After the Chubby Boy Became the Gong of the Sect's Beauty

Xu Yifan is a sixteen-year-old cultivator residing in Xiaolin Village, a wealthy settlement backed by Beiman Mountain. To the villagers, he appears as an unremarkable, lazy, and overweight youth with three spiritual roots and a cultivation base at the Qi Refining sixth layer. Despite his humble appearance and reclusive lifestyle, he spends exorbitant amounts of spirit stones on high-grade demonic beast meat, sparking intense gossip and suspicion among the locals. In reality, Xu Yifan is not an ordinary villager but a transmigrator with profound soul power and hidden capabilities. He maintains a low profile to avoid attention while secretly managing a top-grade demonic plant that he contracted after discovering it in the dangerous inner region of Beiman Mountain. The plant, which he names Demon Sprout, possesses a simple intellect and a voracious appetite for Spirit Plant Pills, becoming his loyal companion and source of companionship in his quiet life.

The story shifts when a rare treasure manifests in Beiman Mountain, attracting cultivators from across the region. While others fear the inner region due to the presence of a late Golden Core Black-Spotted Poison Crimson Python, Xu Yifan ventures in and successfully contracts the top-grade demonic plant. Shortly after, the Xianhao Sect arrives in Xiaolin Village for its decennial disciple recruitment. During this time, Xu Yifan encounters Xian Qinglin, a remarkably handsome outer disciple of Xianhao Sect who is being harassed and drugged by Ma Xiu, the son of the Beast-Taming Hall Master. Xu Yifan intervenes, using a powerful talisman to obliterate Ma Xiu and rescue Xian Qinglin. He provides the drug-affected Xian Qinglin with a third-grade antidote and returns him to his quarters, leaving a lasting impression on the beautiful cultivator despite his concealed identity.

Following the incident, the Sixth Elder of Xianhao Sect, who possesses a keen sense for master-disciple destiny, detects a connection with Xu Yifan. Despite Xu Yifan's attempts to remain anonymous, the Elder insists on taking him as a personal disciple, praising his auspicious appearance and potential. Xu Yifan, motivated by the promise of food, sleep, and handsome men at the sect, agrees to join. He departs for Xianhao Sect aboard a fifth-grade flying ship, leaving behind the rumors and gossip of Xiaolin Village. On the ship, he encounters Xian Qinglin again, though their interaction is brief and awkward, with Xu Yifan retreating to sleep after noticing Xian Qinglin’s close relationship with Gu Qingyun, the Sect Master’s top disciple.

Upon arriving at Xianhao Sect, tension immediately arises as Ma Xiang, enraged by his son’s death, confronts the Sixth and Seventh Elders. The Sect Master intervenes, halting the conflict but leaving the elders under pressure to investigate. Xu Yifan, now officially recognized as the Sixth Elder’s disciple, faces disdain from other disciples who mock his low cultivation and three spiritual roots. However, he remains unfazed, displaying a sharp wit that silences his critics. The narrative establishes Xu Yifan’s dual life: outwardly a lazy, fat disciple content with sleeping and eating, while secretly wielding immense power through his demonic plant companion and advanced pill-refining skills. His presence at the sect sets the stage for future conflicts, particularly with the powerful Ma family and the ambitious Gu Qingyun, while his growing connection with Xian Qinglin adds a layer of personal intrigue to his cultivation journey.