Sometime ago I read some xianxia/wuxia novel where MC was a guy and he shocked his town/country. Yeah, I know it's not very original. What was more characteristic: Town/country held some sort of tea party/soaring matches for young prodigies every year MC participated and won. All thing was near big tree in which some kind of observer from some sect was hidden. Later MC joins some sect and rises from outer disciple to inner/core disciple really fast (yeah like 90% of it ) After some timeC returns to his home and goes to that party/sparring, there is some arrogant newcomer with backing from outer disciple (or lower tier - guy for odd jobs outside sect). It turns out that guy is from exact sect as MC. MC shows his token and that guy from sect must obey him MC orders that guy to kill newcomer who he was backing Rest of party is shocked that MC is part of sect and high leveled disciple on that. Can anyonone recognize that novel?
Maybe add more about other bits and pieces? Just something that might make the novel stick out more...like any names of characters or sect names (Doesn’t have to be a sect but like kingdom names or continent)
maybe what was MC's specialty? what kind of special body type did MC have? did he specialize in using "magic" or a particular weapon. if magic, was it talismans/formations/lightening etc. Maybe what his special golden finger? was he reborn/transmigrated or did he have some special circumstance that allowed him to gain a golden finger (i.e. lightening struck MC, MC pushed off a cliff/killed by past life lover, etc.)
Sadly with so little information, it is hard to find which novel you are looking for as most chinese cultivation novel start this way too
Oh what about if it has a harem or not? And if the MC took over this guy’s body or is the original Body the MC?