This novel is very similar to another "modern setting" novel by the same author. In fact, a lot of the plot were borrowed, but less polished.

After "tricking" his users into liking this novel and get it on the shelves (where the author would be paid) the author changed the theme.

The MC will go to other plaines and the story will be changed into your average cultivation harem story. IE: there will be a lot of recycled plots in this order:

MC finds the entrance to another area/plain. Leaves everything behind and goes there. Finds himself extremely weak compared to the others in that area.

Strong opponent appears who is interested in MC's treasures and/or girls.

MC escapes is constantly in hiding and escaping.

He finds some treasures (usually in some auction) and resources, trains, levels up.

Immediately there will be some anonymous opponents which will be offed by MC.

MC defeats all his previous opponents. Opens up a store/city/clan and becomes the strongest.

*repeat.

A lot of text will be wasted on introducing new fantasy material and equipment.

Whereas the first few 100 chapters in modern setting there were some female leads who had some character (albleit annoyingly), they will be reduced to a few mentions. Newer female characters are introduced, but have flat personalities but will eventually be just another addition to the harem never to be evolved anymore.

There will be a lot of buildup, where new characters are on an adventure with the MC, but the author will soon abandon their roles in the story.

The author tries to fill up gaps by having the MC going back to the lower plains but the explanation rarely is satisfying and rather forced. Thumbsup for the attempts though.

The final third of the novel has some annoying time skips, where the MC will be injured/training/meditating/captive/on the run/creating stuff for decades and even centuries. I think the record is 1000 years, where he gets freed from an injury. The rest of the world just happens to remain the same for 1000 years. Nothing happens. All this enemies will just wait for 1000 years before they get into fight with MC's friends in order for the MC to come and save the day.

It becomes ridicilous when in the end he visits the lower plains where the author remention forgotten characters and attempts to explain the MC's past (and implicitly explains the novel's title). With al the timeskips, MC would have left earth for thousands of years. But when he goes back to earth, he'd still be able to go back to his own city...

The ending is rushed as the author apparently had some problems with the publisher.

Conclusion: nice try, try again harder next time.

The Desert arc disgust me

I have no idea what the hell the author think if you don't want a romance or any thing then don't even write it.

To hell the 2 girls went to a deadly desert just for the MC and when they finally meet it was like "Hey its you two, ok good bye" so annoying I was like GIVE ME BACK MY EXPECTATION, I thought this novel was different to the other novel this author written HELL NO! they are all the same Tragic MC with ZERO to EMPTY ROMANCE!

The one he reincarnated into is someone from a big influential family. But because he was diagnosed as impotent, his family rejected him by saying he's not blood-related to them. So they throw him out once his father dies.

The first 100-200 chapters are pretty good, but after chapter 200 the plot starts looping. The MC is like a sailor in a ship trying to plug leaks with his fingers. A lot of characters are introduced by chapter 300, but they are just there, so while they are not completely 2D, they are written just so we know that the MC isn't the only person in the world, two love interests so far but one runs away after a misunderstanding and the other loses her memories right after MC and her decide to be together. (Horrible plot devices due to author not being able to write dialog between a couple)

--- First Review [up to c550] ---

I just had to say a word in fairness because of the spate of bad reviews. It is really not a terribad story. I am around 1/4 through the story. The translation is up to around 250. I read the raws til about 550. And the fact that I even bothered to read the raws would, at least to me, meant that the story is sufficiently compelling enough for me to continue.

Let's talk about the pros of the story. The transported genre is nothing new but the idea of an ancient cultivator transporting to the modern world is kind of fresh. Usually it is the other way round. On top of that he was also no one special before he got transported. The only reason why he is strong is because he knows the proper immortal training method unlike those in the modern world. Thats about it.

I also of kind the fact that the MC is one who is sort of strong, dont give a shit, and of the harem genre. (I guess it should be a harem genre). Whether it is the monogamy kind of relationship or the harem type, I don't have special aversion to any. I just find it odd that many readers have a natural tendency to dislike such an MC, I am not sure why. I mean, if someone is really as kick ass as the MC, I am sure he would get alot of female attention.

Cons of the story. There is probably some spoiler here so read at your own risk.

1) Enemies are kind of ret*rded. Really. Every single antagonist male out there is a h**ny idiot who thinks with their dick. They will always get into the trouble because of trying to sleep or r*pe or force or kidnap MC's female sister, friend, lover, gf, etc. You get the point. And there are always ret*rds out there. MC is already an overbearing piece of sh*t who goes around killing everyone and in the modern day and age, you still have idiots who try and piss him off in the most ret*rded way.

