he even calls his "hacks" the "new cheat weapon" which made me chuckle

MC basically is a bloody tree and ML is a divine cat beast but they look humans dwwww

Yes, I understand that the ML is a Demon Lord so his character is supposed to be more unrestrained and bold, but that doesn't give him any rights to disrespect the partner he loves the way he did. The way he shows his 'love' is through his desire for the ML, but that only makes him look more like a dog in heat in my eyes. Lust does NOT mean love. Respect, trust and dependence are some examples of love, but it can clearly be seen that he and the ML have none of that (maybe dependence but that is like only one out of the three things I have mentioned and love consists way more than the three I have mentioned). Yes, desire is a product of love, but that is not all there is to this complex emotion is there?

It has been constantly written that the MC has never been affected by beauty no matter how beautiful a person is and only appreciates good looking people, but when he looks at ML's human form, his lust meter suddenly shoots through the roof. It's understandable however as the ML is a supposed unparalleled beauty in his human form, but would it kill him to exercise some restraint? It has also been constantly stressed how much the ML loves his cat, but between choosing his cat and his cat's human form, he chooses the cat's human form? Let me just give an example of what I'm talking about and let me make it clear that this was before the ML knew that his cat was his master (ML in human form).

So there was this one time where the ML had cooked up a delicious meal and was going to go to his master to ask for his cat (ML made it look as if his (MC) cat went with his master after a huge fight) to give his cat the food. When he went to his master, instead of prioritising the whereabouts of his cat, after seeing his master wanting the food, he instead changed his mind and gave the food to his master. I understand that respect to a teacher should be one's number one priority in the cultivation world, but this novel is literally about the MC loving and pampering his cat. Even if you have to give the dish to your master, you should at least ask about the cat that you have not seen the whole day. It would have been fine if it was any other normal cultivation story, but the theme of this novel is literally about the MC being obsessed with his cat. That means that not even a beauty, no matter how beautiful he/she is, would never come in between the MC and his cat. I don't care that both the master and the cat are the same being. The MC had not even known about this fact at that time, yet the attraction towards one's godly physical appearance easily brought about the indifference of his precious kitty in him. The cat which he supposedly loves with all his heart. I know I'm being nitpicky on this one, but it's just something that I could not brush off when I first read it.

Maybe if this was the only part that served to show his awful character, then I would've been fine and ignored this tiny, easily unnoticeable detail. But then there was the r*pe. And it happened not once, not twice, but three times. Twice was borderline while the last one was blatant a.f.

The first time was when the ML became heavily injured protecting the MC. Since his (ML) soul was already damaged prior to the fight, the fight aggravated the injury further and the ML was on the verge of getting his soul dissipated. Of course, nobody wanted that, especially the MC, so he (MC) had to choose between two methods to save the ML. One was to give the ML a type of grass that would help with the injury, but the catch was that the ML would forget the MC. The other was to dual cultivate with the MC. At first, the MC gave the ML a choice. Choosing either to forget him (MC) or lose his v*rginity. Because MC is such a selfish jerk, thinking over and over again that he don't want ML to forget him, that he don't want to redo all that hardship of getting the ML to trust and depend on him again, so before the ML had the chance to choose, MC decided for him. To dual cultivate. Mind you, this may not have been r*pe, but it borderline is. The ML not only have not yet decided on his preferred method of healing, but he also had no say on his choice before succumbing to the pleasure that was his soul becoming complete again. What infuriated me the most about this part was that the MC kept repeating over and over in his head that this was the easier and faster method and that it was right for him to do it, trying to justify his actions, as if he had no other intentions for choosing this option in the first place.

The second time was when MC and ML were just chilling in their crystal palace. The ML was already exhausted from a day of bedroom activities and was preparing to go to sleep when the MC suddenly went into heat from the ML's appearance and did him (ML) even when he (ML) continuosly refused him (MC). Like come on man, give him a break. He (ML) is not like you, he is not a tree that has endless vitality. At least respect his wishes and restraint yourself. It is already tough enough for him (ML) being the bottom and all, adding to that you being such a horndog is already putting a lot of strain on his (ML) body.

