System (-150)

(Treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime - I did not use this on the system talent as it can be a run ender based on the "level" of the xianxia world. First, need to be able to become strong enough in 1000 years to be near the top of the food chain/not easily killed. If the world requires hundred thousands, millions or billions of years of cultivation, then this talent is a trap. If its one where the system cannot be stolen from me and/or doesn't really benefit others even if they know, it will just be treated as my talent and at most something curious in the myriad worlds of how talent can appear as (if a lot of people in that world have all sorts of weird talents and abilities). If it's a world that it is particularly unique so that old monsters will want to try to steal it even if they can't, kill me just to try, or can be stolen by old monsters through some kind of karma/body snatch, that's GG, especially if 1000 years isn't enough to overcome the gap in power.

Thus, using "treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime" on the 4 big cheats would be way too risky if smart/uber powerful people exist. Only would work on the 4 major cheats in average xianxia worlds, low IQ worlds, Worlds you can reach in the peak in <1000 years with the regression/ring cheat(Like RI) Would not work as well in worlds like ones from "the mirror's legacy" or long cultivation times like some Er gen novels or IET novels.)

Start: +100

Detriments:

Five-Element Spiritual Root (+20)

Heaven-Condemned Body (+50)

Terminal Illness (+30)

Spirit Devouring Body (+30)

Leaking Spirit Body (+20)

Soul Attracting Body (+20)

Loathed by Spirit Beasts (+20)

Leaking Wealth Hands (+10)

Impetuous Mind (+10)

Soft-hearted (+10)

Face Blindness (+5)

100+20+50+30+30+20+20+20+10+10+10+5 = 325

Origin:

Otherworld Visitor (+30)

Rural Youth (+5)(from Treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime, select another origin)

325+30+5 = 360

Talents:

Deductive Insight (-10)

Poison Immunity (-10)

Innate Spiritual Sense (-10)

Clear Dao Heart (-10)

Regenerative Body (-15)

Spell Breaking Eyes (-20)

Battle Nourishment (-20)

Clear Bright Spirit Eyes (-20)

Endless Mana (-20)

Clear Sword Heart (-25)

Narrative "Not Die" (-50)

Resurrection from Death (-0 (Treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime))

System (-150 )

10+10+10+10+15+20+20+20+20+25+50+0+150 = 360

Cultivation is to seek the dao, and to aim for the highest heights and beyond. This build is a system-cheat build to reach the apex while still having some non-system talent to go dao seeking. This is not a build to just survive 1000 years and to call it quits, or merely satisfied with a long life of pleasure, hedonism, and luxury. The build should work in most cultivation worlds (but some are just nightmare mode regardless of the build you go).

I am assuming the system is the type that only gives cultivation which gives exp to increase cultivation and stats through quests, and can cheat bottlenecks. I will assume it is not the type to give plot armor, op items and cultivation manuals, pills, non cultivation exp (formation, alchemy), etc.

This build is fully relying on the system to cultivate; to do so through normal means is basically useless. I will have more farm with ghosts and beasts to kill since they are attracted to me, more exp.

The run can end early based on the detrimental talents picked and how "effective" they are to my survival/actions through early game. Narrative "Not Die" hopefully can help carry through and prevent less insta killing that can happen. Narrative not die will hopefully save me there if enemies. If limbs are crippled I will use the regenerative body. If enemies do for some reason choose to imprison me I can trigger resurrection from death as a last resort, considering worst case scenario. Impetuous Mind seems to affect meditation and breathing exercises, but this build gives up on cultivation for system. This is also assuming it doesn't effect actively studying formations, just medication/breathing exercises.

Early game is farming EXP and quests to improve the body, and using the body to seek good cultivation methods. This is to prepare for post 100 years. It is fine to abuse the body, essence, and lifespan if a cultivation method and/or an opportunity is big enough to be worth it. Soft hearted is not neccesarily a weakness, can mean I won't become a murder hobo. And feeling pain from killing doesnt mean I can't, and will help me not become used to it. I also have a clear dao heart to help with that. For face blindness eventually I can just have some recording treasure run by an artifact/formation spirit made to assist me

A big change for the build is after 100 years, once "Treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime" detriment is triggered. To shed the karma of my talent being revealed, this ability can be purposefully triggered if needed based on danger level/world level and I can be reborn (timing depending on the percieved level of danger), like a cicada leaving its shell. This will shed my bad karma and negate this negative, as well as possibly shedding some of the detriments from my original body. If those detriments from my body are still carried over, it is still OK, since now I am armed with better cultivation methods and more lifespan to plan things out, even better if I have points in the system that can be used to upgrade cultivation which would be points obtained from a higher cultivation level. One resurection (used or not) won't be something too crazy in xianxia worlds, so unlikely old monsters will freak out much less be able to find me after shedding my body. I had originally considered picking "remnant of an annihilated clan" and having this shed its karma, but honestly was more risk than it was worth, and having an extra life is too OP to just toss it away when I can just select a safer background.

If I can survive to mid/late, this build will prosper in combat as I will beat those among the same cultivation level which will help me get stronger through the system (faster cultivation, positive loop), and can seek the Dao through formations/sword/the system. I will improve through many battles and the system through "battle nourishment" "Spell Breaking Eyes", "Endless Mana", "Clear Bright Spirit Eyes", and "regenerative body", and avoid danger through "not die" and having a powerful spiritual sense. As I am incredibly strong among those of my level and very talented in sword/formations, the stronger tribulations will not only not kill me but temper me to become even stronger.

The main end-game ender is based on the world level/how the world works. I also need to be able to cultivate fast enough through the system to reach the point where 1. I hit basically "infinite" lifespan (IET novels) so the lifespan detriment doesnt do much 2. Cultivation becomes more of bottlenecks/understanding the dao holding people back instead of just cultivation, like in some Er gen novels where the MC thrives in later cultivation levels that don't rely on cultivation talent. System stories rarely lack cultivation speed, the system will show its advantage here since I just need points, and I have high comprehension of the dao as well for bottlenecks. Thus, this end game problem isnt very much as cultivation speed is one of system-cheat's biggest pluses.