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I thought it was quite charming when I picked it up all the way back when only a few hundred chapters were translated.Chung Myung and his show of dedication towards Mount Hua is phenomenal. You could say that Chung Myung, before his reincarnation was the definition of an arrogant, talented young master type martial arts practitioner. Everyone in the Mount Hua sect looked after him since he always got into trouble. And the transformation the maturation that he basically has to go through in order to restore the prestige his sect hundreds of years later. How could you stay bone-headed once you witness the state of the derelict and impoverished Mount Hua sect, partly due to the actions you did hundreds of years ago? To witness children that diligently train in the sect despite losing the pathway towards their signature moves?Overall, Chung Myung clearly carries the novel. Yes, there are other characters that react to Chung Myung, and they're not bad. Jo gul, Baek Cheon, and the rest of the disciples that Chung Myung lead and nurture are decent, but obviously Chung Myung's the clear main character where his development alters the entire story.However, it does get repetitive. Once you go 500+, you get past the impoverished phase of Mount Hua and more towards restoration. It does get a bit tiring once you realize that the only thing that's going to happen is Chung Myung killing demonic cultivators or something for the next 1000 chapters.The comedy is fun, but translation is rough around the edges. Still, the formulaic structure of Chung Myung leading the disciples to yet another adventure and killing demonic disciples while Chung Myung is unabashedly face-slapping a bunch of people definitely gets repetitive. If other characters were less of an ornament to Chung Myung maybe it'd be better. Dropped.
