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No reviews yet so here I am.Our protagonist, Chen Lin transmigrates into a strange cultivation world. He's trapped in an outer part of a city along with its inhabitants. They're not normal themselves; people tend to suffer from odd abrupt mood swings where they change expressions and utter something arrogant and unfiltered. At night apparently only our protagonist can see red threads connected to cultivators leading up into something in the sky. Resources are scarce and knowledge seems like it has passed down many times with much being lost in transmission or faded with time. There's an overall mood of dread hanging over the city and nobody seems to want to be there but they're trapped. Pretty much everyone is at varying levels of the Qi Condensation Stage and cultivating farther is not easy.Chen Lin's cheat is that he will succeed in something on the tenth try. It's not easy to ab*se though, he has to use "the correct method" for an attempt to count. If he's making a pill he needs to understand the formula, the refining process, have the materials, have a correct pill furnace and fire, and his cultivation level needs to be within a reasonable range. So he's started off rather humbly making talismans to slowly increase his wealth and skills, later picking up some alchemy.The story appears close to a large plot development as of chapter 31 but it's moved along at a steady pace. He's had a few lucky breaks and good deals improve his knowledge, move things along and has become involved with some more powerful figures looking to escape the outer city. I'm interested to see where this goes. I'd say things have been a little shallow so far but I'm willing to give it more time, see if it keeps up the ominous mood.Translation by GalaxyTL seems fine. The text is pretty clear to read and has generally avoided your common basic/lazy errors.
