The Gate of Myth

Zhongshan God, Zhujiuyin, you've clearly written him as a dragon. A primordial god-demon, you've clearly written him as an acquired species. It's clearly about cultivating the laws of nature, but you insist on writing it as an acquired scripture. It sounds impressive, but it's still a product of later fabrication.

This kind of book is really not suitable for me. "Apprentice to Uncle Nine" is so much better. I don't even feel like you wrote it.

The persona has collapsed! This is off-putting. It's not succinct.

Some fans say the multiverse genre suits you, and I think so too. Judging from your previous works, it's more popular with readers. You should check out more multiverse genre works by other great authors. If you keep flopping, it'll be really hard for you to recover, bro. I'm almost disappointed after following so many of your books!!!

Well, so far, a whole bunch of useless plot points, just simple rise to power in the mythical gate, showing off in reality, and that's it. The descriptions of Zhujiuyin, the Mythical Gate, medicinal herbs, mountain springs, and scenery are all given only cursory glances and lack any depth.

What makes you think that a spiritual energy revival could make conglomerates a top-tier power? No matter the era, a nation is always in the first tier. Everything is subservient until it has the power to destroy a nation. Let's not even talk about heavy weaponry; what sect or power can compare to the sheer size of a nation's army of millions?

I've read about ten chapters. Doesn't the protagonist have a medicinal herb garden? Why does he have to risk his life to steal spiritual herbs from the mountains? Shouldn't he first utilize the herb garden? Besides, are modern spiritual herbs any better than those from the mythical era?

Your Zhulong is incredibly weak. If you replaced Zhulong with a demonic dragon, no one would say anything. Your setting is utter nonsense, and what's even more ridiculous is that you're trying to cloak it in mythology. And the most ridiculous thing is that you've even dragged in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which completely lacks the prestige of the great masters of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

The characters are severely stereotypical! To be fair, the writing is not bad, but I always felt awkward while reading it, but I didn't know what the problem was. After talking with some fellow readers, I understood what was going on; this was the style of early online novels.

Compared to "Becoming an Apprentice to Master Jiu," it feels like a completely different author, and it's all the same old tropes from ten years ago—the only thing missing is the daughter living in a pig cage and the father, the general, returning.