MC and ML dual cultivates in the cave where MC uses ML as a cauldron. Of course, MC bottoms but since ML is securely locked up, he has no choice but to ride on the ML for a whole 3 years, causing his knees to feel pain. So even after he left the cave, he is afraid for his knees. How do they not get bored of fcking for 3 years straight? Well, it's literally working for them. MC only comes for the first time (iirc a year after they begin cultivating) when ML learns to move his waist.

MC gets ML drunk and escapes from the cave after he reaches the level he can escape from the cave. ML actually fell for MC during this time and tries many tricks to get MC to kiss him or let him touch any part of him, but MC is too smart. So ML suffers for the entire 3 years, basically h**ny and desperate to touch him once.

They're a funny and loyal bunch. They always have MC's back and MC has theirs. Because their sect is mostly girls who uses men to improve their cultivation, they're best at escaping. It's funny to read about their tricks.

ML finds MC like 1-2 years later, but MC is already in a different sect and refuses to admit that he was the dude from the cave. ML chases him for a long time before MC finally develops some feelings for him. But only after a long time. I almost thought ML was going to give up pursuing him a few times.

wanted to give his red life thread you know my one and only forever and ever, he realised the MC’s thread was white for him, means there is no love

the ML started liking him and got more wild in the bed. Our old man MC was only worried for his old knees. And he still is after years with the ML.

I can't for the life of me keep on continue on lying shamelessly (I won't get into details but you get the gist of it) saying that he's not who ML was looking for. Like would you rather people like your alter ego or your fake identity more than your true self even when everything was settled and not threatening your life anymore? At the first few chapters, I already figured out that this MC was actually cruel in terms of emotional aspect. Like it's understandable that he hid his identity because he's afraid for his life, but when ML blatanly and sincerely albeilt domineeringly showed his interest towards MC, but MC gave a lot of s*upid reasons and won't get straight to the point. Though I know it's amusing to see ML chasing after his wife, but damn MC attitude started to rub me in the wrong way.

Of course, he's immature and a bit unreasobnable, but given his title as a Young Master, it's obvious why he is the way he is. Plus he only grew up with his cold-hearted father and without a mother, do you think he'll just change his personality for all of his entire 18 years of life being that way just because he found love? No. Not even when he's determined enough when he's trying so hard to court MC and trying to figure him out for all those 5 or so years. What I'm trying to say is, he's already trying his best but it's just that the MC is the real problem here.

Chi MuYao (the MC and the character he transmigrated into) is 8 decades older than Xi Huai (ML) at the beginning of the chapter while in reality, ML is actually 2 years older than MC if I'm not mistaken before he transmigrate. All in all, they both were immature. While ML figured out his feelings for MC, MC acted like a little girl being bullied and denied everything when he could just get straight to the point. Like come on, give ML his credit for trying his best here for being real and stick to his character.

• • The pairing had a lot of papapa (although censored)

• • How do I explain this? IMO the ML is not that much of yandere. Or overall it's not yandere story. First of all, the ML is very sincere. He doesn't know anything about the MC including his appearance and doesn't fall in love with him so suddenly. Then secondly, the MC doesn't avoid him because of dislike or reluctance. He papapa with him easily again, so I think at that point he already liked the ML but didn't realize. So their relationship feel very safe, because it's consensual.

• • The MC is strong in his own way! There are a lot of cool scenes about him. He doesn't rely on ML. Protected him several times. And the ML also trusted his ability.

• • The MC is outrageously beautiful, like who hate beautiful MC right? But he was not feminine or described as such. He's supposed to be handsome.

• • Most side characters have good characterization and have important roles, the original protagonists were also there. I don't mind that they disappeared in the background because this story is not about them, and since the start MC didn't intend to get close to them. So it's okay to not think much about them. Anyway they're good children, and not hypocrite type.

• • There are side couples everywhere including BG (no GG though) although I don't know how they ended up in the end, it's good that the only romance is not just between the protagonists, like the world doesn't just revolve around them.

• • I like the main villain. An interesting character with tragic story (although it's totally his own fault). I made his fanfic in my head.

• • There are good adults in this story and good familial relationship.

• • The moral messages pertaining the demonic sects and the rightous sect.

• • As a xianxia story, it kinda has good enough world building. Like things or activities that usually shows up in xianxia, but not too massive to make it boring.

• • A lot of scenes or plot points I loves, no spoiler though.

• • There are no mind blowing mystery or twist, but there are dangers and adventure. Overall it's still feel fresh and original with good characters and execution which are the most important thing for me.

• • Some plot might feel slow paced or fast paced, the MC and ML kinda separated a lot because of circumstances (?) and sometimes it felt frustrating. But they trust and rely on each other.

• • So the side characters had their own world and story, and unfortunately the author didn't dwelve much on them, or maybe it's fortunate because we just need to focus on our main couple here?

• • Okay, I remember some unnecessary drama & misunderstanding but it's not that bad and a bit amusing if I say so myself (I have bad personality, the kind that laugh at people tripping over air)