So basically every guy who isnt a cultivator goes like this. Is interested in some female close to the MC. Tries to touch said female. Or is c*cky to MC. Got wrecked by MC. s*upidly calls backup. Threatens to kill MC and his family and friends. Gets the entire clan wiped out. And this repeats itself.

The 2nd type of antagonist are the s*upid f*cks who are greedy and keep underestimating the MC. I am not sure why would anyone want to bet their lives against such a s*upid thing of pissing him off. I really hope the enemies get less one dimensional and grow some brains. I mean... I dont need them to be smart, I just need them to have some common sense.

2) The MC is kind of s*upidly arrogant. He keeps thinking the world is based on whoever's fist is the biggest. He goes around wiping everyone but every once in a while he will get his loved ones into trouble in which he will sort of happily resolve in the end. Kind of like plot armour. Not only the enemy underestimate him, he underestimates the enemies as well and keeps getting into situations he almost died.

That is my two biggest gripe about the story so far. All in all, no surprises. Not much plot twist. A very typical kind of... I am strong so I go around destroying you if I dont like you. Throw in pretty girls and harem. It is not a terrible read really but not an outstanding one.

--- 2nd Review [Completed] ---

The funny thing is after all my complaints about the story, all the issues described above were minimized or heavily reduced after that. The MC realizes that you do not simply go around killing everyone because you would inevitably get your loved ones in trouble. He also (after a while) realizes that you do not simply go around killing everyone. In that sense, there is a limited sort of progression.

Also after he reaches cultivation realm, the "every male is a h**ny ass" problem seems to be magically solved. Probably because his wives were not with him at that time. Probably also because female cultivators are generally all pretty good looking so the disparity isnt that great so we dont get the braindead idiots from the first 500 or so chapters.

After a while, the story becomes kind of a typical Xianxia story although the first 1/4 of the story doesnt seem like it. Like every Xianxia story, he will go through powerups via either some godly treasure in the form of some skills or some items or maybe himself.

There is Romance, and Harem. Even though it is a Harem, the MC truly loves and likes those females. Actually in fact, he missed and passed up on other good girls who liked him because he wanted to stay faithful but for one reason or another found himself with additional wives due to some, I would say, exceptional circumstances.

The ending of the story seemed rushed. But in all honesty, most of the novels had kind of crap endings. The author tried to plug gaps every now and then. All in all, it is kind of an interesting read.

This novel is very similar to another "modern setting" novel by the same author. In fact, a lot of the plot were borrowed, but less polished.

After "tricking" his users into liking this novel and get it on the shelves (where the author would be paid) the author changed the theme.

The MC will go to other plaines and the story will be changed into your average cultivation harem story. IE: there will be a lot of recycled plots in this order:

MC finds the entrance to another area/plain. Leaves everything behind and goes there. Finds himself extremely weak compared to the others in that area.

Strong opponent appears who is interested in MC's treasures and/or girls.

MC escapes is constantly in hiding and escaping.

He finds some treasures (usually in some auction) and resources, trains, levels up.

Immediately there will be some anonymous opponents which will be offed by MC.

MC defeats all his previous opponents. Opens up a store/city/clan and becomes the strongest.

*repeat.

A lot of text will be wasted on introducing new fantasy material and equipment.

Whereas the first few 100 chapters in modern setting there were some female leads who had some character (albleit annoyingly), they will be reduced to a few mentions. Newer female characters are introduced, but have flat personalities but will eventually be just another addition to the harem never to be evolved anymore.

There will be a lot of buildup, where new characters are on an adventure with the MC, but the author will soon abandon their roles in the story.

The author tries to fill up gaps by having the MC going back to the lower plains but the explanation rarely is satisfying and rather forced. Thumbsup for the attempts though.

The final third of the novel has some annoying time skips, where the MC will be injured/training/meditating/captive/on the run/creating stuff for decades and even centuries. I think the record is 1000 years, where he gets freed from an injury. The rest of the world just happens to remain the same for 1000 years. Nothing happens. All this enemies will just wait for 1000 years before they get into fight with MC's friends in order for the MC to come and save the day.

It becomes ridicilous when in the end he visits the lower plains where the author remention forgotten characters and attempts to explain the MC's past (and implicitly explains the novel's title). With al the timeskips, MC would have left earth for thousands of years. But when he goes back to earth, he'd still be able to go back to his own city...

The ending is rushed as the author apparently had some problems with the publisher.

Conclusion: nice try, try again harder next time.

-MC decides to go back to his house when he knows people are looking for him... (Couldn't the handshake guy from the party who had the same scent as special ops team find him and let him know about his injured wife?)

- Or the poor reactions of the special ops group at a trained snake...

- He went to this crime town on the border, seemed like a really good setting, but accomplished nothing besides showing off and killing people... Felt more like an abandoned arc... Still like it though.