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I normally don't care for compassionate fmls but Meng Qi has a special place in my part. She's the real straight forward type of medical cultivator who would heal others because the Dao in her heart can't bear to see anyone die in front of her. In her previous life, she had ended up saving many important and strong people but because she never stayed to receive recognition, all of her patients' good wills were taken by the "heroine of the world" which Meng Qi believes is because of the fml's golden halo.I also love how Meng Qi is not your typical op fML in a cultivation novel. In this world, pure cultivation and medical cultivation are different things. Every daoist cultivates their spirit alongside their chosen path, therefore, one can be at a higher level of their chosen path compared to their spirit cultivation, and vice versa. Meng Qi is the type with average spirit cultivating talent, but talent (and moreso passion) for the medical field. Her outward cultivation hardly exhibits any improvement and limits her healing/survival capacity which makes her a more balanced character in my eyes. Additionally, part of the reason why Meng Qi tries to heal everyone is because 1) the practice improves her cultivation and 2) she genuinely loves and is fascinated with learning and solving different ailments. The author does a great job of making this a consistent character trait of hers and not just a plot-moving point like many other cultivation novels with fML doctors.The romance in this is just right. Like I said earlier, the fml's greatest passion in life is medicine and even ML can't shake its position in her heart. I don't want to give any spoilers, but there was a part of the story where the ML sort of appealed to Meng Qi with loving actions but Meng Qi resolutely denied those actions as "romantic". Granted the novel has only been translated to the end of arc 2 up to where I read so I can't say if that'll change in the future but I love a good slow-burn romance (especially one where the love interest falls in love first). I hate how the romance in cultivation novels happens almost instantly and for no reason other than "she's different from other women" or "he's handsome and strong". Although this novel isn't completely separate from this trope, it at least plays out in a way that's more satisfying for the readers.
