Data-Driven Daoist

In "Data-Driven Daoist" by CatVI, computer scientist Johan, reborn as Yu Han after demons annihilate his family, navigates a world where cultivators defy the heavens through a mysterious system known as The Dao. Despite surviving by wit and gaining access to this system, betrayal leaves him destitute. His only recourse is to join a prestigious immortal sect, but not before antagonizing powerful young masters. Yu Han's path forward seems nonexistent, yet his previous life as a corporate warfare consultant, skilled in ruthlessly eliminating rivals, provides a unique advantage. He approaches cultivation with a programmer's mindset, viewing talent as something to be coded, feuds as bugs to debug, and financial woes as optimization problems. This bloodthirsty, overweight protagonist will bring algorithms to combat and treat immortality as a hostile takeover, starting with a mission to shed pounds. The story promises a weak-to-strong, poor-to-rich, fat-to-fit progression earned through effort and cunning, blending Xianxia with a LitRPG element where the system is universal. Expect a third-person POV focused heavily on the MC, with no harem. While not grimdark, the story contains dark elements, particularly in its early chapters.