This novel is... okay.

In terms of potential, this could be a fantastic book thousands of years down the line, when he is an unparalleled cultivator facing mortals.

But, that has some caveats.

... more>> First of all, if this world turns into just the present day with Great Xia, Cherry Blossom Country, and Eagle Nation, this will be an absolutely garbage book. I'm not sure if it will develop down that line or pursue some other route of technological advancement. I'm really hoping for the latter.

Second of all, the main character needs a massive shift in personality. Right now, he is kind of a loser. Not in the cowardly, pathetic sort of way, but the weak-willed and slow-witted sort of way. He cultivates for two hours a day, doesn't bother getting better at other cultivation paths (such as alchemy, blacksmithing, etc), and also has quite the libido. The libido part is particularly annoying because the main character has mentioned more than once how much he likes prostit**es and how its not worth getting in a real relationship because he has prostit**es.

Frankly, I would love if this book were to develop in a dark way. If the main character were to learn the fragility of mortality and separate from them because of that, observing them from a corner, this would be amazing novel.
But, I highly doubt that.

Another note, the translation is pretty good, though it's not the best I've seen. Nothing worth taking points off. <<less

This story has great potential, though at the current point it is too early to leave a rating. I'm going to leave one after continuing with mtl.

What I have to say so far: The novel delivers what is promises. The strong point are character interactions. The weak point ist world building. This would get 4 stars from me, but with a tendency toward 3.5 stars.

The translation so far is 5/5 stars. Nice is also a timer which shows a countdown to the next chapter.

The only issue is the site. The... more>> colour of the text is too light, though it can be migated with dark mode. The option to correct paragraphs is somewhat annoying and unnecessary. And for some reason I can't log in with my wordpress account.

Overall 4 stars.

Edit: I've continued with mtl and so far 4 stars holds true. Though considering this novel promises he will live to the current age and further the novel is too slow paced. Right now it is a typical cultivation novel, which is fine, but some issues are written in too great detail, though this could be me being impatient too see novel concept of things like the protagonist living past the cultivation age and living through all real ages afterwards. I'm also anxious how the author will handle the current age- after all chinese novels written during the current age are often ruined by racism. The protagonist helping China militarily or politically wouldn't make much sense as he is already much older than civilization by the time it begins to exist and has experienced many countries.

Seeing how the everything after the cultivation age will require much skill in writing I will rate this novel 3.5 stars. This seems to me the most likely prediction for the future of the novel. <<less