I've read until chapter 81.
The main character (MC) prioritizes maintaining ties and friendships over the years while hiding his true powers. This approach is somewhat new to the genre, making it a fun read so far. Despite living his third reincarnation (which is suggested to be his last) and not achieving much, he has not lost his humanity and knows how to take advantage of his experience.
Other than that, the MC is a typical low-key character who almost never faces real adversity, as he always seems to have many tricks up his sleeve, especially when a stronger enemy tries to kill him. He always looks young. His cultivation technique is very slow but grants a longer lifespan, and his cheat, other than being reincarnated, is that more lifespan equals more mana.
The friendships he maintains are typical: a dumb farmer sidekick who respects him, a female lead (FL) who has talent and gets into the sect but still chooses to be gentle with the MC, and previous companions. Additionally, the side characters don't just appear and disappear after five chapters, which is nice.
**Why I enjoyed this:** I haven't read xianxia in a while after reading so many academy-villain-extra KR novels. The pace of the story wasn't bad. I liked the MC's immortal cheat, his networking mindset, and his good morals and loyalty. He tries to survive in his own way and lives. The build-up with different characters and the political battle between clans created a nice tension in the story. It's a rogue cultivator story.
**What I didn't like:** The lack of adversity isn't something I should complain about since this is a basic webnovel where the MC is classically portrayed as weak but always easily wins any confrontation without any bad consequences or sacrifices. But it's not like we read webnovels for that anyway. Another thing is that the author felt the need to explain aspects of his story in some chapters in the author's note. If you have to explain your intentions or the subtle actions of the character, that means it wasn't well written enough. The story should be self-explanatory on its own. The fact that every time a enemy appears and it is a woman she's either fat or ugly (nothing new here though this is wn shouldn't be expecting much).
There might be other stuff but that's it for now.
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Spoiler
**Summary of the story** (this is for me if I decide to come back to this again later) : After failing a sect's test because of his age, he joins the Mu family, which needs males to help breed more cultivators. He refuses to marry anyone and chooses to stay low-key as a talisman master. He rejects the young lady from the family, then leaves the family on good terms after being a parasite. He then moves to a big city and tries to become an alchemist. He takes advantage of his relationship with the FL, which he has cultivated over the years, and she ends up trusting him. She is from the sect and is at the core formation stage. They fight together in the forest against some demonic beasts, and he ends up saving her. She kind of likes him. He is farming and trying to gather enough loot to obtain the ingredients for pills that will help him pass the core formation stage. Meanwhile, the Mu family is defeated, and his sidekick friend, who had many children, chooses to hide secrets from the MC to avoid worrying him.
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Character Descriptions (from memory) :
- MC name: Lan Chang
- Male characters:
- Li Ergou: A farmer and h**ny friend who marries multiple women in the Mu family. His name changes multiple times throughout the story. He has several sons.
- Lin Yin: Dies, but his scoundrel of a son lives.
- Unnamed sect member: A guy in the same sect as Zhao Siyao who has some influence. The MC kills his enemy and gains recognition. His name starts with a "Z".
- Du (or something similar) : A greedy and h**ny alchemist neighbor.
- Female characters:
- Zhao Siyao: Helps him and is in the big sect.
- Mu [Surname unknown]: Gets saved multiple times by the MC, falls in love with him, gets abandoned, and then loses vitality.
- Unnamed young girl: Falls for the MC and becomes his maid.
- Arrogant girl from the beast-taming family: Her name starts with a "Z".
- Sect that rejected him:
- Jin Yun Valley
- Enemies:
- Hujang (something close to this namr) family, family that starts with "Z"
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