Transmigrated as the Alchemist Who Just Tricked Qin Shi Huang

Summary: Main story complete, extras updated with rankings.

Thanks for the invite. I'm in the Qin Dynasty, just met my idol Zheng Ge, and now I'm about to be buried alive in the Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars.

Zhu Dan transmigrated for the first time to a world where everyone cultivates their natal alchemy cauldron. After much hardship, she became the Alchemy Emperor, shattered the void, thinking she could go home. But unexpectedly, she did return, yet the timeline was pulled back two thousand years to the Qin Dynasty. She transmigrated as a female-disguised-as-male alchemist in Xianyang Palace.

After her master Lu Sheng failed to seek immortality for Qin Shi Huang and fled with the massive funds for it, the remaining alchemists were all implicated in anger. As Lu Sheng's disciple, she was about to be buried alive.

At the critical moment, she decided to summon her natal alchemy cauldron to give the longevity-seeking Zheng Ge a shock.

However, Zheng Ge had unified the six states, human prosperity flourished, and his destiny suppressed all immortal and ghostly paths, entering the end of the Dharma age.

Without spiritual energy, she couldn't refine pills, not even summoning the cauldron from her divine soul. Facing the ancient emperor's cold gaze, Zhu Dan: "..."

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Discarding her integrity, Qin Shi Huang believed her nonsense about heaven-granted methods and gave her seven days to refine a golden pill within that time.

Under extreme pressure, Zhu Dan discovered she could use human destiny in place of spiritual energy for refining pills. Skipping over many historical figures, she precisely selected the infamous Hu Hai.

Hu Hai: "..."

Well, although the refined pills vary by person and have some messy side effects, as long as they work.

Years later, as the Great Qin's National Advisor, Zhu Dan smiled tiredly: Zheng Ge, although I've refined Hu Hai Pill, Zhao Gao Pill, Xiao He Pill, Zhang Liang Pill... but I really can't make people immortal.

To achieve immortality, one must cultivate. To cultivate, spiritual energy must recover unless...

Ah, how did the spiritual energy really recover?

Mines: 1. Spiritual energy recovery is at the ending; the main story has no plot of Zheng Ge cultivating immortality. It's the female lead harvesting historical figures' destiny, various clever operations to refine pills and build a beautiful Great Qin.

2. Destiny extraction must be with the owner's willing consent.

3. Alternate history Qin Dynasty with many personal settings.

Pre-received: "Spiritual Energy Recovery but Ordinary Person" seeking collections.

Jian Ning is an ordinary person with both parents and a house full of relatives.

One day, she woke up and swapped with her parallel world self—still the same parents, still so many relatives that even eight tables couldn't seat them all during New Year.

The difference is that this parallel world has experienced spiritual energy recovery.

But she is still an ordinary person, without spiritual roots, unable to cultivate.

Fortunately, she's always had good luck since childhood. Staying home, pies fall from the sky; going out, she always picks up bargains. She can't make big money, but small fortunes keep coming.

This trait followed her to the parallel world.

Others enter secret realms to fight demon beasts and compete with peers.

Jian Ning enters secret realms to pick mushrooms, dig spiritual herbs; treasures that others covet rush toward her.

Later, someone jealously said, "No matter how good the luck, she's still just an ordinary person."

Jian Ning punched away a ninth-tier demonic beast that emerged from the secret realm to destroy the world.

Um, eating too many good things, her physical body achieved sainthood.

Pre-received: "[Journey to the West] The Only Designated Tavern for the Two Phoenix Households"

My family's wine, even Emperor Taizong of Tang and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven praise it.

As a peony flower spirit, Wei Zi doesn't like spiritual dew, the favorite of plants.

She likes spiritual wine and is best at brewing it.

Before her grandmother who raised her passed away, she left her a small tavern. Wei Zi decided to leave Luoyang and head to Chang'an.

Who knew that upon arrival, she found the tavern had burned down in a fire a year ago, completely destroyed. Since then, every night weird wailing sounds come out, scaring passersby to detour 800 meters even in broad daylight.

...She actually transmigrated to the Journey to the West world!!!

Wei Zi still managed to run the tavern: during the day serving Great Tang citizens, at night welcoming some special guests.

Wine can dispel worries and resolve a thousand sorrows.

Wei Zi's wine, humans love to drink, and so do demons and ghosts.

Content tags: Farming, Historical Derivative, Refreshing, Base Building, Lighthearted, Qin Transmigration

Zhu Dan / Pei Wusheng, Wutong, Qin Shi Huang

Others: Spiritual Energy Recovery but Ordinary Person

One-sentence summary: Refining pills for Qin Shi Huang, building a beautiful Great Qin

Theme: Seeking immortality through pills is not advisable; one should use both hands to build a beautiful tomorrow.