[No System] [No Female Lead] [From Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils onward, spanning Jin Yong's martial arts world]
Zhao Xuantong was born into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, but the timing was absolutely absurd: he transmigrated there 46 years before the story began. And he had no golden finger, no System, and no wise old mentor. He grew up poor and nearly starved to death on the streets. At six, Zhao Zongshi took him in, giving him a government post in the Song Dynasty.
During a mission, he unexpectedly obtained the Heavenly Secrets Qi-Stealing Art, and from then on embarked on an invincible path.
Heaven and earth steal from all things; all things steal from humankind; humankind steals from all things. When these three forms of theft are in balance, the Three Powers are at peace. Thus it is said: Eat at the right time, and all the body's functions will be in order; act at the right moment, and all transformations will be at peace. Reverse the Five Elements, seize Yin and Yang in their proper order, steal the nascent qi of heaven and earth, and replenish one's own essence.
From then on, the martial world lay beneath Zhao Xuantong's hand. Year after year passed, and the world's vital energy grew ever scarcer. From Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and then The Deer and the Cauldron, finally reaching modern martial arts, Zhao Xuantong stayed behind the scenes, stealing the last trace of vital energy from heaven and earth to ascend to immortality, until he encountered those few men...
I'll give it four stars. It seems okay. I just don't understand Beiming and Lingbo Weibu. I'll look at the follow-up. If it doesn't work, I'll give it two stars. If it's well written, I'll give you five stars.
Quite pretty