1/5 stars, disliked
read 652 chapters out of idk
The book is one of the first true sect-building xianxia stories I have read, which makes for an interesting premise when combined with the mc surrounding himself with main characters. However, the novel is unreadable because of how much filler content there is and how the relevant and interesting information is hidden in the filler, forcing you to read closely and be bored or skim and be lost and so be bored. Regrettable, since the premise was cool.
Writing:
I seem to remember that there were yucky unedited or mtl-ed parts of the translation for a while. In addition, the entire translation was not of a very high standard.
Characters: 1/5
They started out interesting, but as the story dragged on people devolved into helping the mc blindly or plotting against him. The mc isn't interesting as a person either.
World: 1/5
sub-par, even for xianxia. The world is full of what seems like a bajillion sects that are constantly referenced and discussed, but I really don't care about it. The world is full of fluff, in other words. Adding bland sects doesn't make the world expansive. Also, in the writing there is no sense of geography other than the mc's mountain being close or far to certain countries and sects. The author tries, but it makes me feel inexplicably dead inside.
Story: 2/5 okay
The filler kills it. Filler both in unnecessary descriptions of fights and conversations as well as meaningless story elements which really don't impact the mc. It doesn't help that most of the achievements in the story are due to luck. No matter what "blessed by heaven" or "high fortune values" excuse that is written in, the story is fundamentally unsatisfying.
I greatly regret spending so much time reading this. I would tell me of a couple weeks ago to quit this book in a heartbeat.