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I read about 200 translated chapters and finished the rest with Google Translate, so take this review with a grain of salt.This is not an action packed Wuxia full of face slapping and arrogant young masters. It's more like pokemon collecting with a Wuxia setting. The main focus of the novel is the MC catching and strengthening his "pokemon." MC is full charisma build and is generally much weaker than his harem (the world in general has more women at the apex of cultivation). This leads to a lot of fun shenanigans as he tries to juggle the various relationships he is building until it fails spectacularly. The character interactions, which are the bulk of the story, are really fun throughout the novel.At the beginning of the novel, MC is extremely weak and he really has to work to earn the affections of his harem. This does shift drastically later to the point he is being pursued by many strong masters but it feels valid in the world setting. He remains charming and likeable throughout the novel, although he is very shameless. The harem is full of fun and unique characters that feel distinct throughout. In any other novel, if they were the lead, they would be protagonists and it's quite funny to read his despair at being the "heroine" of the world.It's not perfect by any means, the author made some questionable decisions about 450 chapters in that he quickly reversed. The author makes the same mistake of introducing too many female leads and not having the time to invest in their stories, as well as leaving some characters out for hundreds of chapters. The ending leaves a lot on the table as well, it felt like the author could've used another 10-20 chapters to really wrap things up but it's enjoyable enough, much more satisfying than other novels I've read.Don't expect anything explicit, for what is essentially a dual cultivation novel it is very tame, aside from the thirsty protagonist eyeing up every jade beauty he sees (and his obsession with legs and feet.)