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If you are gonna try it out you need context. Think of it as a very slow novel, like "old man and the sea"or "war and peace". I am comparing the pacing not the quality. Not saying the writing quality is bad. It's one of the best I have read in wuxia. However, you're not going to enjoy it if you don't like intricate world building or you simply lack patience. You can read something like "against the gods" if you are into fast paced stuff that talks about slapping the face and how dare you junior. But if you enjoyed something slow like the way of choices (forgot the Chinese name) you might enjoy it. It does not have crazy power ups, this novel is more focused on the story and the world than forcing power ups to stay exciting.Now let's talk about the novel itself. The story stars of like a comedy and rathe boring, the writer finds his grove around volume 4-5 and from volume 8 it just keeps getting better. And you start seeing proper character development. A lot of the things from earlier volumes start to make sense and lot of them don't. There is a supernatural aspect to this story but its that prominent till the later volumes. And I'm not gonna lie, I liked the big reveal they did of the supernatural aspect of this world. I am enjoying it. The translation is very well done, I feel like any information is lost in translation. The recent chapters seem a bit short and low effort but that just could be the chapters itself.Anyways, if you can appreciate a story, you'll enjoy it.