A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I, Apprentice to Han the Old Fiend

Let's assume Han Li is a time traveler. He sees a goofy guy trying to become his disciple and immediately asks for cultivation techniques, then he just throws a fireball and the story ends. Han Li, seeing the protagonist opposite him bow deeply, was cautious and, believing the bottle had leaked, secretly used Doctor Mo's poison to keep it a secret. The End.

The portrayal of the protagonist is somewhat harsh, revealing a petty mentality. I've read a few chapters, and it seems Han Li doesn't involve the protagonist, or at least doesn't share the spoils. The protagonist's inner thoughts are consistently portrayed as petty and mean-spirited. Is this a suitable way to depict the true mindset of the "Fourth Calamity"? Or not?

The days I spent with my teacher's wife, Nangong Wan

It's already 150 chapters, and even the Foundation Establishment stage isn't progressing as slowly as you do in the early stages. It'll take hundreds or even thousands of chapters to advance to the next major realm.

Xin Ruyin was kidnapped by a Core Formation cultivator. Instead of trying to find her and focus on building her foundation, he got involved with Chen Qiaoqian. The protagonist is far inferior to Han Li.

Chapter 83 already! His cultivation is at the fourth level of Weapon Refining. From the first level, he followed Han Li, killing and robbing treasures, then wandered around aimlessly. At the second level, he dared to participate in an auction and even sold seven or eight hundred spirit stones. Then he continued his carefree ways, exploring ancient cultivator caves at the fourth level. If he were at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, wouldn't he have taken a trip to Kunwu Mountain?

I'm dropping this story if the author lets the protagonist's younger brother cultivate immortality too! I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this way!

The beginning was alright, but the later parts were really bad, absolutely terrible. They started exploring the cave and were still trying to stay out of trouble. As soon as Han Li left, the protagonist started acting recklessly. He didn't even wear a mask at the auction and gave his real name. Not only that, but he also explored the cave with others.

The sheer number of fanfictions about ordinary people illustrates just how severe the unemployment rate is in society. Everyone wants to make a living, but lacks independent creative ability, so they can only plagiarize each other!

Isn't the author going too far? Suppressing the protagonist's cultivation level—is it so he can't surpass his master Han Li? I'm afraid the protagonist won't even reach the Core Formation stage by the time the story is abandoned.