How?

be me

just a regular mortal

farming in the village, living my peasant life

one day a mysterious old man shows up

tells me I have “heaven-defying talent”

tfw I don’t even know what that mean

hands me a random jade slip

it’s a cultivation manual

"Absorb Qi, ascend to immortality, defy the heavens"

start cultivating

tfw it takes three days to get to stage one

some rich young master shows up

“you dare offend me, peasant?”

I don't even know him

destroy him accidentally with my new technique

his entire clan declares me their mortal enemy

tfw just wanted to farm turnips

spend the next 300 chapters fighting sects, demons, and random arrogant dudes eventually ascend to immortality

tfw I still don’t understand what Qi actually is

when did I get a harem again