Lastly was when the ML once again rejected the MC to have the sexy time. The MC kept pestering the ML for it even when he continuously said no which eventually pisses the MC off. Not caring about how the ML felt at the time, he just shoved his d*ck in him and was like "So you only wanted my body because it can heal you?" or some sh*t like that. This is clearly r*pe. Like wow, the lack of communication or the lack of the MC trying to communicate with the ML is really praiseworthy. And this was where I dropped the novel. I'll get back with the reasons why the ML was so adamant about not doing it with the MC once I cool off and feel like I can pick this novel up again to finish it, but I'm pretty sure the reasons are not as shallow as the MC thinks it is.

The r*pe part clearly shows how untrusting the MC is of ML. And how insecure he (MC) is too. Seriously, aren't you supposed to love and pamper him (ML) all your life? So what the heck is up with all this? And I'm pretty sure the ML will brush this off again just like all the other times. After all, he (ML) just can't bear to leave the MC. He (ML) is just too dependent on the MC and I think that the MC knows this and is just exploiting this fact however he wants.

Not many plot holes, as far as I can remember, but one glaring detail that I can't let go of is why did the ML not reveal his identity as the MC's master at first? I mean you sacrificed your literal soul for the guy yet you don't trust him enough to tell him about this? Maybe I missed the explanation but I just wanted to put this out there.

I'm currently at chapter 83 & there's really nothing too exciting that has happened yet. I thought after Mo Tianliao chopped off Ding Ziyu's hand there was going to be an all out war between the two sects & that the story would finally move into some grand action, but then nothing happened. Mo Tianliao just whisked Qingtong away in their little crystal palace & they have a nice little holiday on some snowy mountain. Oh yeah, Qingtong finally gets his ass pounded by Mo Tianliao. Oops sorry, I meant they dual cultivated. ;)

I guess if you look at this story as a fluffy, light read then it's fine. but it really doesn't need to be 131 chapters then. There's not a lot tension & I find the plot gets pretty repetitive & boring. At around the chapter 50 mark I was waiting for the plot to finally get to the main, big storyline, but it never does. Then I realized... this whole story is just about Mo Tianliao feeding his beloved cat out of jade dishware.

Characters: Mo Tianliao is one of those MCs that has no faults. He always finds a way to outsmart everyone & with Qingtong backing him up, has unlimited resources. I get he's supposed to be this really talented & clever guy but his character is so one-dimensional & too perfect. Actually, I feel like all the characters, including Qingtong, are pretty one-dimensional, which is another reason I started to get bored with the story.

I'm even more annoyed with Qingtong. The author spends too much time describing how beautiful he is with his pale skin & mermaid silk robe, blah blah blah. It's almost like even the author knows Qingtong doesn't have much going for him besides his beauty. I know Qingtong is a cat & exhibits those annoying cat behaviors... but that's ALL he ever does! He just lazes around waiting for people to feed him. Yes, I know his soul is damaged but like damn Qingtong, you can't even pour yourself some tea? Don't worry y'all. Qingtong's damaged soul is currently being healed using Mo Tianliao's magical tree semen essence though papapa dual cultivation.

And finally, from chapter 1 until chapter 83, I don't feel the characters have really grown much at all. Then again, there's nothing happening in the story that is challenging their life perspective & so there would be no cause for them to have to evaluate their personal growth.

Nah. MC immediately graduates into a blue-collar worker, hustling wontons on the side. Meanwhile, ML gets taken to babysitting kindergarten at his Master's house every day. Out of jealousy, his Master's partner decides to forego his beautiful phoenix form to fight with the other babies in the form of a small red fat chocobo, hahaha.

MC picked the kitty, cared for him, plucked the stars from the sky for him, but in the end he died from the greed of others after he crafted a divine weapon.

His kitty, as a divine beast, had the power to protect his soul and he did... at the cost of half his soul, ML protected MC’s soul until he was strong enough to reincarnate into a divine tree.

After reincarnating, MC found his kitty again, but his kitty had become his master.. he is heart broken from his kitty’s sacrifice and is doing his best to find a way to repair ML’s soul.

one of the three major sects was actually a demonic beast sect and that the sect leader, elders and direct disciples were all various animals