I Slay Demons with Poetry

I've noticed that many authors nowadays seem to have a disdain for men. They treat male characters in their novels extremely harshly, while practically begging female characters to kneel before them and never refuse anything they say. Similarly, if the male character were replaced, the protagonist would definitely treat him with cold indifference.

I only made it to chapter seven. The beginning was cliché: first, the protagonist possesses a treasure, and a spoiled brat tries to steal it; then a woman forces the protagonist to write a poem, which he clearly doesn't want to do; then a teacher comes along to persuade him, and the protagonist is copying poems to show off. There are tons of flaws.

Are you so focused on showing off that you only became a Xiucai in 67 chapters, and all you do is write poems to make yourself look cool? Once or twice would be enough, but you haven't even reached Xiucai yet and you've already written over a dozen poems without stopping, huh?

This is pretty good; it suits my taste in this genre. While some might say it immediately brings to mind Confucianism and Taoism, I'd argue that this genre can be considered pioneered, or at least at its peak. Aren't all fantasy genres pretty much the same formula? Keep it up, author!

Read the first thirty chapters: As someone who absolutely loves Confucian and Taoist novels, I've searched for them countless times on Qidian, but apart from "Confucianism and Taoism: The Sage" and "Idle Books Lead to Sainthood," I can't get into most of the others. The appearance of this book is like a timely rain after a long drought.

I really want to say this. Literary spirit, scholarly spirit, and upright spirit are all positive qualities. Knowledgeable and reasonable, with a righteous heart. A virtuous person is always at ease, while a petty person is always anxious. A person with a comfortable and positive inner state should possess literary talent.

I have to rant too! Seriously, if you can't write romance, don't write it at all. Don't you have any self-awareness about the quality of your work? These days, it's not like we can't live without women. Novels without female leads can be hugely popular. Why can't you learn from Tomato (a popular Chinese writer) instead of cramming in tons of cringe-worthy romance scenes? It's just unbelievable. 😑

I couldn't take it anymore after reading a dozen chapters; the plot was so cringeworthy, and the protagonist was constantly jumping around. Then a woman appeared and almost made me sick—she was rude, arrogant, and kept making things difficult for the protagonist. She was incredibly annoying to look at, and she even claimed to be a descendant of Li Bai! It felt like an insult to my beloved poet. Goodbye, I'm going anonymously.

This is toxic. The author thinks they're great at writing romance, but they just create a female character and have them entertain themselves. It makes me want to vomit.

I'm exhausted after reading sixty chapters. The story starts preparing for the exam from the very first chapter, only begins at chapter fifty, and by chapter sixty the exam still hasn't started. There's constant rambling and inconsistencies, like the protagonist has to go through a million unexpected events just to take a piss.