- #1
The first arc is where everything is established. MC is still building up her wealth and skills, so everyone tends to look down on or misunderstand her. The OFL is still very present in the story, so there's a lot of face slapping. The characters introduced, like the ex-OMLs, are very funny and charming. This arc is I think the most fun, I spent the entire time laughing and unable to put my phone down
The second arc is when MC leaves her small sect. The story gets a bit more serious, there's still plenty of comic relief at the start but when the meat of this arc kicks off it becomes mostly the MC's character growth arc. She spends most of the arc trapped in a series of trials where she has to push herself beyond her limits. This is also when the ML finally meets the MC properly.
The third arc, where I am right now, feels like where the worldbuilding falls apart. Just like how the MC gets so used to dealing with big amounts of money that she forgets how much things cost, the author seems to get so into developing the big plot points and main couple that they forget all the worldbuilding they made in the earlier arcs. There's also no longer any real comic relief, so it just feels like a slog to go through. People who only want to see the romance probably won't mind it though.
[collapse]It's not perfect as a cultivation novel. The timeline and some of the world details are a bit hard to understand, and the author sometimes forgets their own worldbuilding. However if you can get over that, the writing makes up for it. I still do recommend people read this, even if just the first two arcs, because it is really good.MC is like everyone's favorite healer side character. You know the type- stoic, always calm, gentle but firm bedside manner, pure hearted and wants to heal everyone, but also secretly has a cute side. (Makes me think of Natasha from HSR specifically.) She starts out as someone who is very smart and a fast learner, but she has limited resources and ability, so instead of learning OP skills she instead uses basic skills but trains them to unreal levels. As the story progresses and she gains money and resources, she is able to apply her intelligence and become recognized as a genius.The "harem" (aka the ex-OMLs) mostly aren't actually very romantic, more like one big friend group with some awkward clingy boys. The only actual romantic rivals show up late to the story, are just minor characters that are shown to have chemistry with MC, but have clearly no chance of ever actually getting with her. (Honestly, the first two ex-OMLs, and the only two female group members, seem to have more romantic chemistry with each other than with MC.) It's still very entertaining to see them interact with MC and each other, though on the flip side when the author leaves the friend group aside and focuses more on the plot or main couple it can get boring.ML is... sorta meh? He's not bad, he has personality and it can be a lil funny seeing his point of view of things, but he barely shows up, even when he's finally physically present.I don't know if I'll continue. If I do, I'll edit my review again when I'm further in.
