accidentally — was the main character of the dumb harem Xianxia I transmigrated into, but he is only 7 or 8 at this point. Since harming a child or the main character causes backlash, the protagonist decides to raise the future rival better, faster, stronger, and loyal. A Xianxia comedy and satire by the author of Tanking Hits and Tome of Stealth, structured as interconnected chronological short stories similar to Fred the Vampire Accountant, following a second-best monster cultivator's second chance to re-cultivate from childhood with future knowledge.
Progression: Central, explicit Xianxia cultivation progression. Protagonist is a 1000-year-old Earth-transmigrated cultivator who failed immortal ascension and is sent back to his 9-year-old body, retaining memories and needing to re-cultivate from scratch. Power is quantified via classic cultivation realms/stages, realm breakthroughs, spiritual energy accumulation, techniques, and alchemy/crafting, with future-knowledge optimization allowing faster-than-first-life advancement. Second-life progression is the engine: re-cultivation efficiency, correcting past mistakes, mentoring the original harem-Xianxia protagonist (now a child) to shape his growth, and leveraging knowledge of future demon waves and sect politics. Satirical take on Xianxia tropes still treats realm advancement as central — every arc is about rebuilding cultivation base, climbing realms, and preparing for immortal ascension retry.
Royal Road
