Reading My Way to Godhood in Canglan

Cast out as the family disgrace, Zhang Tiancheng receives a mysterious half-scroll from a wandering Taoist—and discovers that reading is the ultimate cultivation cheat. While other cultivators meditate for decades, he lounges with academy fairies discussing literature, debates forbidden arts with demon emperors, and trades techniques with demon lords. His scholarly path to power catches the Heavenly Emperor's attention, who invites him to an exclusive "book club." Zhang's response? He'll attend—but next time, he's taking the Emperor's throne.